# Guitar Town guitar solo > Richard Bennett's guitar solo on Guitar Town by Steve Earle (1986) starts at about 1:18. From the album Guitar Town. A country classic from the 1980s. Canonical URL: Steve Earle, 1986, from *Guitar Town*. Solo by *Richard Bennett*. Twangy, low-string guitar riffs in the style of Duane Eddy drive this road song. The playing helped kick off the new-traditionalist country sound. Guitar Town by Steve Earle is #2 in our ranking of the best Steve Earle guitar solos. The solo is played by Richard Bennett and the song was released in 1986. ## In our lists - [The Best Steve Earle Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/steve-earle-guitar-solos/) — #2 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Guitar Town? Richard Bennett played the solo on Steve Earle's Guitar Town (1986). --- 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/)