# The Best Johnny Winter Guitar Solos

> The 16 best Johnny Winter guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Highway 61 Revisited (1969), then Mean Town Blues and It's My Own Fault. Every video starts at the solo.

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The albino Texan slide monster fused Delta and Chicago blues with rock-and-roll speed, playing with a thumbpick attack and a ferocity few guitarists have ever matched. His late-'60s and early-'70s records, live albums especially, remain a masterclass in high-voltage blues guitar.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: Johnny Winter discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Winter_discography), [Wikipedia: Live Johnny Winter And](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Johnny_Winter_And), [Wikipedia: Captured Live!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captured_Live!), [Wikipedia: Johnny Winter And](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Winter_And)

1. [Highway 61 Revisited](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-winter-highway-61-revisited/) — Johnny Winter · solo by Johnny Winter · 1969
2. [Mean Town Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-winter-mean-town-blues/) — Johnny Winter · solo by Johnny Winter · 1971
3. [It's My Own Fault](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-winter-it-s-my-own-fault/) — Johnny Winter · solo by Johnny Winter · 1971
4. [Johnny B. Goode](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-winter-johnny-b-goode/) — Johnny Winter · solo by Johnny Winter · 1969
5. [Be Careful with a Fool](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-winter-be-careful-with-a-fool/) — Johnny Winter · solo by Johnny Winter · 1969
6. [Sweet Papa John](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-winter-sweet-papa-john/) — Johnny Winter · solo by Johnny Winter · 1976
7. [Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-winter-rock-and-roll-hoochie-koo/) — Johnny Winter · solo by Johnny Winter / Rick Derringer · 1970
8. [Jumpin' Jack Flash](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-winter-jumpin-jack-flash/) — Johnny Winter · solo by Johnny Winter / Rick Derringer · 1971
9. [Dallas](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-winter-dallas/) — Johnny Winter · solo by Johnny Winter · 1969
10. [Still Alive and Well](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-winter-still-alive-and-well/) — Johnny Winter · solo by Johnny Winter · 1973
11. [Good Morning Little School Girl](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-winter-good-morning-little-school-girl/) — Johnny Winter · solo by Johnny Winter · 1971
12. [I'm Yours and I'm Hers](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-winter-i-m-yours-and-i-m-hers/) — Johnny Winter · solo by Johnny Winter · 1969
13. [Leland Mississippi Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-winter-leland-mississippi-blues/) — Johnny Winter · solo by Johnny Winter · 1969
14. [Mean Mistreater](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-winter-mean-mistreater/) — Johnny Winter · solo by Johnny Winter · 1969
15. [Fast Life Rider](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-winter-fast-life-rider/) — Johnny Winter · solo by Johnny Winter · 1969
16. [Don't Take Advantage of Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-winter-don-t-take-advantage-of-me/) — Johnny Winter · solo by Johnny Winter · 1984

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