Who Do You Love? guitar solo
Bo Diddley, 1956, from Single. Solo by Jody Williams.
Jody Williams's biting lead cuts across Bo Diddley's hypnotic beat, one of the most aggressive guitar sounds of 1956.
Who Do You Love? is driven by Bo Diddley's hypnotic rhythm, and Jody Williams' biting lead guitar cuts across it with remarkable force. His tone is sharp and aggressive, one of the most striking guitar sounds of 1956, and his phrases are raw and bluesy. Williams adds tension and excitement, turning the song into a dark, menacing groove. His playing influenced many later blues and rock guitarists. Listen for the stinging, piercing notes that jump out from the steady rhythm, and for how the lead lines interact with Bo Diddley's vocal, adding a sense of danger to the song's boastful, supernatural imagery and pounding beat.
Who Do You Love? by Bo Diddley is ranked #393 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Jody Williams and the song was released in 1956. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #63 (uDiscover Music).
In our lists
- The 25 Greatest Rock and Roll Guitar Solos — #12
- The Best Bo Diddley Guitar Solos — #2
- Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1956 — #2
Sources
Who played the guitar solo on Who Do You Love?
Jody Williams played the solo on Bo Diddley's Who Do You Love? (1956).
Where does Who Do You Love rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#393 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.