<Tr> <Th> Origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Occupation (s) </Th> <Td> Guitarist, session musician </Td> </Tr> <P> Elliott Randall (born 1947) is an American guitarist, best known for being a session musician with popular artists . Randall played the well - known guitar solos from Steely Dan's song "Reelin' in the Years" and Irene Cara's song "Fame". It was reported that Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page said Randall's solo on "Reelin' in the Years" is his favorite guitar solo of all - time . The solo was ranked as the 40th best guitar solo of all - time by the readers of Guitar World magazine and the eighth best guitar solo by Q4 Music . </P> <P> Randall began taking piano lessons at age five . At nine, in 1956, he switched to guitar . He attended New York City's High School of Music & Art, where he was classmates with Laura Nyro and Michael Kamen . In 1963, at sixteen, Randall met Richie Havens in Greenwich Village and began gigging . Randall did some early work behind The Capris and The Ronnettes, and by 1964 was recording "small - time" demos . </P>

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