Knocking at Your Back Door
Deep Purple, 1984, from Perfect Strangers. Solo by Ritchie Blackmore.
The reunion single features Blackmore's fluid, classically flavoured lead lines over a heavy groove.
Knocking at Your Back Door by Deep Purple is #16 in our ranking of the best Deep Purple guitar solos. The solo is played by Ritchie Blackmore and the song was released in 1984.
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Who played the guitar solo on Knocking at Your Back Door?
Ritchie Blackmore played the solo on Deep Purple's Knocking at Your Back Door (1984).
What guitar was used on the Knocking at Your Back Door solo?
A fender stratocaster through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts.