# The 20 Best Bluegrass Guitar Solos of All Time

> The 20 best bluegrass guitar solos of all time, ranked. #1 is Black Mountain Rag by Doc Watson, then Manzanita and Listen to the Mockingbird.

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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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatpicking), [Wikipedia – Clarence White](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_White), [Wikipedia – Tony Rice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Rice)

1. [Black Mountain Rag](https://greatestsolos.com/song/doc-watson-black-mountain-rag/) — Doc Watson · solo by Doc Watson · 1964
2. [Manzanita](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-rice-manzanita/) — Tony Rice · solo by Tony Rice · 1979
3. [Listen to the Mockingbird](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kentucky-colonels-listen-to-the-mockingbird/) — The Kentucky Colonels · solo by Clarence White · 1964
4. [Church Street Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-rice-church-street-blues/) — Tony Rice · solo by Tony Rice · 1983
5. [Deep River Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/doc-watson-deep-river-blues/) — Doc Watson · solo by Doc Watson · 1964
6. [Blackberry Blossom](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muleskinner-blackberry-blossom/) — Muleskinner · solo by Clarence White · 1973
7. [Whiskey Before Breakfast](https://greatestsolos.com/song/norman-blake-whiskey-before-breakfast/) — Norman Blake · solo by Norman Blake · 1976
8. [Dust in a Baggie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-strings-dust-in-a-baggie/) — Billy Strings · solo by Billy Strings · 2017
9. [She'll Change](https://greatestsolos.com/song/molly-tuttle-she-ll-change/) — Molly Tuttle · solo by Molly Tuttle · 2022
10. [I Am a Pilgrim](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kentucky-colonels-i-am-a-pilgrim/) — The Kentucky Colonels · solo by Clarence White · 1964
11. [Meet Me at the Creek](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-strings-meet-me-at-the-creek/) — Billy Strings · solo by Billy Strings · 2019
12. [Home from the Forest](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-rice-home-from-the-forest/) — Tony Rice · solo by Tony Rice · 1983
13. [Mar West](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-rice-unit-mar-west/) — Tony Rice Unit · solo by Tony Rice · 1980
14. [Wild Horse](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kentucky-colonels-wild-horse/) — The Kentucky Colonels · solo by Clarence White · 1964
15. [Doc's Guitar](https://greatestsolos.com/song/doc-watson-docs-guitar/) — Doc Watson · solo by Doc Watson · 1964
16. [Crooked Tree](https://greatestsolos.com/song/molly-tuttle-and-golden-highway-crooked-tree/) — Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway · solo by Molly Tuttle · 2022
17. [Away From the Mire](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-strings-away-from-the-mire/) — Billy Strings · solo by Billy Strings · 2021
18. [Backwaters](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-rice-unit-backwaters/) — Tony Rice Unit · solo by Tony Rice · 1982
19. [Revelator](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gillian-welch-revelator/) — Gillian Welch · solo by David Rawlings · 2001
20. [Turmoil & Tinfoil](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-strings-turmoil-and-tinfoil/) — Billy Strings · solo by Billy Strings · 2017

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