# Guitar Solos on Disco, Funk and R&B Hits > Guitar Solos on Disco, Funk and R&B Hits: #1 is Hot Stuff by Donna Summer, then Strawberry Letter 23 and That Lady, Pts. 1 & 2. 20 solos, ranked. Canonical URL: 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. [Hot Stuff](https://greatestsolos.com/song/donna-summer-hot-stuff/) — Donna Summer · solo by Jeff "Skunk" Baxter · 1979 2. [Strawberry Letter 23](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-brothers-johnson-strawberry-letter-23/) — The Brothers Johnson · solo by Lee Ritenour · 1977 3. [That Lady, Pts. 1 & 2](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-isley-brothers-that-lady-pts-1-2/) — The Isley Brothers · solo by Ernie Isley · 1973 4. [Harvest for the World](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-isley-brothers-harvest-for-the-world/) — The Isley Brothers · solo by Ernie Isley · 1976 5. [Tell Me Something Good](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rufus-tell-me-something-good/) — Rufus · solo by Al Ciner · 1974 6. [Hey Jude](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wilson-pickett-hey-jude/) — Wilson Pickett · solo by Duane Allman · 1968 7. [The Weight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/aretha-franklin-the-weight/) — Aretha Franklin · solo by Duane Allman · 1969 8. [Good Times](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chic-good-times/) — Chic · solo by Nile Rodgers · 1979 9. [We Are Family](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sister-sledge-we-are-family/) — Sister Sledge · solo by Nile Rodgers · 1979 10. [Upside Down](https://greatestsolos.com/song/diana-ross-upside-down/) — Diana Ross · solo by Nile Rodgers · 1980 11. [I'm Coming Out](https://greatestsolos.com/song/diana-ross-i-m-coming-out/) — Diana Ross · solo by Nile Rodgers · 1980 12. [(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kinks-wish-i-could-fly-like-superman/) — The Kinks · solo by Dave Davies · 1979 13. [Get Lucky](https://greatestsolos.com/song/daft-punk-get-lucky/) — Daft Punk · solo by Nile Rodgers · 2013 14. [Cuff It](https://greatestsolos.com/song/beyonce-cuff-it/) — Beyoncé · solo by Nile Rodgers · 2022 15. [What Is Hip?](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tower-of-power-what-is-hip/) — Tower of Power · solo by Willie Fulton · 1973 16. [Christmas in L.A.](https://greatestsolos.com/song/vulfpeck-christmas-in-l-a/) — Vulfpeck · solo by David T. Walker · 2015 17. [Spanish Joint](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dangelo-spanish-joint/) — D'Angelo · solo by Charlie Hunter · 2000 18. [White](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-ocean-white/) — Frank Ocean · solo by John Mayer · 2012 19. [Maria Maria](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-feat-the-product-gandb-maria-maria/) — Santana feat. The Product G&B · solo by Carlos Santana · 1999 20. [The Pride (Part 1 & 2)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-isley-brothers-the-pride-part-1-and-2/) — The Isley Brothers · solo by Ernie Isley · 1977 ## Quick answers ### Who played the guitar solo on Hot Stuff by Donna Summer? Jeff "Skunk" Baxter played the guitar solo on Donna Summer's Hot Stuff (1979). ### Who played guitar on Strawberry Letter 23? Our catalog credits Lee Ritenour with the guitar solo on The Brothers Johnson's Strawberry Letter 23 (1977). ### Did Duane Allman play on soul records? Yes. Duane Allman plays on Wilson Pickett's Hey Jude (1968) and on Aretha Franklin's The Weight (1969), where he plays slide. --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)