Red West (born 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American actor, film stuntman and songwriter. Born Robert "Bobby" Gene West, he was a close high school friend of rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. An excellent athlete and former U.S. Marine, West played football for his high school and junior college teams and was a boxer in the Golden Gloves championships. In 1955, Red West was the driver for Presley and band members Scotty Moore, Bill Black, … Wikipedia
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Red West learned to play Guitar from Scotty Moore. 'He taught me how to play guitar on the road in the fifties. When I first came to California after I got back from Germany, I hooked up with Dorsey and Johnny Burnette who were writing for Ricky Nelson'. www.elvis.com.au/presley/red_west_writing-for_the_king.shtml
