# The Best Kentucky Colonels Guitar Solos

> The 12 best Kentucky Colonels guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Listen to the Mockingbird (1964), then Billy in the Low Ground and Clinch Mountain Back-Step.

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The Kentucky Colonels showcased Clarence White, whose syncopated, crosspicked flatpicking made the acoustic guitar a lead instrument in bluegrass. Their instrumental album Appalachian Swing! remains a touchstone for flatpickers.

Informed by: [Wikipedia – Kentucky Colonels (band)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Colonels_(band)), [Wikipedia – Appalachian Swing!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Swing!)

1. [Listen to the Mockingbird](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kentucky-colonels-listen-to-the-mockingbird/) — The Kentucky Colonels · solo by Clarence White · 1964
2. [Billy in the Low Ground](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kentucky-colonels-billy-in-the-low-ground/) — The Kentucky Colonels · solo by Clarence White · 1964
3. [Clinch Mountain Back-Step](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kentucky-colonels-clinch-mountain-back-step/) — The Kentucky Colonels · solo by Clarence White · 1964
4. [Sally Goodin](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kentucky-colonels-sally-goodin/) — The Kentucky Colonels · solo by Clarence White · 1964
5. [Lee Highway](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kentucky-colonels-lee-highway/) — The Kentucky Colonels · solo by Clarence White · 1964
6. [Nine Pound Hammer](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kentucky-colonels-nine-pound-hammer/) — The Kentucky Colonels · solo by Clarence White · 1964
7. [I Am a Pilgrim](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kentucky-colonels-i-am-a-pilgrim/) — The Kentucky Colonels · solo by Clarence White · 1964
8. [John Henry](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kentucky-colonels-john-henry/) — The Kentucky Colonels · solo by Clarence White · 1964
9. [Wild Bill Jones](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kentucky-colonels-wild-bill-jones/) — The Kentucky Colonels · solo by Clarence White · 1964
10. [Faded Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kentucky-colonels-faded-love/) — The Kentucky Colonels · solo by Clarence White · 1964
11. [Prisoner's Song](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kentucky-colonels-prisoner-s-song/) — The Kentucky Colonels · solo by Clarence White · 1964
12. [Flat Fork](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kentucky-colonels-flat-fork/) — The Kentucky Colonels · solo by Clarence White · 1964

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