# Life Is a Carnival guitar solo

> Robbie Robertson's guitar solo on Life Is a Carnival by The Band (1971) starts at about 2:05. From the album Cahoots. A classic rock classic from the 1970s.

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The Band, 1971, from *Cahoots*. Solo by *Robbie Robertson*.

Robertson's jagged, funky guitar interlocks with Allen Toussaint's horns.

Life Is a Carnival by The Band is #16 in our ranking of the best The Band guitar solos. The solo is played by Robbie Robertson and the song was released in 1971.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Band Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-band-guitar-solos/) — #16

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Life Is a Carnival?

Robbie Robertson played the solo on The Band's Life Is a Carnival (1971).

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