# Mister Sandman guitar solo > The guitar solo on Mister Sandman by Chet Atkins (1955). Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. A rock classic from the 1950s. Canonical URL: Chet Atkins, 1955. Solo by *Chet Atkins*. A one-man-band arrangement that sounds like two players and became his first real chart success. Mister Sandman by Chet Atkins is featured in our lists. The solo is played by Chet Atkins and the song was released in 1955. ## In our lists - [The Best Guitar Solos of 1955](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1955/) — #15 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Mister Sandman? Chet Atkins played the solo on Chet Atkins's Mister Sandman (1955). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)