The 20 Greatest Bluegrass Guitar Solos

Bluegrass has long been led by fiddle, banjo and mandolin, so the list of guitar-led recordings is shorter than in rock and runs to 20 entries. It follows flatpicking from Doc Watson and Clarence White through Tony Rice and Norman Blake to Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle.

Informed by: Wikipedia – Flatpicking, Wikipedia – Clarence White, Wikipedia – Tony Rice

1. 1
   Black Mountain Rag

   Doc Watson · solo by Doc Watson · 1964
2. 2
   Manzanita

   Tony Rice · solo by Tony Rice · 1979
3. 3
   Listen to the Mockingbird

   The Kentucky Colonels · solo by Clarence White · 1964
4. 4
   Church Street Blues

   Tony Rice · solo by Tony Rice · 1983
5. 5
   Deep River Blues

   Doc Watson · solo by Doc Watson · 1964
6. 6
   Blackberry Blossom

   Muleskinner · solo by Clarence White · 1973
7. 7
   Whiskey Before Breakfast

   Norman Blake · solo by Norman Blake · 1976
8. 8
   Dust in a Baggie

   Billy Strings · solo by Billy Strings · 2017
9. 9
   She'll Change

   Molly Tuttle · solo by Molly Tuttle · 2022
10. 10
    I Am a Pilgrim

    The Kentucky Colonels · solo by Clarence White · 1964
11. 11
    Meet Me at the Creek

    Billy Strings · solo by Billy Strings · 2019
12. 12
    Home from the Forest

    Tony Rice · solo by Tony Rice · 1983
13. 13
    Mar West

    Tony Rice Unit · solo by Tony Rice · 1980
14. 14
    Wild Horse

    The Kentucky Colonels · solo by Clarence White · 1964
15. 15
    Doc's Guitar

    Doc Watson · solo by Doc Watson · 1964
16. 16
    Crooked Tree

    Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway · solo by Molly Tuttle · 2022
17. 17
    Away From the Mire

    Billy Strings · solo by Billy Strings · 2021
18. 18
    Backwaters

    Tony Rice Unit · solo by Tony Rice · 1982
19. 19
    Revelator

    Gillian Welch · solo by David Rawlings · 2001
20. 20
    Turmoil & Tinfoil

    Billy Strings · solo by Billy Strings · 2017