Who Slapped John?
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, 1956, from Bluejean Bop!. Solo by Cliff Gallup.
Wild, fast picking and jazz-inflected note choices make this a Gallup fan favourite.
Who Slapped John? by Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps is #5 in our ranking of the best Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps guitar solos. The solo is played by Cliff Gallup and the song was released in 1956.
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Who played the guitar solo on Who Slapped John?
Cliff Gallup played the solo on Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps's Who Slapped John? (1956).
What guitar was used on the Who Slapped John? solo?
A gretsch duo jet, according to widely reported accounts.