# Say Man guitar solo > The guitar solo on Say Man by Bo Diddley (1959) starts at about 1:20. From the album Go Bo Diddley. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Bo Diddley, 1959, from *Go Bo Diddley*. Solo by *Bo Diddley*. Behind the comic insult trading, Bo's slinky maracas-and-guitar shuffle provides a cool, rubbery groove with sly fills. Say Man by Bo Diddley is #9 in our ranking of the best Bo Diddley guitar solos. The solo is played by Bo Diddley and the song was released in 1959. ## In our lists - [The Best Bo Diddley Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/bo-diddley-guitar-solos/) — #9 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1959](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1959/) — #12 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Say Man? Bo Diddley played the solo on Bo Diddley's Say Man (1959). --- 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/)