Stella Blue
Grateful Dead, 1973, from Wake of the Flood. Solo by Jerry Garcia.
A fragile, aching ballad whose closing solo shows how much emotion Garcia could draw from a handful of sustained notes.
Stella Blue by Grateful Dead is #10 in our ranking of the best Grateful Dead guitar solos. The solo is played by Jerry Garcia and the song was released in 1973.
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Who played the guitar solo on Stella Blue?
Jerry Garcia played the solo on Grateful Dead's Stella Blue (1973).