# The 25 Best Southern Rock Guitar Solos of All Time

> The 25 best southern rock guitar solos of all time, ranked. #1 is Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd, then Whipping Post and In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.

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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](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/southern-rock-songs/), [Ultimate Classic Rock – Top 10 Allman Brothers Band Songs](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/allman-brothers-band-songs/), [Ultimate Classic Rock – Top 10 Lynyrd Skynyrd Songs](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/lynyrd-skynyrd-songs/), [Wikipedia – Jam band](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam_band), [Wikipedia – Southern rock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_rock)

1. [Free Bird](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lynyrd-skynyrd-free-bird/) — Lynyrd Skynyrd · solo by Allen Collins & Gary Rossington · 1973
2. [Whipping Post](https://greatestsolos.com/song/allman-brothers-band-whipping-post/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman & Dickey Betts · 1971
3. [In Memory of Elizabeth Reed](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-in-memory-of-elizabeth-reed/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman, Dickey Betts · 1971
4. [Jessica](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-jessica/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Dickey Betts · 1973
5. [Green Grass and High Tides](https://greatestsolos.com/song/outlaws-green-grass-and-high-tides/) — Outlaws · solo by Hughie Thomasson, Billy Jones · 1975
6. [Blue Sky](https://greatestsolos.com/song/allman-brothers-blue-sky/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman & Dickey Betts · 1972
7. [Sweet Home Alabama](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lynyrd-skynyrd-sweet-home-alabama/) — Lynyrd Skynyrd · solo by Ed King · 1974
8. [Statesboro Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-statesboro-blues/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman · 1971
9. [Can't You See](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-marshall-tucker-band-cant-you-see/) — The Marshall Tucker Band · solo by Toy Caldwell · 1973
10. [Ramblin' Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-ramblin-man/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Dickey Betts, Les Dudek · 1973
11. [Dreams](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-dreams/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman · 1969
12. [La Grange](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zz-top-la-grange/) — ZZ Top · solo by Billy Gibbons · 1973
13. [Gimme Three Steps](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lynyrd-skynyrd-gimme-three-steps/) — Lynyrd Skynyrd · solo by Allen Collins · 1973
14. [Saturday Night Special](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lynyrd-skynyrd-saturday-night-special/) — Lynyrd Skynyrd · solo by Ed King, Allen Collins · 1975
15. [One Way Out](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-one-way-out/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman & Dickey Betts · 1972
16. [That Smell](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lynyrd-skynyrd-that-smell/) — Lynyrd Skynyrd · solo by Steve Gaines, Allen Collins · 1977
17. [Mountain Jam](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-mountain-jam/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman, Dickey Betts · 1972
18. [Flirtin' with Disaster](https://greatestsolos.com/song/molly-hatchet-flirtin-with-disaster/) — Molly Hatchet · solo by Dave Hlubek, Duane Roland, Steve Holland · 1979
19. [Call Me the Breeze](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lynyrd-skynyrd-call-me-the-breeze/) — Lynyrd Skynyrd · solo by Ed King, Allen Collins, Gary Rossington · 1974
20. [Dixie Chicken](https://greatestsolos.com/song/little-feat-dixie-chicken/) — Little Feat · solo by Lowell George · 1973
21. [Ain't Wastin' Time No More](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-aint-wastin-time-no-more/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Dickey Betts · 1972
22. [Remedy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-black-crowes-remedy/) — The Black Crowes · solo by Marc Ford · 1992
23. [Train, Train](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blackfoot-train-train/) — Blackfoot · solo by Rickey Medlocke · 1979
24. [Simple Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lynyrd-skynyrd-simple-man/) — Lynyrd Skynyrd · solo by Gary Rossington · 1973
25. [Midnight In Harlem](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tedeschi-trucks-band-midnight-in-harlem/) — Tedeschi Trucks Band · solo by Derek Trucks · 2011

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