Breakfast Feud
Benny Goodman Sextet, 1941, from Breakfast Feud (single). Solo by Charlie Christian.
Multiple takes of this blues exist, and Christian's choruses differ on each, showing how freely he improvised. His phrases trade blows with the horns in a friendly contest.
Breakfast Feud by Benny Goodman Sextet is #7 in our ranking of the best Charlie Christian guitar solos. The solo is played by Charlie Christian and the song was released in 1941.
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Who played the guitar solo on Breakfast Feud?
Charlie Christian played the solo on Benny Goodman Sextet's Breakfast Feud (1941).
What guitar was used on the Breakfast Feud solo?
A gibson es-250, according to widely reported accounts.