# I Am a Pilgrim guitar solo > Clarence White's guitar solo on I Am a Pilgrim by The Kentucky Colonels (1964). From the album Appalachian Swing!. A bluegrass classic from the 1960s. Canonical URL: The Kentucky Colonels, 1964, from *Appalachian Swing!*. Solo by *Clarence White*. White's measured, crosspicked break on the gospel standard shows his sense of space. I Am a Pilgrim shows Clarence White's gift for space and restraint on a gospel standard. His crosspicked break is measured and deliberate, letting notes ring and giving the melody room to breathe. Rather than showing off speed, White focuses on tone, timing and phrasing, making every note count. His guitar has a warm, clear sound that suits the song's reflective mood. The performance shows another side of White, a player who could be as affecting in slow songs as he was bright in fast ones. Listen for the way the crosspicked patterns create a gentle, rolling texture, and for the pauses that give the melody its quiet dignity. I Am a Pilgrim by The Kentucky Colonels is featured in our Bluegrass (#10) list. The solo is played by Clarence White and the song was released in 1964. ## In our lists - [The 20 Greatest Bluegrass Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/bluegrass/) — #10 - [The Best The Kentucky Colonels Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-kentucky-colonels-guitar-solos/) — #7 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1964](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1964/) — #7 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on I Am a Pilgrim? Clarence White played the solo on The Kentucky Colonels's I Am a Pilgrim (1964). --- 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/)