# You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond guitar solo > The guitar solo on You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond by Blind Willie Johnson (1930). From the album Single (Columbia). A blues classic from the 1930s. Canonical URL: Blind Willie Johnson, 1930, from *Single (Columbia)*. Solo by *Blind Willie Johnson*. A driving slide piece with a relentless rhythmic pulse. It has been covered by artists from Taj Mahal to modern rock bands. You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond by Blind Willie Johnson is #13 in our ranking of the best Blind Willie Johnson guitar solos. The solo is played by Blind Willie Johnson and the song was released in 1930. ## In our lists - [The Best Blind Willie Johnson Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/blind-willie-johnson-guitar-solos/) — #13 - [The Best Guitar Solos of 1930](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1930/) — #3 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond? Blind Willie Johnson played the solo on Blind Willie Johnson's You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond (1930). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)