# The Best Guitar Solos of 1959

> The best guitar solos of 1959, ranked. #1 is Torquay by The Fireballs, then Raw-Hide and Peter Gunn. Every video starts at the solo. 20 solos from 1959.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 1959, 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 Torquay by The Fireballs, Raw-Hide by Link Wray & the Wraymen and Peter Gunn by Duane Eddy.

1. [Torquay](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-fireballs-torquay/) — The Fireballs · solo by George Tomsco · 1959
2. [Raw-Hide](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-and-the-wraymen-raw-hide/) — Link Wray & the Wraymen · solo by Link Wray · 1959
3. [Peter Gunn](https://greatestsolos.com/song/duane-eddy-peter-gunn/) — Duane Eddy · solo by Duane Eddy · 1959
4. [Forty Miles of Bad Road](https://greatestsolos.com/song/duane-eddy-forty-miles-of-bad-road/) — Duane Eddy · solo by Duane Eddy · 1959
5. [Somethin' Else](https://greatestsolos.com/song/eddie-cochran-somethin-else/) — Eddie Cochran · solo by Eddie Cochran · 1959
6. [Comanche](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-and-the-wraymen-comanche/) — Link Wray & the Wraymen · solo by Link Wray · 1959
7. [Slinky](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-and-the-wraymen-slinky/) — Link Wray & the Wraymen · solo by Link Wray · 1959
8. [Two Bones and a Pick](https://greatestsolos.com/song/t-bone-walker-two-bones-and-a-pick/) — T-Bone Walker · solo by T-Bone Walker · 1959
9. [Little Queenie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chuck-berry-little-queenie/) — Chuck Berry · solo by Chuck Berry · 1959
10. [Papa Ain't Salty](https://greatestsolos.com/song/t-bone-walker-papa-ain-t-salty/) — T-Bone Walker · solo by T-Bone Walker · 1959
11. [Some Kind-a Earthquake](https://greatestsolos.com/song/duane-eddy-some-kind-a-earthquake/) — Duane Eddy · solo by Duane Eddy · 1959
12. [Say Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bo-diddley-say-man/) — Bo Diddley · solo by Bo Diddley · 1959
13. [Tupelo](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-lee-hooker-tupelo/) — John Lee Hooker · solo by John Lee Hooker · 1959
14. [Crackin' Up](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bo-diddley-crackin-up/) — Bo Diddley · solo by Bo Diddley · 1959
15. [Teenage Heaven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/eddie-cochran-teenage-heaven/) — Eddie Cochran · solo by Eddie Cochran · 1959
16. [T-Bone Blues Special](https://greatestsolos.com/song/t-bone-walker-t-bone-blues-special/) — T-Bone Walker · solo by T-Bone Walker · 1959
17. [A Big Hunk o' Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-a-big-hunk-o-love/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Hank Garland · 1959
18. [Burnin' Hell](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-lee-hooker-burnin-hell/) — John Lee Hooker · solo by John Lee Hooker · 1959
19. [Blues for Hawaiians](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chuck-berry-blues-for-hawaiians/) — Chuck Berry · solo by Chuck Berry · 1959
20. [Raw-Hide](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-and-his-ray-men-raw-hide/) — Link Wray & His Ray Men · solo by Link Wray · 1959

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