Guitar Man guitar solo
Elvis Presley, 1968, from Non-album single. Solo by Jerry Reed.
Jerry Reed's intricate fingerpicked part, played on the session by the song's writer, is the track's whole identity.
Guitar Man by Elvis Presley is #15 in our ranking of the best Elvis Presley guitar solos. The solo is played by Jerry Reed and the song was released in 1968.
In our lists
- The Best Elvis Presley Guitar Solos — #15
- Session Players' Greatest Solos: The Hired Guns Behind the Hits — #11
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Who played the guitar solo on Guitar Man?
Jerry Reed played the solo on Elvis Presley's Guitar Man (1968).