# Don't Do It guitar solo > Robbie Robertson's guitar solo on Don't Do It by The Band (1972) starts at about 1:47. From the album Rock of Ages. A classic rock classic from the 1970s. Canonical URL: The Band, 1972, from *Rock of Ages*. Solo by *Robbie Robertson*. A Motown cover turned into a groove showcase, with Robertson's punchy, soulful fills. Don't Do It by The Band is #8 in our ranking of the best The Band guitar solos. The solo is played by Robbie Robertson and the song was released in 1972. ## In our lists - [The Best The Band Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-band-guitar-solos/) — #8 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Don't Do It? Robbie Robertson played the solo on The Band's Don't Do It (1972). --- 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/)