# Baby Blue Eyes guitar solo > Brian Setzer's guitar solo on Baby Blue Eyes by Stray Cats (1981) starts at about 1:20. From the album Gonna Ball. A rockabilly classic from the 1980s. Canonical URL: Stray Cats, 1981, from *Gonna Ball*. Solo by *Brian Setzer*. Setzer covers the Johnny Burnette Trio rocker with crackling leads that honor Paul Burlison's raw tone. Baby Blue Eyes by Stray Cats is #10 in our ranking of the best Stray Cats guitar solos. The solo is played by Brian Setzer and the song was released in 1981. ## In our lists - [The Best Stray Cats Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/stray-cats-guitar-solos/) — #10 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Baby Blue Eyes? Brian Setzer played the solo on Stray Cats's Baby Blue Eyes (1981). ### What guitar was used on the Baby Blue Eyes solo? A gretsch 6120 through a Fender Bassman amp, according to widely reported accounts. --- 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/)