# Steamer Lane Breakdown guitar solo

> Patrick Simmons's guitar solo on Steamer Lane Breakdown by Doobie Brothers (1978). From the album Minute by Minute. A bluegrass classic from the 1970s.

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Doobie Brothers, 1978, from *Minute by Minute*. Solo by *Patrick Simmons*.

A bluegrass instrumental featuring fast acoustic picking from Simmons.

Steamer Lane Breakdown by Doobie Brothers is #15 in our ranking of the best Doobie Brothers guitar solos. The solo is played by Patrick Simmons and the song was released in 1978.

## In our lists

- [The Best Doobie Brothers Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/doobie-brothers-guitar-solos/) — #15

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Steamer Lane Breakdown?

Patrick Simmons played the solo on Doobie Brothers's Steamer Lane Breakdown (1978).

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