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Guitar Town (song)

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Released
  
June 2, 1986

Length
  
2:33

Writer(s)
  
Steve Earle

Genre
  
Rockabilly, Americana

Label
  
MCA

B-side
  
""Little Rock 'N' Roller"

"Guitar Town" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Steve Earle. It was released in June 1986 as the second single and title track from the album Guitar Town. The song reached number 7 on both the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was Earle's highest peaking song to date on the country charts in both the U.S. and Canada.

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Critical reception

Kip Kirby, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Earle "revives the tremolo-laden guitar sound of the early '60s for this song about music and love on the road."

Music video

The music video was directed by Gerry Wenner and premiered in mid-1986.

References

Guitar Town (song) Wikipedia