Black Night guitar solo
Deep Purple, 1970, from Black Night. Solo by Ritchie Blackmore.
A hit single with a short, stinging, blues-based break that shows Blackmore's gift for hooks inside a solo.
Black Night by Deep Purple is ranked #497 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Ritchie Blackmore and the song was released in 1970. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #54 (Guitar Solo Legends).
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Who played the guitar solo on Black Night?
Ritchie Blackmore played the solo on Deep Purple's Black Night (1970).
Where does Black Night rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#497 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.