Searching for Good Blues Solos

[The Rose Dragon]

As the title so helpfully explains, I am searching for good blues solos. The instrument does not matter much, though I am partial to guitar and sax. If at all possible, I would prefer video links rather than just song names.

[AKA_Bait]

Can you give me an example of what you would define as a "blues solo"?

[The Rose Dragon]

A solo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo_%28music%29), from a blues (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues) song.

[Caliphbubba]

How long does the solo have to be?

[The Rose Dragon]

I don't know. I don't know a lot of blues songs, and I don't know what makes for a good solo, and how long they tend to be. I don't think you can have a good solo in two seconds, but I am open to anything.

[smellie_hippie]

I can't post links to youtube and such while at work, but can I suggest looking for any video of Stevie Ray Vaughn? He was a fantastic blues guitarist. Also of note, BB King, Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker.

[Caliphbubba]

I'll try to edit in the video with my phone when I find it, but to be honest the very first thing that lept into my head when you asked for a good blues solo was the opening licks(last about 15 seconds or so) of Beautifully Broken by Gov't Mule.

Edit: http://m.youtube.com/wamv-google&=7R3pSryQf88

hope that link works, if not sorry.

[The Big Dice]

Check out British blues guitarists. We're the ones who took what was essentially folk music from the US and turned it into middle class suburban music. Guys like Peter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE4HGlmtOcg) Green (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh4GkibDytQ), founder of Fleetwood Mac, who BB King described as having the sweetest tone ever heard. Or John Mayall (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUUEtCBhn_Q) and his Bluesbreakers, who with a little bit of help from Eric Clapton (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvI0P6o_H8k&feature=related) introduced the world to the potential of a Les Paul teamed up with a Marshall amp. And of course the incomparable

In more modern tines, there's [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPDLqJBMv84&feature=fvst]Gary Moore (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0hk6un_VTg&feature=fvwrelJeff Beck.[/url). Who as well as being a great rock and jazz guitarist, was also a fearsome blues player, too.