"Guitar Man" is a 1967 song written by Jerry Reed, who took his version of it to number 53 on the country music charts in 1967.
Soon after Reed's single appeared, Elvis Presley recorded the song, and it became a minor country and pop hit. Thirteeen years later, "Guitar Man" was rerecorded in a new electric arrangement (Elvis' original vocal was left intact) and became the last of eleven number one country hits for Presley.
The single spent one week at number one on the country chart.[1] The 1981 remix of "Guitar Man" would also peak at number twenty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] Incidentally, Reed performed lead guitar on both Elvis versions. Others: The spanish version by Marco T.(rockabilly singer) in Colombia 2008
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| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 53 |
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks | 16 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| U.K. Singles Chart | 19 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 39 |
| Australian Kent Music Report | 73 |
| Preceded by "Do You Love as Good as You Look" by The Bellamy Brothers |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single March 14, 1981 |
Succeeded by "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" by Willie Nelson |
| Preceded by "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" by Willie Nelson |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single April 4, 1981 |
Succeeded by "Crying" by Don McLean |