# Wild Horse guitar solo > Clarence White's guitar solo on Wild Horse by The Kentucky Colonels (1964). Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. A bluegrass classic from the 1960s. Canonical URL: The Kentucky Colonels, 1964. Solo by *Clarence White*. A brisk instrumental where White's off-beat accents and quick runs stand out. Wild Horse is a brisk instrumental that shows Clarence White's off-beat accents and quick runs at their most playful. His lead lines dart and weave through the tune, full of syncopation and surprise. The tone is bright and crisp, with a strong attack that cuts through the band. White's rhythmic inventiveness made him one of the most influential acoustic guitarists of his generation. Even in a short piece, his personality shines through. Listen for the unexpected accents that give the tune its bounce, and for the quick runs that seem to tumble forward before landing neatly on the beat. Wild Horse by The Kentucky Colonels is featured in our Bluegrass (#14) 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/) — #14 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1964](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1964/) — #8 - [The Greatest Acoustic Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/acoustic-guitar-solos/) — #13 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Wild Horse? Clarence White played the solo on The Kentucky Colonels's Wild Horse (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/)