Guitar boogie shuffle

1. Who did the Guitar Boogie Shuffle?
2. When was Guitar Boogie written?

Who did the Guitar Boogie Shuffle?

In 1958, a Philadelphia band, Frank Virtue and the Virtues, recorded it as "Guitar Boogie Shuffle". In 1959, the Virtues' single reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 27 on the Hot R&B Sides chart, which Eder calls "one of the most popular and influential instrumentals of its era".

When was Guitar Boogie written?

Arthur Smith's career as a recording artist began in 1936 for RCA. He wrote and recorded his first hit record “Guitar Boogie” in 1945, and it was released in 1946 on Super Disc. Arthur re-recorded “Guitar Boogie” for MGM in 1948, and it became the first guitar instrumental to climb the Country charts.