He was my grandfather's best friend, he was a kind, respected man with a great sense of humor, I may have never got the chance to meet him, but I knew I would appreciate him, if I could meet him... My Grandfather's last words, were "I will be with Danny Again", please respect his talent, and don't hate...
He has been one if my heros for a long time. We try to keep his music and greatness alive in my band. 30 yrs been trying to be danny!. He was very nice, got to meet he and the band many times. It was one of the hardests moments in my life when i heard he passed. Missed and adored so much.
I was gifted a trip to Austin by my late uncle and he took me to see the filming of Austin City Limits. I was disappointed at first because I was hoping someone I’d heard of was taping a show. That soon changed the second Danny started playing and I’ve never been the same since. I got home and bought every single tape, CD, and record of his I could get my hands on and I’ve been a lifelong fan ever since.
Danny was a DC legend as was Roy. I played drums on Roy's final California tour in the Spring of the year he died, 1988. However, I used to see Danny on Tuesday nights at the Childe Harold at DuPont Circle with Emmy Lou Harris and with his own band Danny & the Fat Boys. They were always great and I will always have fond memories experiencing both of them in such intimate situations. They were all about the music....and the beer.
Danny was definitely touched by the hand of God! Some Guitarist are like Lion Tamers, Workin searching for that certain Sound! Hendrix, Others the Guitar is like an extension of their arm like Gatton
The first time I saw Danny was the Flood Zone in Richmond, Va arount 1991. My jaw about hit the flloor!! Every long hang heavy metal player was there from the area and we were all floored at what we were watching. I saw him about another 4 - 5 times in the next 3 years. He was and is still the best I have ever seen! He could play any style better than anyone.
NO DOUBT!!! I love EVERY thang I've seen him in!!! The BEST Musicians are NEVER lauded by the Public... I was a BIG HENDRIX fan when I was coming up but MAN ... People like Bill, Danny, Red , Albert Lee,The Whole "Wrecking Crew" and "Muscle Shoals" guys made R&B and Country, and POP!!! What about Mickey Raphael with Willie??? How many albums has Mickey "MADE"... as in if he wasn't on it, it would be SO LESS!!! And BOB has the TIME of his LIFE everytime he's on stage... Like Marty Stewarts Cousin... People like 'Li'L Wayne anbd his "throes" will NEVER understand!!!
The similarities between Danny Gatton and Roy Buchanan are eerie. Both possessed fearsome talent. Both lived in the Washington DC area. Both were known for playing Telecasters (in fact they both owned the same Tele at different times). Both had eclectic styles and could play virtually any style of music. Both were fiercely independent. Neither, despite being massively gifted musicians, ever gained widespread fame. And both died -- at their own hands -- just shy of 50. Depression is a monster that robs us all, either personally or by taking some of the best among us.
+ericynot You are so right. Joe Bonomassa was a protégé and talks about him once in a while and knows why he did it but never gets into it because it's really none of our business. Totally personal stuff. Been there!! Depression so sucks!! I'm so glad it's been gone for a long long time.
I've known some great players here in Nashville who have devoted so much time to doing that very thing because they are tremendous fans, and they, just like me would agree 100%.with that statement.
man...i listen to a great deal of music, lots of styles...see a lot of shows...seen a lot of greats, world famous and unknown...but i'm straight embarrassed to admit i've never heard of Danny Gatton before today. like stumbling over a big lump of gold. dude was incredible, and the band is money. RESPECT
He wouldn't fly on airplanes so his sphere of influence was primarily around DC, Maryland and Virginia areas. He may have been the best guitarist in history. He wasn't nearly as famous as he should have been, but I guarantee every guitar great knew his name. Steve Vai called him the best he had ever seen.
@@georgedavis8412 his work with Buddy Emmons in Redneck Jazz Explosion was that way. Buddy was one of the few who could hang with Danny, and even push him to greater heights.
Players as good as Danny Gatton are often over-looked by fans in favor of leaner, sexier rock stars. Gatton was a guitar wizard. Far more imaginative, creative and advanced than most 'guitar stars'. Danny is in very rare air as one of the most exceptional guitarists to come along in the past 75 years. And, what a great sax/trumpet/keyboard player Bill Holloman is!!!
At around 10:00 : Danny's smile to the bassist after this one ended his stunning solo: great. He's a great guitarist, and he is happy, when others do outstanding solos, too. I like that.
cant believe its 22 years since he died . Got to see him live four times in small clubs in philly area, in 92 and 93. what a joy to watch. Not ashamed to say I cried the day I read he took his life, October 4th 1994, a dark day in my life, couldn't listen to his music for almost a year, but its great to see his music kept alive and new people discovering a truly great guitarist
just such a shame he has only 220,000 views and 2,100 likes. Danny was the man. I saw him in concert many times in the DC area. He was exhausting to watch.
I lived in the DC area for 20 year during Danny's reign of terror on mere mortal guitarists (like me) but I never saw him live. I know I was working 60 hours a week, but I should have stopped and smelled the roses. Regrets, I have a few. Color me Humbled!
I've seen a great many things done by a great many guitar players, but until this performance I had never seen a guitarist play with a towel over his hand and still make it musical. Phenomenal. Rest in peace, Danny Gatton.
Same response from the guitar faculty at Berklee School of Music when he played in Boston. I grew up in D.C. and couldn't afford the cover at the clubs back then but Danny told them I could stay until he finished his sound check. It was great just to listen to him warm up!
Bill Holloman, sax player here is still wailing in 2019. saw him just a few weeks ago. incredible musician. and he's still playing that same filthy sax.
That sax isn't "filthy", it's oxidized. Most pro players have their brass instruments acid-dipped regularly to remove the oxidation, and restore the bright finish. However, some purists, especially those with vintage instruments, refuse to have them dipped because some of the metal is removed in the process, potentially altering the tone. My late brother-in-law, Al Seibert, was a pro tenor sax player from the Washington DC area. He played a horn that at the time he passed, was about 75 years old. He absolutely refused to have it dipped, and I'd have to say it was the richest-sounding tenor sax I've ever heard. I'd venture to say Bill feels the same way about his horn.
We all have our favorites, and I have mine. Everything you've ever heard about Danny is true... So, like I was saying, we all have our favorites and Danny is one of mine. If he isn't one of your favorites... well... um... you're just wrong.
Around this show that was filmed in Austin he came to Houston. I snuck out of my house. I got in my family station wagon and drove to see that show amazing he is the humbler.
no effects pedds... just pure talent. I wish we could have him still today. I can hear him playing with so many others/beck, Garcia, and so many others. we miss you D.G.
Our band warmed up for Liz Meyer and friends with Danny once in OC MD winter of 72 or 1973.. We had 100 watt Marshall stacks. He was using a 410 "59 Fender Bassman. He comes up to me and states proudly that his Tele and 410 was louder than my Marshall.I didn't argue. He may have been right with a Tele on the treble pickup full volume.
Like BluesBorn said below, Danny could do things on the guitar that are simply put, unbelievable. Just that hybred picking alone is near impossible. I've been playing a long time and still can't get the hang of it. RIP Danny, like most of the greats he went too soon, but he did leave us a treasure trove to go rummaging through.
i saw him once in a small club in Silver Spring Maryland. It was like watching Da Vinci paint, Shakespeare write or Babe Ruth play baseball. You knew you were in the presence of greatness and it never be equaled .
Wanna know just how good Danny is? Show one of these videos to someone who thinks they know music but have never heard of him. The expression on their face will tell all.
There is a sect of guitar players who favor a black guard tele and fender bf/sf amp, namely the deluxe reverb. They play the same type of music and have contributed to the evolution of the guitar world. Danny is a prime example; I love this sect and have patterned my self after it. I have a pair of 71 Fenders, a deluxe reverb and a thinline tele. The tele has a joe bardon in the neck and a custom broadcaster in the bridge with a hollow mahogany body ,the amp has rca tubes and a texas texas heat speaker, the reverb and tremolo work on both channels. This rig with a small pedal board of 6 pedals can do anything. I am a fan of Danny and others like him.
There are no words to describe a live Danny Gatton performance. He could do it all and when you left for home you were changed. This was a giant talent and we are still grieving over what might have become of him and his awesome playing skill. At least there are cd and dvd performances to pass along to future generations. The other great gift he left us are Joe Barden pickups which would not exist without Dannys' input.
I'm not entirely sure we would be able to tell what he would have become. Once you reach his level, I'm not sure he or anyone could have been any better. If you consider how long the guitar has been around and nobody has come to within the same zip code... and to do it with 2 lessons and no practice in his lifetime, nor the ability to read music, you be the judge. And just think of the amazing musicians that he played with. We lost Buddy Emmons, the best ever at his craft.
As long as I live, I will never forget hearing Danny Gatton's playing for the first time. I was in graduate school in Illinois and had just gotten the "Guitar Player" magazine issue featuring the greatest 'unknown guitarists," and Danny was on the cover and on their 'sound page' recording inside. "Nit Pickin'" was the tune, one of Danny's showcase numbers, and it just blew me away. Later saw DG several times live, and regard those shows are highlights of my musical life. Especially because of how soon he would be gone. This video, just wow - the guy cooly downs a beer and while the bottle is still dripping suds, plays the heck out of it on his Tele on a slide guitar number. What an amazing talent, but just as important - what a total goof! I miss Danny and his humorous approach to life. RIP, DG.... you won't be forgotten. Wish we'd had a chance to share a beer or two. I'd even have paid!
I grew up outside of DC and was fortunate enough to see Danny on a handful of occasions. I had moved to FL when this aired but I remember feeling like "now you all have some idea!" He was The Telemaster!!!
Why is this not yet on DVD after all these years? Caught it on ACL at the time and taped it on VHS. Then I bought the "Unfinished Business" LP and become a complete fan.
Guitar wizardry? Sure, but he never gets credit for all the great instrumental compositions. He was a great writer/arranger who took hillbilly jazz about as far as it ever went.
My good American guitarist friend Pat Moore told me about this guy and sure did blew my mind. He not just plays the guitar but really diggin' deep into it with all his musicality and heart. Too bad he could have won lots of award's and accolades.
sax player just kills it AND he has the very best ducks-ass hairdo of all time! what. edit) look at danny's wall of fender amps - even more better than rock guy's walls of marshall amps.
Just in the first song Danny uses a handful of techniques that I'm pretty certain he alone among the world's top guitarists had the physical ability to pull off. In the OPENING NUMBER.
Danny had family in the audience to his left in the front row ie his mother Norma Rae Gatton, sister Donna and brother Brent. BTW - That's a bottle of Lone Star Beer he's using for a slide. The producers of ACL made him peel the label so it didn't come off like a commercial. :)
Why Chris Cain hasn’t played on ACL proves your point. They lost their way, giving in to the pop bullshit sugar candy of the minute. Poor dumb fuckers.
I came across his first album I would say....called CRUISIN DUCES. Then I came across a few more, 88 Elmira Street, UNFINISHED BUSINESS, he did an album with Joey Defrancesco, I also have double album of Danny Gatton, 4 or 5 albums total. I really enjoyed his guitar playing, having an uncle, my dad being in thier own local country and western music bands and being in foster care a Spanish family in the church playing instruments, thier sons and father playing a sax, trumpet, drums guitar and a sister who can sing. I was introduced to alot of jazz and wind instrument playing. Unfortunately I can't play an instrument to save my life. Lol.
wow this guy still shreds 90 percent of all our great players now. people should give credit where credit is do. instead of saying they are the fastest
+Michael Profita I went to his concert performance at the Holiday Inn in Solomon's Island, MD back in 1980. He was the greatest guitarist back then and his legendary guitar licks are still the best today. R.I.P. Telemaster.
Remember when you could witness something as astonishing as this?....sitting together?...with a beam on your face that could actually be seen and not hidden?...feeling the sheer joy of a live performance?....the people preventing this can't be seen....but you could probably fit them all into a fairly small room.
He was my grandfather's best friend, he was a kind, respected man with a great sense of humor, I may have never got the chance to meet him, but I knew I would appreciate him, if I could meet him... My Grandfather's last words, were "I will be with Danny Again", please respect his talent, and don't hate...
Thats cool story
I'm very sorry to hear that Victoria. I've never heard anyone who met or knew Danny Gatton have anything but a kind word to say about him.
Beautiful story. Greetings from Israel
NOBODY could hate on this man ❤️
He has been one if my heros for a long time. We try to keep his music and greatness alive in my band. 30 yrs been trying to be danny!. He was very nice, got to meet he and the band many times. It was one of the hardests moments in my life when i heard he passed. Missed and adored so much.
I was gifted a trip to Austin by my late uncle and he took me to see the filming of Austin City Limits. I was disappointed at first because I was hoping someone I’d heard of was taping a show. That soon changed the second Danny started playing and I’ve never been the same since. I got home and bought every single tape, CD, and record of his I could get my hands on and I’ve been a lifelong fan ever since.
I bet he blew your little mind, especially the surprise and zero expectation of greatness
As a '' guitar player '' for fifty-nine years it takes a lot to get my attention. This guy was way beyond special.
Danny was a DC legend as was Roy. I played drums on Roy's final California tour in the Spring of the year he died, 1988. However, I used to see Danny on Tuesday nights at the Childe Harold at DuPont Circle with Emmy Lou Harris and with his own band Danny & the Fat Boys. They were always great and I will always have fond memories experiencing both of them in such intimate situations. They were all about the music....and the beer.
so good to have say such nice comment of Danny
The UK would have made him, like the stray cats, and earlier Eddie Cochran. Deserved so much more.
Danny was definitely touched by the hand of God! Some Guitarist are like Lion Tamers, Workin searching for that certain Sound! Hendrix, Others the Guitar is like an extension of their arm like Gatton
@Scott - cool
Another DC native...I remember Childe Harold! But I never got to see Danny live. But one of the true DC musical heroes.
Here we are in 2024 and so many people are just discovering Danny for the first time. The Humbler was also the ultimate sleeper. Just astonishing.
The first time I saw Danny was the Flood Zone in Richmond, Va arount 1991. My jaw about hit the flloor!! Every long hang heavy metal player was there from the area and we were all floored at what we were watching. I saw him about another 4 - 5 times in the next 3 years. He was and is still the best I have ever seen! He could play any style better than anyone.
Bill Holloman - killer on all...keyboard, sax, trumpet
I thought I recognized him- he plays saxophone for the Convertibles, a legendary CT band. He's amazing here.
NO DOUBT!!!
I love EVERY thang I've seen him in!!!
The BEST Musicians are NEVER lauded by the Public...
I was a BIG HENDRIX fan when I was coming up but MAN ...
People like Bill, Danny, Red , Albert Lee,The Whole "Wrecking Crew" and "Muscle Shoals" guys made R&B and Country, and POP!!!
What about Mickey Raphael with Willie???
How many albums has Mickey "MADE"... as in if he wasn't on it, it would be SO LESS!!!
And BOB has the TIME of his LIFE everytime he's on stage...
Like Marty Stewarts Cousin...
People like 'Li'L Wayne anbd his "throes" will NEVER understand!!!
He looks so funny, but he plays like three gods!
The similarities between Danny Gatton and Roy Buchanan are eerie. Both possessed fearsome talent. Both lived in the Washington DC area. Both were known for playing Telecasters (in fact they both owned the same Tele at different times). Both had eclectic styles and could play virtually any style of music. Both were fiercely independent. Neither, despite being massively gifted musicians, ever gained widespread fame. And both died -- at their own hands -- just shy of 50.
Depression is a monster that robs us all, either personally or by taking some of the best among us.
+ericynot And they lived together in Nashville.
+Ben Davella glad you pulled through and that you are still alive and breathing.
+ericynot You are so right. Joe Bonomassa was a protégé and talks about him once in a while and knows why he did it but never gets into it because it's really none of our business. Totally personal stuff. Been there!! Depression so sucks!! I'm so glad it's been gone for a long long time.
+ericynot Roy's death and circumstances remain murky.
Supposedly he was drunk, got arrested and hung himself in the jail cell!!
TOTALLY astonishing.....Even up to today, nobody comes close.
Danny could play like anybody, but nobody could play like him.
"Danny could play like anybody, but nobody could play like him." #ytmostidioticcomments
I've known some great players here in Nashville who have devoted so much time to doing that very thing because they are tremendous fans, and they, just like me would agree 100%.with that statement.
Sums him up brilliantly Larry
A bit of an overstatement, don't you think? 🙄
Great line!
As we inch closer to the three decade mark of his passing, he still is and always will be....The Humbler.. RIP Danny
man...i listen to a great deal of music, lots of styles...see a lot of shows...seen a lot of greats, world famous and unknown...but i'm straight embarrassed to admit i've never heard of Danny Gatton before today. like stumbling over a big lump of gold. dude was incredible, and the band is money. RESPECT
He wouldn't fly on airplanes so his sphere of influence was primarily around DC, Maryland and Virginia areas. He may have been the best guitarist in history. He wasn't nearly as famous as he should have been, but I guarantee every guitar great knew his name. Steve Vai called him the best he had ever seen.
ironically, i'm from Maryland just outside DC. lived there 'til i was 10 in '77. so he was a local for me.
Mr. Bill Holloman - Unreal! Just rips it on the keys, sax, and trumpet! Damn!
"Horn O' Plenty"
This entire band is insane. All led by Danny Gatton. Oh my........
I had the fortune to attend his concert in DC, which was seriously amazing. Lined up at the front of the stage were guitarists watching Danny in awe.
dude is slaying on sax, organ, and trumpet!
And killing it!!!
He was the only guy I ever saw Danny play with who could give it to Danny as good as he got.
@@georgedavis8412 his work with Buddy Emmons in Redneck Jazz Explosion was that way. Buddy was one of the few who could hang with Danny, and even push him to greater heights.
2:30 That is one bad ass sax player. One of the best sax solos I've ever heard.
E Wade looks like the sax was right off the titanic kind old , but he played the shit out of it ,
Listen at 20:00 then
Bill Holloman
Still plays with Chic, according to Wiki
He's a madman on sax, keys and trumpet? Who does that? Dang......
I just found this guy yesterday, in total awe. Never have Ive seen a player with so much range. His finger pickin is unparalleled
He lived in the DC area, and was well known here, but not widely famous.
Yes .hes one of my favorite guitar players to listen to.Sadly he took his own life many years ago. Google up
@@Warrogue1 but famous enough to have a Austin City limits episode, and that's pretty dam good.
Players as good as Danny Gatton are often over-looked by fans in favor of leaner, sexier rock stars.
Gatton was a guitar wizard. Far more imaginative, creative and advanced than most 'guitar stars'.
Danny is in very rare air as one of the most exceptional guitarists to come along in the past 75 years.
And, what a great sax/trumpet/keyboard player Bill Holloman is!!!
Ken M. : Players as good as Danny don't exist.
At around 10:00 : Danny's smile to the bassist after this one ended his stunning solo: great. He's a great guitarist, and he is happy, when others do outstanding solos, too. I like that.
It's always great to see the expression on a guitarists' face when they surprise themselves.
cant believe its 22 years since he died . Got to see him live four times in small clubs in philly area, in 92 and 93. what a joy to watch. Not ashamed to say I cried the day I read he took his life, October 4th 1994, a dark day in my life, couldn't listen to his music for almost a year, but its great to see his music kept alive and new people discovering a truly great guitarist
same for me brother!
I cried at my first kid's birth. The only other time I cried was on that terrible day in Oct 1994. I saw him 20-25x. It was not nearly enough.
Bought a tele about a week ago ans discovered this legend... he shall live on
just such a shame he has only 220,000 views and 2,100 likes. Danny was the man. I saw him in concert many times in the DC area. He was exhausting to watch.
Like his shows,his biggest fans are guitar players
22:50 beer foaming out of the bottle while he's playing slide with it 😂😂😂 - then following up @ 23:40 with the unbelievable towel act !! 🤣🤣🤣
Rarely if ever do I see a 27 minute video and watch the whole thing and wish it was longer. Have to do some research on him. My respect.
He became friends with the great Arlen Roth and played together a few times. th-cam.com/video/ZdPYmhJZdUc/w-d-xo.html
Nice
That talent on that stage has never been surpassed.
I lived in the DC area for 20 year during Danny's reign of terror on mere mortal guitarists (like me) but I never saw him live. I know I was working 60 hours a week, but I should have stopped and smelled the roses. Regrets, I have a few. Color me Humbled!
Elvis and Danny are together in music heaven!
I've seen a great many things done by a great many guitar players, but until this performance I had never seen a guitarist play with a towel over his hand and still make it musical. Phenomenal. Rest in peace, Danny Gatton.
My goodness.
I've listened to a lot of guitar, and I've never heard anything quite like this.
Wow.
...nevermind the keyboard player who, oh, by the way, is also going to blast out fantastic solos on both sax and trumpet.
Same response from the guitar faculty at Berklee School of Music when he played in Boston. I grew up in D.C. and couldn't afford the cover at the clubs back then but Danny told them I could stay until he finished his sound check. It was great just to listen to him warm up!
That's it. He is the most underrated guitarist EVER.
im 56 its 2023 and i haven't heard of this guy before ..thats a legit sin wtf
Me neither and I'm 69. The guy knew how to guitar!!!
wow...his playing literally covering his hand with a towel is cleaner than mine has ever been, even if I could play what he's playing.
Bill Holloman, sax player here is still wailing in 2019. saw him just a few weeks ago. incredible musician. and he's still playing that same filthy sax.
where did you see him? what city?
@@AaronLington1 In Willimantic CT.
@@edwardskinner651 thanks man. huge fan
That sax isn't "filthy", it's oxidized. Most pro players have their brass instruments acid-dipped regularly to remove the oxidation, and restore the bright finish. However, some purists, especially those with vintage instruments, refuse to have them dipped because some of the metal is removed in the process, potentially altering the tone. My late brother-in-law, Al Seibert, was a pro tenor sax player from the Washington DC area. He played a horn that at the time he passed, was about 75 years old. He absolutely refused to have it dipped, and I'd have to say it was the richest-sounding tenor sax I've ever heard. I'd venture to say Bill feels the same way about his horn.
Bill Holloman is in the Convertibles, a CT band that's still rocking after 30+ years.
Friend of my Uncle's. Danny blows me away! Saw him with Vince Gill
We all have our favorites, and I have mine. Everything you've ever heard about Danny is true... So, like I was saying, we all have our favorites and Danny is one of mine. If he isn't one of your favorites... well... um... you're just wrong.
Around this show that was filmed in Austin he came to Houston. I snuck out of my house. I got in my family station wagon and drove to see that show amazing he is the humbler.
This has to be remastered. Amazing music, shows what a great guitarist Danny Gatton was. Really like his subtle laid back style. Great to listen to.
no effects pedds... just pure talent. I wish we could have him still today. I can hear him playing with so many others/beck, Garcia, and so many others. we miss you D.G.
Chef patrick Flaherty ..I hear echo effect
Danny Gatton is the Uncle of our daughter-in-law Christie Gatton Thomasson. My husband Ron Thomasson knew him from his days in DC.
Our band warmed up for Liz Meyer and friends with Danny once in OC MD winter of 72 or 1973.. We had 100 watt Marshall stacks. He was using a 410 "59 Fender Bassman. He comes up to me and states proudly that his Tele and 410 was louder than my Marshall.I didn't argue. He may have been right with a Tele on the treble pickup full volume.
Like BluesBorn said below, Danny could do things on the guitar that are simply put, unbelievable. Just that hybred picking alone is near impossible. I've been playing a long time and still can't get the hang of it. RIP Danny, like most of the greats he went too soon, but he did leave us a treasure trove to go rummaging through.
i saw him once in a small club in Silver Spring Maryland. It was like watching Da Vinci paint, Shakespeare write or Babe Ruth play baseball. You knew you were in the presence of greatness and it never be equaled
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Maryland STEM Festival, you forgot to mention Peter North ejaculating. He shot the biggest loads in porn!
What an absolutely fantastic guitarist and so sad he's gone. RIP Danny boy X
Beyond guitar player just genius. No wonder Joe Bonnamassos' father got Danny to teach him guitar. RIP Danny.
The only thing I don't understand is music keeps saving my life, but takes the lives of the good people who make it. Thank you for sharing.
Outstanding player Outstanding band.
A guitar player... beyond other guitar players....
Wanna know just how good Danny is? Show one of these videos to someone who thinks they know music but have never heard of him. The expression on their face will tell all.
This was my introduction to Mr. Gatton, and I tell ya, I'm blown away.
There is a sect of guitar players who favor a black guard tele and fender bf/sf amp, namely the deluxe reverb. They play the same type of music and have contributed to the evolution of the guitar world. Danny is a prime example; I love this sect and have patterned my self after it. I have a pair of 71 Fenders, a deluxe reverb and a thinline tele. The tele has a joe bardon in the neck and a custom broadcaster in the bridge with a hollow mahogany body ,the amp has rca tubes and a texas texas heat speaker, the reverb and tremolo work on both channels. This rig with a small pedal board of 6 pedals can do anything. I am a fan of Danny and others like him.
I Saw Him At The Jade Elephant In Richmond 86-87. He Had Beer Going Everywhere. Just Jaw Dropping Good.
got to see him twice with Liz Meyers Band he played lead n Banjo as well sorta like garcia
There are no words to describe a live Danny Gatton performance. He could do it all and when you left for home you were changed. This was a giant talent and we are still grieving over what might have become of him and his awesome playing skill. At least there are cd and dvd performances to pass along to future generations. The other great gift he left us are Joe Barden pickups which would not exist without Dannys' input.
Thats Correct I Just Installed a Joe barden TT Humbucker in a Fender Tele Strat Hybrid that Sounds Awesome I have them in My 52 Reissue Tele Too
I'm not entirely sure we would be able to tell what he would have become. Once you reach his level, I'm not sure he or anyone could have been any better. If you consider how long the guitar has been around and nobody has come to within the same zip code... and to do it with 2 lessons and no practice in his lifetime, nor the ability to read music, you be the judge. And just think of the amazing musicians that he played with. We lost Buddy Emmons, the best ever at his craft.
I am crying as I watch. How good would Danny be now if he had lived?
I've said it before and I'll say it again: no other guitarist puts a big smile on my face. Fantastic!
What a stellar group. Danny certainly was a guitar master.
this was a GREAT show. I've got a copy on an old VHS tape.
What a magnificent force of nature Danny Gatton was. I’m blessed to have seen this band perform live in Philadelphia back in the day.
Such a fantastic player with soooo much appeal! and to any audience! Totally missed! Much love and rest easy
Justa guitarslinger! Amen. Gone way too soon.
Bill Holloman is by far the highlight of this show
John Paul Kelly I think you mean John Candy...
As long as I live, I will never forget hearing Danny Gatton's playing for the first time. I was in graduate school in Illinois and had just gotten the "Guitar Player" magazine issue featuring the greatest 'unknown guitarists," and Danny was on the cover and on their 'sound page' recording inside. "Nit Pickin'" was the tune, one of Danny's showcase numbers, and it just blew me away. Later saw DG several times live, and regard those shows are highlights of my musical life. Especially because of how soon he would be gone. This video, just wow - the guy cooly downs a beer and while the bottle is still dripping suds, plays the heck out of it on his Tele on a slide guitar number. What an amazing talent, but just as important - what a total goof! I miss Danny and his humorous approach to life. RIP, DG.... you won't be forgotten. Wish we'd had a chance to share a beer or two. I'd even have paid!
really great band , Danny is fabulous
I grew up outside of DC and was fortunate enough to see Danny on a handful of occasions. I had moved to FL when this aired but I remember feeling like "now you all have some idea!" He was The Telemaster!!!
such a phenomenal guitar player like nobody else how his mind worked with music was truly God- given ability.
Why is this not yet on DVD after all these years? Caught it on ACL at the time and taped it on VHS. Then I bought the "Unfinished Business" LP and become a complete fan.
thank you so much for Danny gatton one of the all time greatest guitar players
Guitar wizardry? Sure, but he never gets credit for all the great instrumental compositions. He was a great writer/arranger who took hillbilly jazz about as far as it ever went.
I keep coming back to watch this show.. Best playing and performance .. RIP DG....
My good American guitarist friend Pat Moore told me about this guy and sure did blew my mind. He not just plays the guitar but really diggin' deep into it with all his musicality and heart. Too bad he could have won lots of award's and accolades.
sax player just kills it AND he has the very best ducks-ass hairdo of all time! what.
edit) look at danny's wall of fender amps - even more better than rock guy's walls of marshall amps.
My brother loved him and met him in DC... definitely one of the greatest guitarists ever. R.I.P. Danny
Just in the first song Danny uses a handful of techniques that I'm pretty certain he alone among the world's top guitarists had the physical ability to pull off. In the OPENING NUMBER.
I''ve seldom heard anything he played during which at some point he didn't do the impossible.
Danny had family in the audience to his left in the front row ie his mother Norma Rae Gatton, sister Donna and brother Brent. BTW - That's a bottle of Lone Star Beer he's using for a slide. The producers of ACL made him peel the label so it didn't come off like a commercial. :)
Unbelievably great guitarist. The sax player as well.
I love everything about this xxx
Most amazing man who ever lived.
(the singer)
Back when ACL actually booked talent, not the douchebag artists they pick up now that Manbunn Urban Duffuses like
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You sure said it man.
Why Chris Cain hasn’t played on ACL proves your point. They lost their way, giving in to the pop bullshit sugar candy of the minute. Poor dumb fuckers.
Bill on sax, trumpet and keys amazing
I came across his first album I would say....called CRUISIN DUCES. Then I came across a few more, 88 Elmira Street, UNFINISHED BUSINESS, he did an album with Joey Defrancesco, I also have double album of Danny Gatton, 4 or 5 albums total. I really enjoyed his guitar playing, having an uncle, my dad being in thier own local country and western music bands and being in foster care a Spanish family in the church playing instruments, thier sons and father playing a sax, trumpet, drums guitar and a sister who can sing. I was introduced to alot of jazz and wind instrument playing. Unfortunately I can't play an instrument to save my life. Lol.
Gearheads with Joey D was amazing!
Thanks for posting this video
The band is tight and Bill Holloman shines. Nice post!
total genius guitarist
goes for the jugular right at the start... awesome
Whoa!! John Candy on sax!!!
Here 'cause of Josh Smith... Grateful 🙏
What a show!
and what an unexpected treat to see the legend that is 'Towlie' make an appearance LIVE on stage with the band, just incredible.
wow this guy still shreds 90 percent of all our great players now. people should give credit where credit is do. instead of saying they are the fastest
+Michael Profita I went to his concert performance at the Holiday Inn in Solomon's Island, MD back in 1980. He was the greatest guitarist back then and his legendary guitar licks are still the best today. R.I.P. Telemaster.
+Michael Profita I think he is the worlds all time greatest player that ever lived
Remember when you could witness something as astonishing as this?....sitting together?...with a beam on your face that could actually be seen and not hidden?...feeling the sheer joy of a live performance?....the people preventing this can't be seen....but you could probably fit them all into a fairly small room.
Hope things are better for ya now Danny. RIP.
Danny Gatton is really a great guitar player. I didn't know him; it seems he's playing like Roy Buchanan. Thanks a lot for share Resaca Rat !
insane, words fail to describe the genius of Danny...
My guitar teacher was at pains trying to teach me how to properly press the strings with the fingers and this guy played that well with a cloth...
All I can say is wow!
Both Roy and Danny were the grandmasters
Danny is beyond brilliant here, that’s to be expected - but Bill Holloman, oh, my freaking goodness!
That is some killer rockabilly on the Elvis set. Jeff Beck can do some of these tricks as well. WOW.
What a monster! The humbler and crack band performing without the aid of a safety net - a beautiful thing.
I saw him at the Twist and Shout in Bethesda a few times back in day--man, that guy could play.
This splendor and crazy drive ! You did it, Danny !
The sax player’s hairdresser has a tremendous sense of humour...
He could give some to the bassist.
The classic excessive greaser look.