Jerry's Breakdown guitar solo
Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed, 1972, from Me & Chet. Solo by Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins.
His famous banjo-roll-inspired showpiece, trading dazzling fingerpicked lines with Chet Atkins.
Jerry's Breakdown by Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed is ranked #494 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins and the song was released in 1972.
In our lists
- The Best Jerry Reed Guitar Solos — #1
- Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1972 — #13
- The 16 Best Country Guitar Solos — #5
Sources
Who played the guitar solo on Jerry's Breakdown?
Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins played the solo on Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed's Jerry's Breakdown (1972).
Where does Jerry's Breakdown rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#494 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.