# Ain't No Sunshine guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Ain't No Sunshine by Freddie King (1972) starts at about 1:50. From the album Texas Cannonball. A blues classic from the 1970s.

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Freddie King, 1972, from *Texas Cannonball*. Solo by *Freddie King*.

King turns the Bill Withers song into a brooding slow blues, filling the spaces with long, weeping lines.

Ain't No Sunshine by Freddie King is #13 in our ranking of the best Freddie King guitar solos. The solo is played by Freddie King and the song was released in 1972.

## In our lists

- [The Best Freddie King Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/freddie-king-guitar-solos/) — #13

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Ain't No Sunshine?

Freddie King played the solo on Freddie King's Ain't No Sunshine (1972).

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