Light Up or Leave Me Alone
Traffic, 1971, from The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys. Solo by Steve Winwood.
Over a loose, funky Capaldi-sung groove, Winwood plays an extended, relaxed solo that keeps finding new angles. A great example of his conversational, jam-band phrasing.
Light Up or Leave Me Alone by Traffic is #2 in our ranking of the best Traffic guitar solos. The solo is played by Steve Winwood and the song was released in 1971.
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Who played the guitar solo on Light Up or Leave Me Alone?
Steve Winwood played the solo on Traffic's Light Up or Leave Me Alone (1971).