# Standing at the Crossroads guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Standing at the Crossroads by Elmore James (1954) starts at about 1:20. From the album Single. A blues classic from the 1950s.

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Elmore James, 1954, from *Single*. Solo by *Elmore James*.

James electrifies Robert Johnson's crossroads theme with a dense, distorted slide tone that points straight toward rock guitar.

Standing at the Crossroads by Elmore James is #5 in our ranking of the best Elmore James guitar solos. The solo is played by Elmore James and the song was released in 1954.

## In our lists

- [The Best Elmore James Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/elmore-james-guitar-solos/) — #5
- [The Best Guitar Solos of 1954](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1954/) — #5

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Standing at the Crossroads?

Elmore James played the solo on Elmore James's Standing at the Crossroads (1954).

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