# Every Day I Have the Blues guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Every Day I Have the Blues by B.B. King (1965) starts at about 1:09. From the album Live at the Regal. Played on a Gibson ES-355 (Lucille).

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B.B. King, 1965, from *Live at the Regal*. Solo by *B.B. King*.

The opener of Live at the Regal crackles with stinging, horn-punctuated fills that show King working a crowd at full strength. Many guitarists cite this record as the one that taught them how to phrase.

Every Day I Have the Blues by B.B. King is #2 in our ranking of the best B.B. King guitar solos. The solo is played by B.B. King and the song was released in 1965.

## In our lists

- [The Best B.B. King Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/b-b-king-guitar-solos/) — #2
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1965](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1965/) — #10

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Every Day I Have the Blues?

B.B. King played the solo on B.B. King's Every Day I Have the Blues (1965).

### What guitar was used on the Every Day I Have the Blues solo?

A gibson es-355 (lucille), according to widely reported accounts.

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