# The Best Guitar Solos of 1961

> The best guitar solos of 1961, ranked. #1 is Hello Mary Lou by Ricky Nelson, then Wang Dang Doodle and Hide Away. Every video starts at the solo.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 1961, 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 Hello Mary Lou by Ricky Nelson, Wang Dang Doodle by Howlin' Wolf and Hide Away by Freddie King.

1. [Hello Mary Lou](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ricky-nelson-hello-mary-lou/) — Ricky Nelson · solo by James Burton · 1961
2. [Wang Dang Doodle](https://greatestsolos.com/song/howlin-wolf-wang-dang-doodle/) — Howlin' Wolf · solo by Hubert Sumlin · 1961
3. [Hide Away](https://greatestsolos.com/song/freddie-king-hide-away/) — Freddie King · solo by Freddie King · 1961
4. [Let's Go Trippin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dick-dale-and-the-del-tones-lets-go-trippin/) — Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1961
5. [Mr. Moto](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-bel-airs-mr-moto/) — The Bel-Airs · solo by Paul Johnson · 1961
6. [Blues for Willarene](https://greatestsolos.com/song/grant-green-blues-for-willarene/) — Grant Green · solo by Grant Green · 1961
7. [Stick Shift](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-duals-stick-shift/) — The Duals · solo by The Duals · 1961
8. [The Stumble](https://greatestsolos.com/song/freddie-king-the-stumble/) — Freddie King · solo by Freddie King · 1961
9. [Miss Ann's Tempo](https://greatestsolos.com/song/grant-green-miss-ann-s-tempo/) — Grant Green · solo by Grant Green · 1961
10. [Jack the Ripper](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-and-the-wraymen-jack-the-ripper/) — Link Wray & the Wraymen · solo by Link Wray · 1961
11. [Shake Your Moneymaker](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-shake-your-moneymaker/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1961
12. [No. 1 Green Street](https://greatestsolos.com/song/grant-green-no-1-green-street/) — Grant Green · solo by Grant Green · 1961
13. [FBI](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-shadows-fbi/) — The Shadows · solo by Hank Marvin · 1961
14. [Let Me Love You Baby](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-guy-let-me-love-you-baby/) — Buddy Guy · solo by Buddy Guy · 1961
15. [Kon-Tiki](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-shadows-kon-tiki/) — The Shadows · solo by Hank Marvin · 1961
16. [San-Ho-Zay](https://greatestsolos.com/song/freddie-king-san-ho-zay/) — Freddie King · solo by Freddie King · 1961
17. [The Frightened City](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-shadows-the-frightened-city/) — The Shadows · solo by Hank Marvin · 1961
18. [Shake for Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/howlin-wolf-shake-for-me/) — Howlin' Wolf · solo by Hubert Sumlin · 1961
19. [El Toro](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-and-the-wraymen-el-toro/) — Link Wray & the Wraymen · solo by Link Wray · 1961
20. [Traveling Riverside Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/robert-johnson-traveling-riverside-blues/) — Robert Johnson · solo by Robert Johnson · 1961

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