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Artwork for Poor Boy Blues Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler

Poor Boy Blues

Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler

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  • 1990
  • 4:02
  • 93 BPM · E major

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  1. Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)

  2. Mixed by Bill Schnee, also My Little Town (Simon & Garfunkel), Hold Me (Whitney Houston) and Tutu (Miles Davis)

  3. Written by Paul Kennerley, also Crazy Old Soldier (Ray Charles), Born to Run (Emmylou Harris) and Diggin’ My Grave (Lady Gaga)

  4. Part of Neck and Neck, also So Soft, Your Goodbye, There’ll Be Some Changes Made and Just One Time

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Written by
Paul Kennerley
Produced by
Mark Knopfler
Performed by
Chet Atkins, Guy Fletcher, Larry Londin, Mark Knopfler and Paul Franklin
Mixed by
Bill Schnee
Part of
Neck and Neck
Released on
Columbia

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Poor Boy Blues was performed by Chet Atkins

    Poor Boy Blues was performed by Chet Atkins

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  2. 2MusicBrainz Poor Boy Blues was performed by Guy Fletcher

    Poor Boy Blues was performed by Guy Fletcher

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Poor Boy Blues was performed by Larry Londin

    Poor Boy Blues was performed by Larry Londin

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Poor Boy Blues was performed by Mark Knopfler

    Poor Boy Blues was performed by Mark Knopfler

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Poor Boy Blues was performed by Paul Franklin

    Poor Boy Blues was performed by Paul Franklin

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Poor Boy Blues was produced by Mark Knopfler

    Poor Boy Blues was produced by Mark Knopfler

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz Poor Boy Blues was written by Paul Kennerley

    Poor Boy Blues was written by Paul Kennerley

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz Poor Boy Blues is part of the release Neck and Neck

    Poor Boy Blues is part of the release Neck and Neck

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song Poor Boy Blues

    Columbia is the label of the song Poor Boy Blues

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz Poor Boy Blues was mixed by Bill Schnee

    Poor Boy Blues was mixed by Bill Schnee

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz Poor Boy Blues was released on 1990

    Poor Boy Blues was released on 1990

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026