Stan Kesler

Stanley Augustus Kesler (August 11, 1928 – October 26, 2020) was an American guitarist, record producer and songwriter. His career began at the Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. He was born in Abbeville, Mississippi.

He co-wrote several of Elvis Presley's early recordings including "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" and "I Forgot to Remember to Forget", and played guitar and bass on hit records by Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis.  As a producer, his successful records included "Wooly Bully".

Kesler died on October 26, 2020 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee from bone cancer, aged 92. John Beifuss, "Memphis music great Stan Kesler — an associate of Elvis, Sam the Sham, others — has died", Commercial Appeal, October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020

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