# First Time I Met the Blues guitar solo

> The guitar solo on First Time I Met the Blues by Buddy Guy (1960) starts at about 0:05. From the album I Was Walking Through the Woods.

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Buddy Guy, 1960, from *I Was Walking Through the Woods*. Solo by *Buddy Guy*.

A young Guy pours raw, screaming intensity into every fill, a template for the frantic emotional attack later adopted by rock guitarists.

First Time I Met the Blues by Buddy Guy is #3 in our ranking of the best Buddy Guy guitar solos. The solo is played by Buddy Guy and the song was released in 1960.

## In our lists

- [The Best Buddy Guy Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/buddy-guy-guitar-solos/) — #3
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1960](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1960/) — #9

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on First Time I Met the Blues?

Buddy Guy played the solo on Buddy Guy's First Time I Met the Blues (1960).

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