# Traveling Riverside Blues guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Traveling Riverside Blues by Robert Johnson (1961) starts at about 0:10. From the album King of the Delta Blues Singers.

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Robert Johnson, 1961, from *King of the Delta Blues Singers*. Solo by *Robert Johnson*.

Bright, ringing open-tuned slide playing that Led Zeppelin later reworked.

Traveling Riverside Blues by Robert Johnson is #6 in our ranking of the best Robert Johnson guitar solos. The solo is played by Robert Johnson and the song was released in 1961.

## In our lists

- [The Best Robert Johnson Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/robert-johnson-guitar-solos/) — #6
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1961](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1961/) — #20

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Traveling Riverside Blues?

Robert Johnson played the solo on Robert Johnson's Traveling Riverside Blues (1961).

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