The Most Influential Guitarist You've Never Heard Of
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- Today, I'm highlighting one of the most underrated guitarists in history. Having played on a seemingly infinite number of hit songs in the 80s and 90s, this guitarist influenced an entire generation of musicians from behind the scenes.
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Table of Contents
00:00 Introduction
00:14 Who is Dann Huff?
01:01 The Goal of this Video
01:39 "How am I Supposed to Live Without You"
03:38 "Danger Zone"
05:41 "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"
08:02 "Glory of Love"
10:12 "Like a Prayer"
11:53 Conclusion
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Table of Contents
00:00 Introduction
00:14 Who is Dann Huff?
01:01 The Goal of this Video
01:39 "How am I Supposed to Live Without You"
03:38 "Danger Zone"
05:41 "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"
08:02 "Glory of Love"
10:12 "Like a Prayer"
11:53 Conclusion
How am I’m I supposed to live without you is landau.
@@craigmolinelli7402 see 1:57
@@VertexEffectsInc Archer Voice: *dAaAaAaAnGa zOwWn*
Hey Sir, you should check before saying things : on How Am I Supposed To Live Without You, the mega hit by Michael Bolton, it's not Dann playing the solo but Michael Landau. Even if Dann is credited on the album where the song is, Soul Provider, he doesn't play on THIS SONG. Jus' sayin....🙄🙄
@@Dokkenholic See 1:50
Dann Huff’s playing and writing is on a different level.
Yes! Indeeed!
Dann Huff was one of the founder's of WhiteHeart in early 80's and guitar player for Amy Grant with Michael W Smith. Great with Giant!
One of the best!
I was the director of technical operations for Starstruck Studios in Nashville when it first opened in '96... as Dann was winding down his studio career and beginning his production career (by producing an album for Megadeth! Just before then, Dann came into the studio to do some guitar parts for a Reba album and some of the things that he did with guitar were other-worldly... completely outside the realms of what most humans could or would be able to do. Yeah... he's SUCH an underrated, unsung guitar hero. One thing he told me about Giant was that they had just released their second album when Nirvana Nevermind was released. He said when he heard that record, he knew that Giant was finished. The best thing about Dann, besides his musicianship, is that he is truly a very great man as well!!
By the way... Dann also talked about working with Mutt on Shania's album... Mutt asked Dann (as well as all of the musicians hired to play on the album) to bring EVERY guitar and amp he had. He said he pulled up to the studio in a U-Haul truck. Apparently they spent about three weeks or more just looking for sounds for the different song styles.
along with Lukather, Landau, and Paul Jackson Jr, Dann was one of the most prolific session players in the 1980s. Some of the tastiest , and a few well known, guitar solos in the 1980s, he did.
When I went to GIT in 89 everybody knew who he was and we got real lucky that he came in and played for us with his new band the time called Giant he was a big deal before he moved to Nashville
Finally! A video about Dann Huff! I like his work with his old band WhiteHeart, Amy Grant, Sandi Patti, and his amazing playing on David Benoit's Freedom At Midnight album.
Dann Huff and Michael Thompson are in my top 10 favorites and have been for probably 20 years........So thanks for doing this one!
Heck yea! Our pleasure!
He's playing in Boz Scaggs 1988 The Other Roads album is Simply amazing. With Lukather, Porcaro, JR, David Williams, Paul Jackson Jr etc playing on it. Its sound so good!
Respectfully, Pretty sure the rhythm part in like a prayer was David Williams. That’s said, I loved working with Dan in those days. Monster player.
Patrick Leonard
First heard him live in the early 80s when a band I was with was on a festival bill with the band, White Heart, that he and his drummer brother were in. Had a lot of Luke and Landau in his bag, but also had his own spin. The Huff family was well known in the Nashville scene because huis dad was a successful arranger. Having an arranger for a father taught him to listen with much bigger ears than just as a guitarist. After his LA years, he came back to Nashville and did extremely well as a producer.
For sure...I think he could bring the virtuosic playing of a Luke to solos, the ambience of Landau's cleans, and the funk of a Paul Jackson all in one.
Oh, I’ve heard of him. Giant was one of my favorite bands. He sang his ass off on those records.
One of the best ever!
Love this kind of video! Aside from the incredible studio guys we know or don't know, would also be great to see/hear more on guitarists we know but DIDN'T know they played on tracks that aren't "theirs" like Nuno playing on Janet Jackson's "Black Cat."
Good idea!
on Danger Zone he used a Rockman:-) easy to hear...
Just a little correction here: It was Michael Landau that played the solo on "How am I supposed to live with out You"
2:40 that “shorts” reveal hit me hard man, I wasn’t expecting those with that upper outfit 😂
Hunting Chic is the new trend ;)
This video needs to be censored lol
Couldnt agree more…As a kid growing up here in Australia i couldn’t get enough of this mans playing….Was a huge fan of MwSmith music and Amy Grants music simply because of this mans playing ❤️❤️
Heck yea!
TOP GUN is my favorite... but... being a fan of Dann Huff I still had NO IDEA he played on this songs shown in your video!!! LOVED IT!!!
Danger Zone, all Huff! Top Gun theme song was Steve Stevens.
As far as I know, the guitar solo of the song "How am I supposed to live without you" was played by Micheal Landau, not Dann Huff!
Definitely Landau on that one.
@@LindstrandMusicno!
HUFF PLAY THAT SOLO
@@srdjantrivun5969
Do some fact checking, my man.
Huff plays on the songs Soul Provider and Love Cuts Deep on that album.
@@srdjantrivun5969 YOU are WRONG ! It is definitely Landau. Check your facts and come back here to say you were wrong (I doubt you will)
@@danle3181 i am wrong sorry,all time i was sure that solo paly Huff
I discovered Dan when his band Giant came out with a CD. Then I discovered all of the great session work he was doing. One of my favorites! Thanks for this video Mason!
Thanks for watching!
Dann Huff is a beast. When Whitesnake recorded Here I Go Again for the 1987 album, producer Keith Olsen wanted some 8th notes in the third verse. Sykes would not to it, he wanted his full rig back in. Olsen called Huff who nailed it in one take.
Glad I lived those days when 'Pop'(ular) music was filled with a constellation of absolute rock star A list musicians, producers and engineers. Not to mention evolving audio technologies pushing the bleeding edge. _Great_ times musically
I am an experienced musician and know the work of others like m. thomson, m landau, lukather but for me, dann's musicality is simply the one that touches me the most and the one that I find most beautiful. He was so wronged
Great video! I first heard of Dann Huff when he did that searing guitar solo on Michael W. Smith’s song “Place In This World” and lots of fun stuff on Steven Curtis Chapman’s album “Heaven In The Real World” in 1994. One of my favorite guitarists of all time!
For sure!
Excellent video guys!
Thanks for giving Dann the credit he deserves. Along with Steve Lukather and Michael Landau he definitely made the sound of the 80s and early 90s pop. Great tone, great playing, great feel. Simply great!
Our pleasure!
Didn't some of those guys (Huff, Landau, Luke) actually go to school together or have some pretty close geographic connections? Seems I read something about that years ago, but could be wrong.
All monster players n hugely influential in guitar of 2+ decades of pop/rock/soul and in Huff's case country as well! Great vid guys, thx!
Man... That was awesome! I love Dann.. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
When you finally watch the Dan Huff studio instructional video and realize the background music in this and a lot of Vertex vids is Dan’s band GIANT just jamming in that video. Well done Mason, getting Dan Huff stuck in my head before I even knew it🤘🏻
Even the song in the beginning of the video was played by Dann Huff! Another awesome video, by the way! Thanks for everything you’ve been sharing, Mason!
Thanks for watching!
Jason thank you for recognizing Dan Huff. I remember Dan the most from the CCM side of music with bands like White Heart and then his studio work so many CCM albums like with Michael W. Smith. His high gain but mostly clean tones in guitar ballad leads still gives me chills when I hear them. He had the nack for making a guitar ballad scream without over using distortion to the point of too much fizz. Unbelievable talent in both guitar and then as a producer.
Absolutely! Thanks for watching!
Excellent video, Dan is a Master!!!
Great video, thanks for the audio history lesson. Us guitarist love stuff like this
🙏🙏🙏
thankyou so such for doing this been a fan of huffs playing for well over 20 years, lovely to see some more exposure, i'd love ot see something on keith scott as you guys did a great job and although keith plays for BA his other contributions are always missed..
Amazing video, i`ve had this thoughts for years, and Dann Huff is my all-time favourite musician. Amazing, love that you lift this amazing guy, and manage to specify his strong features as a musician! Love Giants song 'Stay', one of the greatest songs of time, though very underrated! 😍❤️👌🏻
His solos on the Giant albums have everything ,melody, speed incredible technique great singer too!, the intro to 'I'm a believer' is the 80's eruption, He was Mutt Lange first choice for sessions.The best !
His solos
For sure, and that might be another video entirely. Mutt knows all!
Great video! Dann Huff is absolutely amazing!
Glad you like it!
Great job! You guys are wonderful musicians yourselves
I always think of Dan Huff's work with Michael W. Smith. So many incredible parts and tunes. Stu G (who tours with Michael now) is an insane guitar player and he is always talking about all the incredible things Dan did on those tunes and how hard he has to work to pay homage to Dan's parts and do the songs justice.
I didn't know Dan played on "Glory of Love" that song always distracted me when I'd watch Karate Kid because it is such a fantastic song. Great video, Dan really deserves this recognition!
Thanks for watching!!!
I really love the playing and tones on the Richard Marx stuff.
Dann has always been my favourite player along with Andy Timmons.
I completely agree. Definitely two of my favorites as well, along with Mike Slamer
Amazing guitarist, one of my all time favorites. Thanks for this episode!
Yes! Our pleasure!
Saw him a few times with him leading Giant, First album is a classic
Dann Huff is a legend🎸🙏💙🙂 🙌
Love it! His work on Glory of Love alone puts him up there for me, just absolute tastefulness! I've heard that some think Dann isn't on Danger Zone and I've never been able to conclude with any official sources, but it's killer playing for sure.
Danger Zone has been substantiated as Huff, I also have the Top Gun LP which credits him: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_Zone_(Kenny_Loggins_song)
@@VertexEffectsInc That's cool to know it's on the LP, I could never source that myself. I'm a bit wary of Wikipedia, there's a lot of misinformation out there, especially with music credits. Cheers Mason!
@@bwm5150 if I could easily link a photo of the LP inner cover sheet I would, but in this case Wiki is correct.
@@VertexEffectsInc No worries, I'll take your word for it. I've seen pics of the old inner sleeve on Amazon but it just shows one side and I couldn't see any credits. Always wanted to know who was playing or programming the DX7s too.
Definitely agree with the title, thumbs up for him👍👍👍
Great video guys! Ben nailed it.
Thanks Dr. Bradley!
Absolutely fascinating Mason, Thank you. Mordi.
Thanks so much Mordi!
Dann is ridiculously good on guitar
Great job!! Amazing tones and info! Huff is one of my favourite studio guys!
Next....M.Thompson??
Yes!!!!
Dann Huff is an amazing musician and producer. Back in the day he was a phenomenal lead vocalist. He never got the credit he deserved as a guitarist. The man can play.
Dann Huff is Awesome, actually the one musician I would love to meet most. Love" I'm Believer" from GIANT
Heck yea!
Dann did a TON of epic stuff with Amy Grant... several on the Straight Ahead, Unguarded, Lead Me On and Heart in Motion albums.
Love these vids!
Glad you like them!
Super informative I'm hooked :)
🙏🙏🙏 hope we earned your subscription
I think Dann Huff is very perfect when he played guitar, so many genre he can play it.
It's the Dan Huff formula: Clean chorus on the verse, distortion+chrous on the vocal chorus, Distortion+chorus+delay on the solo always with a speed pentatonic.
Giant's "Time to Burn" is my favourite album and maybe the most beautifully produced rock album.❤
Talking about that very identifiable and classic ‘boxy’ sound on the likes of dangerzone- that would be a Tom Scholtz Rockman. Quite possibly the separate rack versions, but no mistaking the sound. Talking ‘80s session sounds- that HAS to get a mention!!
I love that you can replicate a sound for a fraction of the cost
For sure...pedals now are so good we can really nail the rack tones for a lot less and smaller size too!
Check out the lead on"Meet me Halfway"Over the top movie soundtrack.Kenny Loggins.THAT'S Huff!!🤘🎸
Amazing solo! One of my favorites.
my fave solo of Danns!!!!
Fantastic song, and _Over The Top_ is a very underrated film (and soundtrack).
Bogner and Kasha rack preamps, James Tyler guitars, monster shredder and tri stereo chorus legend…. Never heard of him🙄
And who is this Michael Landau you speak of?😂
Seriously though, what a monster player👊🏼🎸
Yes!!!!
He does an excellent solo on 'Angel with a dirty face' by Lou Gramm. It was the first time I had heard of him.
Some other notable artists where Dann has left his mark as either a player or producer - Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Taylor Swift // Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, Faith Hill, Celine Dion. That's certainly a partial list but some that stand out!
For sure...too many to name in one video :)
@@VertexEffectsInc Oh yeah! Just mentioning for other viewers. You guys did an amazing job. So glad you decided to do this here!
@@kylecravens8052 us too!
Brilliant! thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Very disappointed they didn't try to do some of his solo stuff with giant.
For real but who’s gonna play those lol
You're right but still. I'm really glad someone else knows of Dan huff's 80 days besides me and these 2 people that made these video.
His guitar playing with Giant is a masterpiece!!!
One of my favorite solos by Dann is "I Don't Want To Live Without Your Love" by Chicago!
i grew up trying to follow dann’s stylings. he’s a favorite. the solo from SCB “habit of hate” had me floored at 12.
Finally a video that shows how to get THAT sound with just a few select pedals and a “run-of-the-mill” backline combo (without having to resort to modelling stuff or 4x12s) !
Glad you dig it!
The guitar solo on Michael Bolton's song is not Dann Huff's; It's Michael Landau's solo
Maybe you didn’t watch the video as this is noted
@@KristianLarsenGuitarhe didnt know it was Landau’s solo when filming
Great video. My shout out for an unsung guitarist is Doug Boyle on Robert Plant’s Now And Zen. What a genius.
Rock on!
That's Mr Rig Doctor Sir!!!! Thanks 👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽
You bet
This is Dann Huff on Right Out Of My Head by Boz Scaggs. He plays an incredibly melodic and yet ripping guitar solo and I think we hear him on the chorused clean parts. Luke is also credited. I think Luke would be on rhythm guitar here. Dann is also credited as composer on this track. th-cam.com/video/0x5-H3-ndFs/w-d-xo.html
Also great drums by Jeff Porcaro there🤘🤘
Always been one of my favorites and a nice guy too! As a young guitarist growing up in Nashville, I talked to Dann when I was around 13 about what it's like to do studio work. He was my 'guitar hero' and epitomized the best of both worlds between Nashville & LA players. I remember asking him about all the extensive gear that session guitarists were bringing for their work because it all seemed out of reach - he said: all this gear is necessary, but none of it's necessary. In other words, most great musicians can make great music with minimal gear. It's really about learning to think in terms of parts and how to craft an overall sound ... and to not just approach everything like a guitar player in terms of how we think of the fretboard but to think more like an arranger and how your part & sound fits into the whole.
So cool! I only talked to him on the phone once when I was building a rig for him that was it.
@@VertexEffectsInc Wow, that's really cool! What kind of set up was it?
@@kylecravens8052 basically a replica of the rig I made for Tom Bukovac.
The man is just phenomenal. I downloaded the Giant albums and we blown away.
It’s possible to get close with the tones but impossible to replicate the feel of those great session players in their heyday. They were working 24/7 and because of that (and their talent) their chops were out of this world
We got pretty close here :)
Hi Mason would love to see a video on Danns Playing and tones on the 2 Giant albums in the late 80s/early90s.
Me too!
Damn good vocalist too.! G I A N T
Aside from his great work with Whiteheart(1&2),Michael W,Grant,Benny(from here album),and several other 80'S CCM artist's;I think Huff killed it on"Meet me half way"(Loggins),"O Holy Night"(Bolton),"Place in this world"(Michael W).TOP TIER lead playing.O Holy night...WOW!!My goosebumps got goosebumps!!
He's one of the best!
Cool vid thnx
great video love huff i aways read liner notes on cassettes and cd s. he was on everything
Yes indeed!
He also played a great guitar solo in Here I Go Again of Whitesnake in 1994
That was the 1987 radio edit, which is a (in my opinion) mundane, watered-down version. The album (and official music video) version was recorded by Adrian Vandenberg.
@@cenesq Here I Go Again has 3 version. The original one recoeded in 1984, the new version in 1987 (the most popular version), and the third version in 1994 which the guitar part played by Dan Huff.
@@fahmilsi2000The original version of HIGA was released on the album Saints and Sinners in 1982, not 1984. And rhe radio edit was indeed in 1987 not 1994... as a MAJOR 80s rock fan, this is kinda my area of expertise
@@jackdixon29jd correct, the original one was released in 1982. But you have to check the 3rd version that was realeased in 1994 in the album Whitesnake's Greatest Hits. The guitar part was played by Dan Huff.
@@cenesqHuff played everything on the radio edit. The album version was John Sykes on the rhythms, with Vandenberg cutting the solo
Loggins didn't write Danger Zone. Music by Giorgio Moroder and lyrics by Tom Whitlock
Giant was such an awesome band
The best!
...AND he produced Megadeth's "Cryptic Writings" album!
However, I remember earlier in the late 80s with his own band Giant. Monster band, monster player!!
Sooo good!
Another Gem Mason!
Thanks for watching!
The solo from Michel Bolton’s How am I supposed to Live without you is from Michael Landau and not Dann Huff…even though i love Dann!!
Looks like you didn't watch the video. There's a note on that.
@@VertexEffectsInc after seeing your comment I had to watch that part 3 times to notice it written in VERY small print even though you are verbally stating the exact opposite at the same time. It's pretty understandable that the OP and many, many other commenters didn't see it.
Check out Dan’s guitar solo on Clint Blacks’ Summer’s Comin!
The man is a versatile and tasteful guitarist indeed.
He could definitely get down and compete with the great shredders of that time. He is underrated.
Great video. Thanks. Which pickups are you using in these demos?
Dimarzio Virtual Vintage in the neck and middle and a Duncan EVH in the bridge
Heck yeah! He wasn't unknown in the CCM fan base! "Check your vital signs. Are they doing fine?" If you're not familiar with his earliest stuff (1982-ish) here's one of if not the first music video he was in. It goes without saying, he played guitars on, and brother David played drums on. This is off the bands 2nd album from 1984. The first album was self titled and released in 1982. th-cam.com/video/5a38v-zCj8Y/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Gw314ApybGLMDF4U
His work on the radio edit of “Here I Go Again” was interesting. The song was re-recorded for pop-rock radio and he definitely delivered on that one. Great guitar solo as well. Very different from Adrian Vandenberg’s.
Yes indeed!
I didn't know about this edition. Thought Vanderberg's was the only version. Thanks for your comment!
His work with Amy Grant was 🔥
Yes indeed!
Nice to see him recognized for his skills…
Gotta love Dan Huff.. he's an amazing guitar player, singer and songwriter.. Giant is a proof of that!
YES!
🙏🙏🙏
Saw Dan at Irvine Meadows in L.A. Shreddin!
Michael Landau played the solo on How am I supposed to live without you…
Where is that disputed in the video?
bro looks like his upper torso is ready for some fall weather and the lower half looks like hes ready for florida lol great sounds tho man!
Duck Hunting Casual is the look!
I had a really hard time getting past what he was wearing. It was louder than his guitar.
@@VertexEffectsInc 😂😂😂
@@adamjohnson9488 no lies detected here sir 😂
well done
Huff rocks!
Dann did play on the title track of Micheal Bolton s Soul provider album and another track on same album i cant think of but all rhythm parts !
Dann Huff very melodic player. Giant was awesome. Check out his playing on John Anderson’s and Blackhawk records from the 90s, great guitar work.
Will do!