The 25 Greatest Southern Rock Guitar Solos

Southern rock combined blues, country and long twin-guitar improvisation, led by the Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Rankings draw on genre song lists and each solo's place in the style's history.

Informed by: Ultimate Classic Rock – Top 35 Southern Rock Songs, Ultimate Classic Rock – Top 10 Allman Brothers Band Songs, Ultimate Classic Rock – Top 10 Lynyrd Skynyrd Songs, Wikipedia – Jam band, Wikipedia – Southern rock

1. 1
   Free Bird

   Lynyrd Skynyrd · solo by Allen Collins & Gary Rossington · 1973
2. 2
   Whipping Post

   The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman & Dickey Betts · 1971
3. 3
   In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

   The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman, Dickey Betts · 1971
4. 4
   Jessica

   The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Dickey Betts · 1973
5. 5
   Green Grass and High Tides

   Outlaws · solo by Hughie Thomasson, Billy Jones · 1975
6. 6
   Blue Sky

   The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman & Dickey Betts · 1972
7. 7
   Sweet Home Alabama

   Lynyrd Skynyrd · solo by Ed King · 1974
8. 8
   Statesboro Blues

   The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman · 1971
9. 9
   Can't You See

   The Marshall Tucker Band · solo by Toy Caldwell · 1973
10. 10
    Ramblin' Man

    The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Dickey Betts, Les Dudek · 1973
11. 11
    Dreams

    The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman · 1969
12. 12
    La Grange

    ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1973
13. 13
    Gimme Three Steps

    Lynyrd Skynyrd · solo by Allen Collins · 1973
14. 14
    Saturday Night Special

    Lynyrd Skynyrd · solo by Ed King, Allen Collins · 1975
15. 15
    One Way Out

    The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman & Dickey Betts · 1972
16. 16
    That Smell

    Lynyrd Skynyrd · solo by Steve Gaines, Allen Collins · 1977
17. 17
    Mountain Jam

    The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman, Dickey Betts · 1972
18. 18
    Flirtin' with Disaster

    Molly Hatchet · solo by Dave Hlubek, Duane Roland, Steve Holland · 1979
19. 19
    Call Me the Breeze

    Lynyrd Skynyrd · solo by Ed King, Allen Collins, Gary Rossington · 1974
20. 20
    Dixie Chicken

    Little Feat · solo by Lowell George · 1973
21. 21
    Ain't Wastin' Time No More

    The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Dickey Betts · 1972
22. 22
    Remedy

    The Black Crowes · solo by Marc Ford · 1992
23. 23
    Train, Train

    Blackfoot · solo by Rickey Medlocke · 1979
24. 24
    Simple Man

    Lynyrd Skynyrd · solo by Gary Rossington · 1973
25. 25
    Midnight In Harlem

    Tedeschi Trucks Band · solo by Derek Trucks · 2011