[garv]

Great post. I've been sitting here thinking that Clapton/Allman's Key to the Highway should be on the list, but there are probably half a dozen versions by straight Blues players that could be as well.

My nomination to the list is the short but excellent Pete Townshend solo in Pure and Easy.

[Yardstick]

Clapton/Allman's Key to the Highway should be on the list

You're right, great playing on that one (and I love Clapton's scraggly strat tone -- it's perfect).

My nomination to the list is the short but excellent Pete Townshend solo in Pure and Easy.

Hmm. I don't recall that that one right off hand.

But speaking of great solos by English guitarists, check out Richard Thompson's solo on the song Hard On Me, dowloadable for free here (just scroll down a little and click the musical notes below the song title).

I don't know of anyone that sounds quite like him.

[dfwgator]

My nomination to the list is the short but excellent Pete Townshend solo in Pure and Easy.

My favorite Townshend work was "Young Man Blues" on Live at Leeds.