Spoonful guitar solo
Howlin' Wolf, 1960, from Howlin' Wolf. Solo by Hubert Sumlin.
Sumlin's terse, biting phrases answer every vocal line, and his playing showed how much space and attitude could say.
Spoonful by Howlin' Wolf is ranked #321 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Hubert Sumlin and the song was released in 1960. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #47 (Rolling Stone).
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Who played the guitar solo on Spoonful?
Hubert Sumlin played the solo on Howlin' Wolf's Spoonful (1960).
Where does Spoonful rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#321 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.