# Put Your Cat Clothes On guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Put Your Cat Clothes On by Carl Perkins (1956) starts at about 0:52. From the album Blue Suede Shoes (compilation).

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Carl Perkins, 1956, from *Blue Suede Shoes (compilation)*. Solo by *Carl Perkins*.

An unreleased-at-the-time Sun cut with some of his wildest, most frantic picking, later hailed as a rockabilly holy grail.

Put Your Cat Clothes On by Carl Perkins is #8 in our ranking of the best Carl Perkins guitar solos. The solo is played by Carl Perkins and the song was released in 1956.

## In our lists

- [The Best Carl Perkins Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/carl-perkins-guitar-solos/) — #8

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Put Your Cat Clothes On?

Carl Perkins played the solo on Carl Perkins's Put Your Cat Clothes On (1956).

### What guitar was used on the Put Your Cat Clothes On solo?

A gibson les paul, according to widely reported accounts.

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