# It's Been a Long, Long Time guitar solo

> The guitar solo on It's Been a Long, Long Time by Bing Crosby with the Les Paul Trio (1945) starts at about 1:28. From the album single.

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Bing Crosby with the Les Paul Trio, 1945, from *single*. Solo by *Les Paul*.

Paul's tasteful jazz guitar fills and break accompany Crosby on a chart-topping hit. It brought his playing to a mass audience.

It's Been a Long, Long Time by Bing Crosby with the Les Paul Trio is #15 in our ranking of the best Les Paul guitar solos. The solo is played by Les Paul and the song was released in 1945.

## In our lists

- [The Best Les Paul Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/les-paul-guitar-solos/) — #15
- [The Best Guitar Solos of 1945](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1945/) — #1

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on It's Been a Long, Long Time?

Les Paul played the solo on Bing Crosby with the Les Paul Trio's It's Been a Long, Long Time (1945).

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