# The Best Guitar Solos of 1956

> The best guitar solos of 1956, ranked. #1 is Hound Dog by Elvis Presley, then Who Do You Love? and The Train Kept A-Rollin'. Every video starts at the solo.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 1956, ranked: solos our consensus of published lists rates highest come first, then our genre and artist rankings, with no more than three per artist. Led by Hound Dog by Elvis Presley, Who Do You Love? by Bo Diddley and The Train Kept A-Rollin' by Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n Roll Trio.

1. [Hound Dog](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-hound-dog/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1956
2. [Who Do You Love?](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bo-diddley-who-do-you-love/) — Bo Diddley · solo by Jody Williams · 1956
3. [The Train Kept A-Rollin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-burnette-and-the-rock-n-roll-trio-the-train-kept-a-rollin/) — Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n Roll Trio · solo by Paul Burlison · 1956
4. [Be-Bop-A-Lula](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gene-vincent-and-his-blue-caps-be-bop-a-lula/) — Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps · solo by Cliff Gallup · 1956
5. [Blue Suede Shoes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carl-perkins-blue-suede-shoes/) — Carl Perkins · solo by Carl Perkins · 1956
6. [Race with the Devil](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gene-vincent-and-his-blue-caps-race-with-the-devil/) — Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps · solo by Cliff Gallup · 1956
7. [Blue Jean Bop](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gene-vincent-and-his-blue-caps-blue-jean-bop/) — Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps · solo by Cliff Gallup · 1956
8. [Honey Hush](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-burnette-and-the-rock-n-roll-trio-honey-hush/) — Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n Roll Trio · solo by Paul Burlison · 1956
9. [Heartbreak Hotel](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-heartbreak-hotel/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1956
10. [Honey Don't](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carl-perkins-honey-dont/) — Carl Perkins · solo by Carl Perkins · 1956
11. [Roll Over Beethoven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chuck-berry-roll-over-beethoven/) — Chuck Berry · solo by Chuck Berry · 1956
12. [Boppin' the Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/carl-perkins-boppin-the-blues/) — Carl Perkins · solo by Carl Perkins · 1956
13. [Smokestack Lightning](https://greatestsolos.com/song/howlin-wolf-smokestack-lightning/) — Howlin' Wolf · solo by Hubert Sumlin & Willie Johnson · 1956
14. [Three Hours Past Midnight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-guitar-watson-three-hours-past-midnight/) — Johnny "Guitar" Watson · solo by Johnny Guitar Watson · 1956
15. [I Can't Quit You Baby](https://greatestsolos.com/song/otis-rush-i-can-t-quit-you-baby/) — Otis Rush · solo by Otis Rush · 1956
16. [Pretty Thing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bo-diddley-pretty-thing/) — Bo Diddley · solo by Bo Diddley · 1956
17. [Skinny Jim](https://greatestsolos.com/song/eddie-cochran-skinny-jim/) — Eddie Cochran · solo by Eddie Cochran · 1956
18. [Dimples](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-lee-hooker-dimples/) — John Lee Hooker · solo by John Lee Hooker · 1956
19. [My Love Will Never Die](https://greatestsolos.com/song/otis-rush-my-love-will-never-die/) — Otis Rush · solo by Otis Rush · 1956
20. [Blue Suede Shoes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-blue-suede-shoes/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1956

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