# Crawlin' King Snake guitar solo > The guitar solo on Crawlin' King Snake by John Lee Hooker (1949) starts at about 2:25. From the album single. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: John Lee Hooker, 1949, from *single*. Solo by *John Lee Hooker*. A slithering, brooding guitar figure that inspired versions by the Doors and many others. Crawlin' King Snake by John Lee Hooker is #4 in our ranking of the best John Lee Hooker guitar solos. The solo is played by John Lee Hooker and the song was released in 1949. ## In our lists - [The Best John Lee Hooker Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/john-lee-hooker-guitar-solos/) — #4 - [The Best Guitar Solos of 1949](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1949/) — #1 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Crawlin' King Snake? John Lee Hooker played the solo on John Lee Hooker's Crawlin' King Snake (1949). --- 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/)