Summertime Blues
Eddie Cochran, 1958, from Non-album single. Solo by Eddie Cochran.
More riff than solo, but the chopping chord figures Cochran multitracked himself became one of the most covered guitar parts in rock.
Summertime Blues by Eddie Cochran is #5 in our ranking of the best Eddie Cochran guitar solos. The solo is played by Eddie Cochran and the song was released in 1958.
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Who played the guitar solo on Summertime Blues?
Eddie Cochran played the solo on Eddie Cochran's Summertime Blues (1958).
What guitar was used on the Summertime Blues solo?
A gretsch 6120, according to widely reported accounts.