# Jesus on the Mainline guitar solo > The guitar solo on Jesus on the Mainline by Ry Cooder (1974) starts at about 2:57. From the album Paradise and Lunch. A gospel classic from the 1970s. Canonical URL: Ry Cooder, 1974, from *Paradise and Lunch*. Solo by *Ry Cooder*. A joyous gospel number featuring Cooder's lively, gliding slide work. It's a highlight of his eclectic '70s output. Jesus on the Mainline by Ry Cooder is #10 in our ranking of the best Ry Cooder guitar solos. The solo is played by Ry Cooder and the song was released in 1974. ## In our lists - [The Best Ry Cooder Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/ry-cooder-guitar-solos/) — #10 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Jesus on the Mainline? Ry Cooder played the solo on Ry Cooder's Jesus on the Mainline (1974). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)