# Pearly Queen guitar solo

> Steve Winwood's guitar solo on Pearly Queen by Traffic (1968) starts at about 2:10. From the album Traffic. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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Traffic, 1968, from *Traffic*. Solo by *Steve Winwood*.

A grinding riff and a raw, stinging fuzz solo make this the band's heaviest cut of the period. Winwood sounds positively Hendrix-adjacent.

Pearly Queen by Traffic is #3 in our ranking of the best Traffic guitar solos. The solo is played by Steve Winwood and the song was released in 1968.

## In our lists

- [The Best Traffic Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/traffic-guitar-solos/) — #3

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Pearly Queen?

Steve Winwood played the solo on Traffic's Pearly Queen (1968).

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