That guitarist was Elliott Randall, who turns 79 on June 15.
When Steely Dan was recording its debut album, Can't Buy a Thrill, songwriters Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were searching for the right guitar solo for "Reelin' in the Years."
Randall later recalled that his entire lead performance was recorded in one continuous take. The guitarist plugged his 1965 Fender Stratocaster into an Ampeg SVT bass amplifier and delivered the now-famous solo that helped define the song.
Classic Rock reported that Page told the magazine in 1999 that Randall's work on "Reelin' in the Years" was his favorite guitar solo of all time. Years later, during a 2016 interview with Oliver Patrick Loughnan, Page revisited the subject and gave the solo a playful rating of "12 out of 10."
"I'm flattered," Randall said in 2021. "It was actually very easy. The song virtually played itself."
In its ranking of the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos in Rock, Classic Rock placed Randall's performance at No. 28, calling attention to the fact that Randall's lead, intro and closing guitar work were all captured in one continuous take, creating what it described as a near-perfect 27-second solo in which "not a note is wasted."
Although Randall never became a household name, his résumé extends far beyond Steely Dan. Over the years, he recorded with artists including Carly Simon, Peter Frampton, Pat Benetar, Joan Baez and Irene Cara, playing the guitar work on Cara's hit "Fame" as well.
Still, for many fans, Randall's legacy will always be tied to those unforgettable seconds on "Reelin' in the Years," a solo that even Jimmy Page couldn't stop talking about more than two decades later.
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