ECU Musicology Vol. 3 - The Savage Saga of the Guitar Solo

An ECU Musicology episode that explores and explains the history of the guitar solo.
Dedicated to 11-year-old gunslinger Christian Trent who still believes.

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One of the most valuable gems of Western music is the guitar solo. This is its journey through more than 60 years of popular music.

The  riffs and solos:
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode- 1958
Keith Richards - Satisfaction - 1965
John Lennon - Day Tripper - 1965
Pete Townshend - Pinball Wizard - 1969
Hank Marvin - Apache - 1960
Jim Fuller - Wipeout - 1963
Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - 1968
Carlos Santana - Black Magic Woman - 1968
Jimmy Page - Whole Lotta Love - 1969
Brian May - Bohemian Rhapsody - 1975
Eric Clapton - Layla - 1971
Angus Young - Highway to Hell - 1979
Mark Knopfler - Sultans of Swing - 1978
Neal Schon - Don't Stop Believin' - 1981
Randy Rhodes - Crazy Train - 1980
Eddie Van Halen - Beat It - 1983
Nuno Bettencourt - Play With Me - 1989
Slash - Sweet Child 'O Mine - 1988
Kurt Cobain - In Bloom - 1992
Billie Joe Armstrong - When I Come Around - 1995
Jerry Horton - Last Resort - 1999
Johnny Greenwood - Paranoid Android - 1997
Tom Morello - Killing in the Name - 1992
Matt Bellamy - Plug In Baby - 2001
Jack White - Icky Thump - 2007
Josh Homme - Make It Wit Chu - 2007
Dan Auerbach - Tighten Up - 2010
John Mayer - Belief - 2006
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower - 1968