# The Greatest British Blues-Rock Guitar Solos

> The Greatest British Blues-Rock Guitar Solos: #1 is Crossroads by Cream, then Since I've Been Loving You and All Right Now. Every video starts at the solo.

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In the 1960s, young British players learned from imported Chicago blues records and played the music back louder. This list follows that boom: Clapton in the Bluesbreakers and Cream, Peter Green in Fleetwood Mac, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page from the Yardbirds to Led Zeppelin, Mick Taylor with the Stones, Paul Kossoff in Free, Alvin Lee at full speed, and Robin Trower's Hendrix-inspired tone. Every video starts at the solo.

1. [Crossroads](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-crossroads/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1968
2. [Since I've Been Loving You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/led-zeppelin-since-i-ve-been-loving-you/) — Led Zeppelin · solo by Jimmy Page · 1970
3. [All Right Now](https://greatestsolos.com/song/free-all-right-now/) — Free · solo by Paul Kossoff · 1970
4. [Hideaway](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayall-and-the-bluesbreakers-hideaway/) — John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers · solo by Eric Clapton · 1966
5. [Need Your Love So Bad](https://greatestsolos.com/song/fleetwood-mac-need-your-love-so-bad/) — Fleetwood Mac · solo by Peter Green · 1968
6. [The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/fleetwood-mac-the-green-manalishi-with-the-two-prong-crown/) — Fleetwood Mac · solo by Peter Green · 1970
7. [The Super-Natural](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayall-and-the-bluesbreakers-the-super-natural/) — John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers · solo by Peter Green · 1967
8. [Bridge of Sighs](https://greatestsolos.com/song/robin-trower-bridge-of-sighs/) — Robin Trower · solo by Robin Trower · 1974
9. [Sunshine of Your Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-sunshine-of-your-love/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1967
10. [Going Down](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-jeff-beck-group-going-down/) — The Jeff Beck Group · solo by Jeff Beck · 1972
11. [You Shook Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jeff-beck-you-shook-me/) — Jeff Beck · solo by Jeff Beck · 1968
12. [I'm a Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-yardbirds-i-m-a-man/) — The Yardbirds · solo by Jeff Beck · 1965
13. [I'm Going Home](https://greatestsolos.com/song/ten-years-after-i-m-going-home/) — Ten Years After · solo by Alvin Lee · 1968
14. [Love in Vain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-rolling-stones-love-in-vain/) — The Rolling Stones · solo by Mick Taylor · 1970
15. [Mr. Big](https://greatestsolos.com/song/free-mr-big/) — Free · solo by Paul Kossoff · 1970
16. [I Don't Need No Doctor](https://greatestsolos.com/song/humble-pie-i-don-t-need-no-doctor/) — Humble Pie · solo by Peter Frampton · 1971
17. [Old Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/eric-clapton-old-love/) — Eric Clapton · solo by Eric Clapton · 1989
18. [Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City](https://greatestsolos.com/song/whitesnake-ain-t-no-love-in-the-heart-of-the-city/) — Whitesnake · solo by Micky Moody · 1978
19. [Day of the Eagle](https://greatestsolos.com/song/robin-trower-day-of-the-eagle/) — Robin Trower · solo by Robin Trower · 1974
20. [Tea for One](https://greatestsolos.com/song/led-zeppelin-tea-for-one/) — Led Zeppelin · solo by Jimmy Page · 1976

## Quick answers

### Who were the key guitarists of the British blues boom?

The core names are Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor (all of whom played in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers), Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page (Yardbirds), Paul Kossoff (Free), Alvin Lee (Ten Years After) and Robin Trower (Procol Harum, then solo). All of them are on this list.

### What is the best British blues-rock guitar solo?

Of these songs, Cream's live 'Crossroads' ranks highest in the site's combined ranking of published lists, followed by Led Zeppelin's 'Since I've Been Loving You' and Free's 'All Right Now'.

### Why is 'Layla' not on this list?

Derek and the Dominos was mostly an American band, and Duane Allman shares the lead guitar on 'Layla'. To keep the list strictly British, we left out songs where a non-British guitarist plays a large share of the lead.

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