# Poor Boy Blues guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Poor Boy Blues by Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler (1990). From the album Neck and Neck. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler, 1990, from *Neck and Neck*. Solo by *Chet Atkins*.

A duet where Atkins' clean fingerstyle meets Mark Knopfler's expressive picking, a meeting of two generations of fingerpickers.

Poor Boy Blues by Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler is featured in our Country (#10) list. The solo is played by Chet Atkins and the song was released in 1990.

## In our lists

- [The Best Chet Atkins Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/chet-atkins-guitar-solos/) — #5
- [The 16 Best Country Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/country-guitar-solos/) — #10

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Poor Boy Blues?

Chet Atkins played the solo on Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler's Poor Boy Blues (1990).

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