Peg guitar solo
Steely Dan, 1977, from Aja. Solo by Jay Graydon.
After several players failed to satisfy the band, Graydon nailed a bluesy, double-stop-laced solo that became a studio legend.
Peg by Steely Dan is ranked #191 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Jay Graydon and the song was released in 1977. It appears on 2 lists, placing as high as #14 (Rick Beato (YouTube)).
In our lists
- The Best Steely Dan Guitar Solos — #3
- Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1977 — #9
- Session Players' Greatest Solos: The Hired Guns Behind the Hits — #3
Sources
- Rick Beato (YouTube): Top 20 Rock Guitar Solos of All Time — #14
- Tower Records Japan (TOWER RECORDS ONLINE): 【結果発表】「ギターソロがかっこいい曲」アンケートキャンペーン — #18
Who played the guitar solo on Peg?
Jay Graydon played the solo on Steely Dan's Peg (1977).
Where does Peg rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#191 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 2 of them.