# Hard Lovin' Man guitar solo

> Ritchie Blackmore's guitar solo on Hard Lovin' Man by Deep Purple (1970) starts at about 3:25. From the album Deep Purple in Rock.

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Deep Purple, 1970, from *Deep Purple in Rock*. Solo by *Ritchie Blackmore*.

The album closer ends in a wild, panned whammy-and-feedback freakout that captured the band's live mayhem on tape.

Hard Lovin' Man by Deep Purple is #8 in our ranking of the best Deep Purple guitar solos. The solo is played by Ritchie Blackmore and the song was released in 1970.

## In our lists

- [The Best Deep Purple Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/deep-purple-guitar-solos/) — #8

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Hard Lovin' Man?

Ritchie Blackmore played the solo on Deep Purple's Hard Lovin' Man (1970).

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