# Jerry Was a Race Car Driver guitar solo

> Larry LaLonde's guitar solo on Jerry Was a Race Car Driver by Primus (1991) starts at about 1:47. From the album Sailing the Seas of Cheese.

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Primus, 1991, from *Sailing the Seas of Cheese*. Solo by *Larry LaLonde*.

LaLonde's squealing, chromatic lead bursts around Claypool's tapped bassline, a perfect example of his off-kilter approach on the band's breakout single.

Jerry Was a Race Car Driver by Primus is ranked #556 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Larry LaLonde and the song was released in 1991. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #176 (Digital Dream Door).

## In our lists

- [The Best Primus Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/primus-guitar-solos/) — #1
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1991](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1991/) — #19

## Sources

- [Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html) — #176

### Who played the guitar solo on Jerry Was a Race Car Driver?

Larry LaLonde played the solo on Primus's Jerry Was a Race Car Driver (1991).

### Where does Jerry Was a Race Car Driver rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#556 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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