Grave Digger - Black Death

Elvis accompanists were supposed to fit the eclectic repertoire. The simplest solution would be to turn to Scotty Moore and D.J. Fontane with their impeccable musical past, but this meant not taking into account the hostility of the colonel, who exposed them to unacceptable conditions, wanting to erase them from the life of his artist once and for all. Now the path was clear, and Parker’s assistant Tom Diskin was able to recruit an orchestra of trusted professionals, most of them natives of the South, who would not mix work and feelings like the Blue Moon Boys. The core of the ensemble was James Burton, a guitarist from the Los Angeles studio; many of these musicians will remain with Presley until his death.