# Forty Days and Forty Nights guitar solo

> Michael Bloomfield's guitar solo on Forty Days and Forty Nights by Muddy Waters (1969) starts at about 1:20. From the album Fathers and Sons.

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Muddy Waters, 1969, from *Fathers and Sons*. Solo by *Michael Bloomfield*.

Michael Bloomfield's fluid, Chicago-schooled lead pays tribute to the master on this cross-generational album.

Forty Days and Forty Nights by Muddy Waters is #14 in our ranking of the best Muddy Waters guitar solos. The solo is played by Michael Bloomfield and the song was released in 1969.

## In our lists

- [The Best Muddy Waters Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/muddy-waters-guitar-solos/) — #14

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Forty Days and Forty Nights?

Michael Bloomfield played the solo on Muddy Waters's Forty Days and Forty Nights (1969).

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