Smokestack Lightning
The Yardbirds, 1964, from Five Live Yardbirds. Solo by Eric Clapton.
An early live document of the young Clapton stretching out on a Howlin' Wolf staple.
Smokestack Lightning by The Yardbirds is #11 in our ranking of the best The Yardbirds guitar solos. The solo is played by Eric Clapton and the song was released in 1964.
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Who played the guitar solo on Smokestack Lightning?
Eric Clapton played the solo on The Yardbirds's Smokestack Lightning (1964).