# Highway Song guitar solo

> Rickey Medlocke's guitar solo on Highway Song by Blackfoot (1979) starts at about 4:08. From the album Strikes. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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Blackfoot, 1979, from *Strikes*. Solo by *Rickey Medlocke*.

Blackfoot's answer to the Southern rock epic builds from a mournful ballad into a long, accelerating twin-guitar run-out that keeps climbing for minutes.

Highway Song by Blackfoot is #1 in our ranking of the best Blackfoot guitar solos. The solo is played by Rickey Medlocke and the song was released in 1979.

## In our lists

- [The Best Blackfoot Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/blackfoot-guitar-solos/) — #1

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Highway Song?

Rickey Medlocke played the solo on Blackfoot's Highway Song (1979).

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