# Southern Man guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Southern Man by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (1971) starts at about 2:50. From the album 4 Way Street.

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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 1971, from *4 Way Street*. Solo by *Neil Young, Stephen Stills*.

Young and Stills lock horns for a long, snarling guitar duel that turns the protest song into a live showpiece. The trading lines get rawer with every pass.

Southern Man by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young is #1 in our ranking of the best Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young guitar solos. The solo is played by Neil Young, Stephen Stills and the song was released in 1971.

## In our lists

- [The Best Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/crosby-stills-nash-and-young-guitar-solos/) — #1

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Southern Man?

Neil Young, Stephen Stills played the solo on Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's Southern Man (1971).

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