# Midnight Man guitar solo > Joe Walsh's guitar solo on Midnight Man by James Gang (1971) starts at about 1:50. From the album Thirds. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: James Gang, 1971, from *Thirds*. Solo by *Joe Walsh*. A melodic Walsh song with tasteful slide-flavored guitar that pointed toward his solo career. Midnight Man by James Gang is #7 in our ranking of the best James Gang guitar solos. The solo is played by Joe Walsh and the song was released in 1971. ## In our lists - [The Best James Gang Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/james-gang-guitar-solos/) — #7 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Midnight Man? Joe Walsh played the solo on James Gang's Midnight Man (1971). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)