# Louisiana Blues guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Louisiana Blues by Muddy Waters (1951) starts at about 0:53. From the album The Best of Muddy Waters. A blues classic from the 1950s.

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Muddy Waters, 1951, from *The Best of Muddy Waters*. Solo by *Muddy Waters*.

Muddy's stinging electric slide trades with Little Walter's harmonica on one of his first real hits.

Louisiana Blues by Muddy Waters is #2 in our ranking of the best Muddy Waters guitar solos. The solo is played by Muddy Waters and the song was released in 1951.

## In our lists

- [The Best Muddy Waters Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/muddy-waters-guitar-solos/) — #2
- [The Best Guitar Solos of 1951](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1951/) — #4

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Louisiana Blues?

Muddy Waters played the solo on Muddy Waters's Louisiana Blues (1951).

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