# The 16 Best Country Guitar Solos of All Time

> The 16 best country guitar solos of all time, ranked. #1 is Country Boy by Albert Lee, then Cluster Pluck and Liza Jane. Every video starts at the solo.

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Country guitar has its own language of chicken pickin', hybrid picking and Telecaster twang, and its best players are among the most technically gifted guitarists anywhere. This list runs from Chet Atkins' "Country Gentleman" (1953) through Jerry Reed, Albert Lee and Danny Gatton to Brad Paisley's "Cluster Pluck" (2008), and every video starts right at the solo.

1. [Country Boy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/albert-lee-country-boy/) — Albert Lee · solo by Albert Lee · 1979
2. [Cluster Pluck](https://greatestsolos.com/song/brad-paisley-cluster-pluck/) — Brad Paisley · solo by Brad Paisley · 2008
3. [Liza Jane](https://greatestsolos.com/song/vince-gill-liza-jane/) — Vince Gill · solo by Vince Gill · 1991
4. [The Claw](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jerry-reed-the-claw/) — Jerry Reed · solo by Jerry Reed · 1967
5. [Jerry's Breakdown](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-and-jerry-reed-jerry-s-breakdown/) — Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed · solo by Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins · 1972
6. [Wichita Lineman](https://greatestsolos.com/song/glen-campbell-wichita-lineman/) — Glen Campbell · solo by Glen Campbell · 1968
7. [Elmira St. Boogie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/danny-gatton-elmira-st-boogie/) — Danny Gatton · solo by Danny Gatton · 1991
8. [Luxury Liner](https://greatestsolos.com/song/emmylou-harris-luxury-liner/) — Emmylou Harris · solo by Albert Lee · 1977
9. [Start a Band](https://greatestsolos.com/song/brad-paisley-start-a-band/) — Brad Paisley · solo by Brad Paisley · 2008
10. [Poor Boy Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-and-mark-knopfler-poor-boy-blues/) — Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler · solo by Chet Atkins · 1990
11. [Nashville West](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-byrds-nashville-west/) — The Byrds · solo by Clarence White · 1969
12. [Sweet Dreams](https://greatestsolos.com/song/roy-buchanan-sweet-dreams/) — Roy Buchanan · solo by Roy Buchanan · 1972
13. [Chicken Pickin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lonnie-mack-chicken-pickin/) — Lonnie Mack · solo by Lonnie Mack · 1963
14. [East Bound and Down](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jerry-reed-east-bound-and-down/) — Jerry Reed · solo by Jerry Reed · 1977
15. [What the Cowgirls Do](https://greatestsolos.com/song/vince-gill-what-the-cowgirls-do/) — Vince Gill · solo by Vince Gill · 1994
16. [Country Gentleman](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-country-gentleman/) — Chet Atkins · solo by Chet Atkins · 1953

## Quick answers

### Who played the guitar on Emmylou Harris's "Luxury Liner"?

Albert Lee, who played lead guitar in Emmylou Harris's band. "Luxury Liner" is from 1977, and Lee's own "Country Boy" (1979) tops this list.

### Who plays on Brad Paisley's "Cluster Pluck"?

"Cluster Pluck" is a 2008 instrumental on which Brad Paisley trades solos with guest guitarists. It is one of several instrumentals on this list, alongside Jerry Reed's "The Claw" and Danny Gatton's "Elmira St. Boogie".

### Who played the guitar solo on "Wichita Lineman"?

Glen Campbell himself. Before his solo career he was a session guitarist, and he plays the solo on his 1968 hit.

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