Sweet Sixteen guitar solo

B.B. King, 1971, from Live in Cook County Jail. Solo by B.B. King.

Recorded in front of inmates, this slow burner features some of King's most pleading, high-register bends of the era.

Sweet Sixteen by B.B. King is ranked #292 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by B.B. King and the song was released in 1971. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #38 (Rolling Stone).

In our lists

The Best B.B. King Guitar Solos — #5
Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1971 — #11

Sources

Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time — #38

Who played the guitar solo on Sweet Sixteen?

B.B. King played the solo on B.B. King's Sweet Sixteen (1971).

What guitar was used on the Sweet Sixteen solo?

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

Where does Sweet Sixteen rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#292 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.