# The Best Buddy Holly Guitar Solos

> The 15 best Buddy Holly guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Peggy Sue (1957), then That'll Be the Day and Rave On. Every video starts at the solo.

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Buddy Holly made the Stratocaster a rock and roll emblem and proved that a singer-songwriter could also be the band's lead guitarist. His breaks are short, but their mix of chiming chord-melody, rockabilly snap and Texas twang set the template for British Invasion players.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: Buddy Holly discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Holly_discography), [Wikipedia: Buddy Holly (album)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Holly_(album))

1. [Peggy Sue](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-holly-peggy-sue/) — Buddy Holly · solo by Buddy Holly · 1957
2. [That'll Be the Day](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-crickets-thatll-be-the-day/) — The Crickets · solo by Buddy Holly · 1957
3. [Rave On](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-holly-rave-on/) — Buddy Holly · solo by Buddy Holly · 1958
4. [Oh, Boy!](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-crickets-oh-boy/) — The Crickets · solo by Buddy Holly · 1957
5. [I'm Looking for Someone to Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-crickets-i-m-looking-for-someone-to-love/) — The Crickets · solo by Buddy Holly · 1957
6. [Maybe Baby](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-crickets-maybe-baby/) — The Crickets · solo by Buddy Holly · 1957
7. [Words of Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-holly-words-of-love/) — Buddy Holly · solo by Buddy Holly · 1957
8. [Not Fade Away](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-crickets-not-fade-away/) — The Crickets · solo by Buddy Holly · 1957
9. [It's So Easy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-crickets-its-so-easy/) — The Crickets · solo by Tommy Allsup · 1958
10. [Heartbeat](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-holly-heartbeat/) — Buddy Holly · solo by Buddy Holly · 1958
11. [Ready Teddy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-holly-ready-teddy/) — Buddy Holly · solo by Buddy Holly · 1958
12. [I'm Gonna Love You Too](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-holly-i-m-gonna-love-you-too/) — Buddy Holly · solo by Buddy Holly · 1958
13. [Tell Me How](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-crickets-tell-me-how/) — The Crickets · solo by Buddy Holly · 1957
14. [Rock Me My Baby](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-crickets-rock-me-my-baby/) — The Crickets · solo by Buddy Holly · 1957
15. [Listen to Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-holly-listen-to-me/) — Buddy Holly · solo by Buddy Holly · 1958

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