# The Best Guitar Solos of 1960

> The best guitar solos of 1960, ranked. #1 is Apache by The Shadows, then Spoonful and Four on Six. Every video starts at the solo. 20 solos from 1960.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 1960, 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 Apache by The Shadows, Spoonful by Howlin' Wolf and Four on Six by Wes Montgomery.

1. [Apache](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-shadows-apache/) — The Shadows · solo by Hank Marvin · 1960
2. [Spoonful](https://greatestsolos.com/song/howlin-wolf-spoonful/) — Howlin' Wolf · solo by Hubert Sumlin · 1960
3. [Four on Six](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-four-on-six/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1960
4. [Walk, Don't Run](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-ventures-walk-dont-run/) — The Ventures · solo by Bob Bogle · 1960
5. [West Coast Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-west-coast-blues/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1960
6. [So Many Roads, So Many Trains](https://greatestsolos.com/song/otis-rush-so-many-roads-so-many-trains/) — Otis Rush · solo by Otis Rush · 1960
7. [Moon Dawg!](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-gamblers-moon-dawg/) — The Gamblers · solo by The Gamblers · 1960
8. [The Sky Is Crying](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-the-sky-is-crying/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1960
9. [First Time I Met the Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-guy-first-time-i-met-the-blues/) — Buddy Guy · solo by Buddy Guy · 1960
10. [Have You Ever Loved a Woman](https://greatestsolos.com/song/freddie-king-have-you-ever-loved-a-woman/) — Freddie King · solo by Freddie King · 1960
11. [Road Runner](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bo-diddley-road-runner/) — Bo Diddley · solo by Bo Diddley · 1960
12. [Because They're Young](https://greatestsolos.com/song/duane-eddy-because-they-re-young/) — Duane Eddy · solo by Duane Eddy · 1960
13. [Man of Mystery](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-shadows-man-of-mystery/) — The Shadows · solo by Hank Marvin · 1960
14. [D-Natural Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wes-montgomery-d-natural-blues/) — Wes Montgomery · solo by Wes Montgomery · 1960
15. [Done Somebody Wrong](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-done-somebody-wrong/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1960
16. [Perfidia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-ventures-perfidia/) — The Ventures · solo by Bob Bogle · 1960
17. [Cut Across Shorty](https://greatestsolos.com/song/eddie-cochran-cut-across-shorty/) — Eddie Cochran · solo by Eddie Cochran · 1960
18. [Rollin' and Tumblin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-rollin-and-tumblin/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1960
19. [Let It Rock](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chuck-berry-let-it-rock/) — Chuck Berry · solo by Chuck Berry · 1960
20. [Shazam!](https://greatestsolos.com/song/duane-eddy-shazam/) — Duane Eddy · solo by Duane Eddy · 1960

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