# Sweet Sixteen guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Sweet Sixteen by B.B. King (1971) starts at about 0:15. From the album Live in Cook County Jail. Ranked #292 of all time across 80 lists.

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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](https://greatestsolos.com/list/b-b-king-guitar-solos/) — #5
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1971](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1971/) — #11

## Sources

- [Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitar-solos-1235519961/) — #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.

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