# Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby by Carl Perkins (1957) starts at about 1:56. From the album Dance Album of Carl Perkins.

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Carl Perkins, 1957, from *Dance Album of Carl Perkins*. Solo by *Carl Perkins*.

Clean, twangy runs and ringing open-position licks give this jaunty number its hook; George Harrison copied it nearly note for note.

Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby by Carl Perkins is #6 in our ranking of the best Carl Perkins guitar solos. The solo is played by Carl Perkins and the song was released in 1957.

## In our lists

- [The Best Carl Perkins Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/carl-perkins-guitar-solos/) — #6
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1957](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1957/) — #19

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby?

Carl Perkins played the solo on Carl Perkins's Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby (1957).

### What guitar was used on the Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby solo?

A gibson les paul, according to widely reported accounts.

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