# Breakdown Dead Ahead guitar solo

> Steve Lukather's guitar solo on Breakdown Dead Ahead by Boz Scaggs (1980) starts at about 2:43. From the album Middle Man.

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Boz Scaggs, 1980, from *Middle Man*. Solo by *Steve Lukather*.

Lukather's lead drives this hard-edged Boz Scaggs single. It shows how easily he moved between sessions and band work.

Breakdown Dead Ahead by Boz Scaggs is #14 in our ranking of the best Steve Lukather guitar solos. The solo is played by Steve Lukather and the song was released in 1980.

## In our lists

- [The Best Steve Lukather Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/steve-lukather-guitar-solos/) — #14
- [Session Players' Greatest Solos: The Hired Guns Behind the Hits](https://greatestsolos.com/list/session-guitarists-greatest-solos/) — #12

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Breakdown Dead Ahead?

Steve Lukather played the solo on Boz Scaggs's Breakdown Dead Ahead (1980).

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