Guitar Solos on Disco, Funk and R&B Hits

Disco and R&B are not the first genres people think of for guitar solos, but plenty of dance-floor and soul hits have one. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter tears into Donna Summer's Hot Stuff, Lee Ritenour plays on Strawberry Letter 23, Ernie Isley's fuzz lights up That Lady, and Duane Allman turned up on Wilson Pickett's Hey Jude. Here are the best guitar solos from disco, funk and R&B hits, each video starting at the solo.

1. 1
   Hot Stuff

   Donna Summer · solo by Jeff "Skunk" Baxter · 1979
2. 2
   Strawberry Letter 23

   The Brothers Johnson · solo by Lee Ritenour · 1977
3. 3
   That Lady, Pts. 1 & 2

   The Isley Brothers · solo by Ernie Isley · 1973
4. 4
   Harvest for the World

   The Isley Brothers · solo by Ernie Isley · 1976
5. 5
   Tell Me Something Good

   Rufus · solo by Al Ciner · 1974
6. 6
   Hey Jude

   Wilson Pickett · solo by Duane Allman · 1968
7. 7
   The Weight

   Aretha Franklin · solo by Duane Allman · 1969
8. 8
   Good Times

   Chic · solo by Nile Rodgers · 1979
9. 9
   We Are Family

   Sister Sledge · solo by Nile Rodgers · 1979
10. 10
    Upside Down

    Diana Ross · solo by Nile Rodgers · 1980
11. 11
    I'm Coming Out

    Diana Ross · solo by Nile Rodgers · 1980
12. 12
    (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman

    The Kinks · solo by Dave Davies · 1979
13. 13
    Get Lucky

    Daft Punk · solo by Nile Rodgers · 2013
14. 14
    Cuff It

    Beyoncé · solo by Nile Rodgers · 2022
15. 15
    What Is Hip?

    Tower of Power · solo by Willie Fulton · 1973
16. 16
    Christmas in L.A.

    Vulfpeck · solo by David T. Walker · 2015
17. 17
    Spanish Joint

    D'Angelo · solo by Charlie Hunter · 2000
18. 18
    White

    Frank Ocean · solo by John Mayer · 2012
19. 19
    Maria Maria

    Santana feat. The Product G&B · solo by Carlos Santana · 1999
20. 20
    The Pride (Part 1 & 2)

    The Isley Brothers · solo by Ernie Isley · 1977