Rough Boy
ZZ Top, 1985, from Afterburner. Solo by Billy Gibbons.
A spacious, echoing lead that gives the band's biggest ballad its yearning quality.
Rough Boy by ZZ Top is #13 in our ranking of the best ZZ Top guitar solos. The solo is played by Billy Gibbons and the song was released in 1985.
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Who played the guitar solo on Rough Boy?
Billy Gibbons played the solo on ZZ Top's Rough Boy (1985).