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on rhythm guitar and Roy Lear on bass. There has been conflicting information on the type of guitar Smith used for the recording; several sources identify it as an acoustic guitar and others as an electric guitar. The piece was released under the name "the
Rambler Trio featuring Arthur Smith" by the
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critic Bruce Eder describes these renditions as having "new accents and a beat that took it out of country boogie and
Western swing". In 1953, a version by the Super-Sonics was titled "New Guitar Boogie Shuffle" and another by the Esquire Boys with
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Country charts crossover, and climb the Pop Charts". As an early popular example of hillbilly boogie, it is a link between 1940s
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Records label. Regionally "Guitar Boogie" did well, due in part to Smith's appearances on popular radio programs, such as Charlotte, North Carolina
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backed with "Bert's Boogie" reached number ten in the UK charts. A version of "Guitar Boogie
Shuffle" (simply titled "Guitar Boogie") by New Zealand musician
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chart, which Eder calls "one of the most popular and influential instrumentals of its era". Also in 1959, a version of "Guitar Boogie
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Although Craig Smith has written that "Guitar Boogie" was re-recorded for MGM, most sources, including
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later based his "Jeff's Boogie" on Berry's version).
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