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The 25 Greatest Blues Rock Guitar Solos
Blues rock took Chicago and Delta forms, turned up the amplifiers and stretched the solos. The ranking favours the late-1960s and 1970s recordings that defined the style, then follows it through to current players.
Informed by: Ultimate Classic Rock – Top 35 Southern Rock Songs, Ultimate Classic Rock – Top 10 Allman Brothers Band Songs, Wikipedia – Blues rock
- 1Derek and the Dominos · solo by Eric Clapton & Duane Allman · 1970
- 2Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1968
- 3Led Zeppelin · solo by Jimmy Page · 1970
- 4Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1968
- 5Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1970
- 6The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman & Dickey Betts · 1971
- 7The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman · 1971
- 8ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1973
- 9Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1968
- 10Robin Trower · solo by Robin Trower · 1974
- 11Free · solo by Paul Kossoff · 1970
- 12Gary Moore · solo by Gary Moore · 1978
- 13Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1967
- 14The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman & Dickey Betts · 1972
- 15Johnny Winter · solo by Johnny Winter · 1969
- 16Rory Gallagher · solo by Rory Gallagher · 1978
- 17Eric Clapton · solo by Eric Clapton · 1977
- 18The White Stripes · solo by Jack White · 2003
- 19Joe Bonamassa · solo by Joe Bonamassa · 2007
- 20ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1983
- 21Gary Clark Jr. · solo by Gary Clark Jr. · 2011
- 22Tedeschi Trucks Band · solo by Derek Trucks · 2011
- 23Joe Bonamassa · solo by Joe Bonamassa · 2008
- 24Eric Gales ft. Joe Bonamassa · solo by Eric Gales & Joe Bonamassa · 2022
- 25Cardinal Black · solo by Chris Buck · 2022