Spotlight Kid
Rainbow, 1981, from Difficult to Cure. Solo by Ritchie Blackmore.
A fast, driving track where Blackmore and keyboardist Don Airey swap blazing neoclassical runs.
Spotlight Kid by Rainbow is #15 in our ranking of the best Ritchie Blackmore guitar solos. The solo is played by Ritchie Blackmore and the song was released in 1981.
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Who played the guitar solo on Spotlight Kid?
Ritchie Blackmore played the solo on Rainbow's Spotlight Kid (1981).
What guitar was used on the Spotlight Kid solo?
A fender stratocaster through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts.