# Hotel California guitar solo

> Tonino Baliardo's guitar solo on Hotel California by Gipsy Kings (1990). From the album Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary.

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Gipsy Kings, 1990, from *Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary*. Solo by *Tonino Baliardo*.

A flamenco reimagining of the Eagles classic in which the famous twin-guitar outro becomes a blazing showcase of rasgueado and nylon-string runs.

Hotel California by Gipsy Kings is #4 in our ranking of the best Gipsy Kings guitar solos. The solo is played by Tonino Baliardo and the song was released in 1990.

## In our lists

- [The Best Gipsy Kings Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/gipsy-kings-guitar-solos/) — #4

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Hotel California?

Tonino Baliardo played the solo on Gipsy Kings's Hotel California (1990).

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