# The Best Buddy Guy Guitar Solos

> The 16 best Buddy Guy guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Damn Right, I've Got the Blues (1991), then Stone Crazy and First Time I Met the Blues.

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Buddy Guy bridged Chicago blues and rock, his volatile dynamics, showmanship and piercing tone directly inspiring Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Across six decades he has remained a living link to the Chess era while continuing to record fierce, modern blues.

Informed by: [Wikipedia – Buddy Guy discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Guy_discography), [Wikipedia – Damn Right, I've Got the Blues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damn_Right,_I%27ve_Got_the_Blues), [Wikipedia – Left My Blues in San Francisco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_My_Blues_in_San_Francisco)

1. [Damn Right, I've Got the Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-guy-damn-right-i-ve-got-the-blues/) — Buddy Guy · solo by Buddy Guy · 1991
2. [Stone Crazy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-guy-stone-crazy/) — Buddy Guy · solo by Buddy Guy · 1962
3. [First Time I Met the Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-guy-first-time-i-met-the-blues/) — Buddy Guy · solo by Buddy Guy · 1960
4. [Let Me Love You Baby](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-guy-let-me-love-you-baby/) — Buddy Guy · solo by Buddy Guy · 1961
5. [Mary Had a Little Lamb](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-guy-mary-had-a-little-lamb/) — Buddy Guy · solo by Buddy Guy · 1968
6. [Five Long Years](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-guy-five-long-years/) — Buddy Guy · solo by Buddy Guy · 1991
7. [Rememberin' Stevie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-guy-rememberin-stevie/) — Buddy Guy · solo by Buddy Guy · 1991
8. [Mustang Sally](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-guy-mustang-sally/) — Buddy Guy · solo by Jeff Beck · 1991
9. [One Room Country Shack](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-guy-one-room-country-shack/) — Buddy Guy · solo by Buddy Guy · 1968
10. [Leave My Girl Alone](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-guy-leave-my-girl-alone/) — Buddy Guy · solo by Buddy Guy · 1967
11. [Baby Please Don't Leave Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-guy-baby-please-don-t-leave-me/) — Buddy Guy · solo by Buddy Guy · 2001
12. [I Smell a Rat](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-guy-i-smell-a-rat/) — Buddy Guy · solo by Buddy Guy · 1979
13. [Feels Like Rain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-guy-feels-like-rain/) — Buddy Guy · solo by Buddy Guy · 1993
14. [Skin Deep](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-guy-skin-deep/) — Buddy Guy · solo by Buddy Guy · 2008
15. [Born to Play Guitar](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-guy-born-to-play-guitar/) — Buddy Guy · solo by Buddy Guy · 2015
16. [Midnight Train](https://greatestsolos.com/song/buddy-guy-midnight-train/) — Buddy Guy · solo by Buddy Guy · 1998

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