Danny Gatton - Unknown but Not Unnoticed 

That is a great little tidbit right there Andy! Danny was such a natural - it's cool that his instructors were honest about it. Such a great player!

Glen Campbell perfect pitch

Steven Seagal look out!!😆😆

@@smedleybutler8787Glenn had a great voice, was a competent actor, and one of my all time favorite country guitarists-part of that golden era with Jerry Reed, Atkins, Roy Clark, Grady Martin and a few others. Gatton was one of very few, truly elite guitarists, and a shame listmakers don’t see him at the top

"They say" lol No one is beyond being taught something. Even the greats.

That is pretty cool! I wish he would have gotten more credit when he was still around. Total beast of a player!

Lucky.

I was confused but then figured the Wax Museum must be a bar.

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Did Roy Buchanan happen to play the Wax Museum too? I know that he was from that area as well if I’m not mistaken. I wish I had the opportunity to see both of those gentleman live. I t must have been so amazing to see them in an intimate club. That is the perfect venue to see those kind of great musicians.

Haha thank you so much! So many of those AI generated videos out now, it's pretty annoying. I'm glad you noticed and I'm glad you enjoyed it. Here's to humankind 🤘🤘

No kiddin

Amen

Agreed

Amen.

Absolutely right --like Alan Holdsworth and others, he was kind of more of a best kept secret to guitar players in the know.

I agree.

Amen!

Always been a guitar God to me.

Epic Telemaster 👍👍

The old Drug and Drunkard, I knew it well.

Damn what a cool story! Haha I can also relate with your analogy about playing with a record album cover. Changing pic sizes even slightly can be drastic lol. Thank you for sharing that - must have been an awesome experience!

​@@guitarmeetsscienceit was. And very impactful, obviously. I ended up going to JMU and joining a band and then played professionally during and after college. Good times. Not very lucrative, but a great experience lol 😊

@coppulor6500 very cool! I know that grind you speak of haha. But I'm sure any of us who have been through it would all agree that it was probably pretty fun lol

The "flog and bang 'er"

The "Hall of Fame" isn't 6:52 based on talent....its a joke...voted in based on the masses' votes ... It's more of a popularity contest for dumb...the hall is missing many great talents....music is such crap these days and people are so simple that when you don't fall into categories of popular you're cast aside....

Agreed 100%!

Which one? Rock & Roll

@@gwilson420 I hope not !! r&r h.o.f. inducted madonna ???

Thanks Doug! Danny was a beast!

no doubt about that I think he never made it as a mainstream big name player because no one could label his style or even genre. he might be the single most talented player i've ever heard or watched. it's sad that he never got his due before the time he left us. he was truly a monster player with immense talent. rip danny

That must've been awesome to see him live and meet him. By all accounts he was a cool dude. Thanks for sharing that!

Thank you so much for sharing that. So much excess back then, the sad part about Stevie is that he was able to break away from all of that. He was really on track to securing his place to probably the biggest player ever. Had Danny and Roy stuck around, I'm sure they're legend would have grown and eventually they would have enjoyed some of the fruits of their labor. I never got to catch any of them either, so I know how you feel. Nevertheless I'm hoping through a media outlet like RU-vid the word can continuously be spread on these players. A lot of people are starting to dig into them now - and I'm glad to see it. Danny was such a beast. It's really such a shame that he went too soon. I really appreciate you sharing your tag on this Thank you so much!

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Yeah dude that was a great share. Thank you. We lose ourselves from time to time, but it’s truly the music that brings me back to center.

​​@@guitarmeetsscience So true about Stevie. It took him years to get clean and when he did it was like his playing got to a whole other level. His death was by far one of the hardest to hit me out of all the musicians I loved growing up who lost their lives too soon. SRV is particularly tragic seeing how revitalized he was when he got clean. At the height of his playing there's no other Gtr players who could have touched his intensity. Besides Danny and Roy and guys like Buddy Guy. I got to see Danny once at a free outdoor show here in NY at the south st seaport. It wasn't very crowded but he pulled out all the stops and was a total monster Gtr player. I was into Roy before him but sadly never saw him. I did get to see Stevie 4x here in NY. Twice at the old pier 84 shows when he first started getting big. That was great cause all the seats at pier 84 were GA so as long as you got there early you were guaranteed to get great up close seats. Everyone would be running to secure seats the minute they opened the doors. Those two shows were like going to church it felt like such a holy experience. Seeing him do Voodoo Chile (Slight return) into Third stone from the sun and back into Voodoo Chile was seriously otherworldly. He made them his own but it was easily the closest you could possibly get to seeing Hendrix he was that great. Also saw the Carnegie hall show that they released as a live album. And finally the last time seeing him was at Madison Square garden with Jeff Beck opening. Seeing him rise from clubs to 5-10k people sheds. And than to a sold out MSG was amazing. He literally tore the roof down at MSG. I still clearly remember him being so psyched playing the Garden and him proclaiming.. "So this is MSG... I Like It". I've seen alot of shows at MSG and Stevie ranks as one of the best I've ever seen there. To this day his encore consisted of him and Beck going to town on on the song Goin' Down! It still stands as the best Gtr duel I've ever seen. They were thrilled to be playing together and it showed during the encore. I was a huge Beck fan growing up and besides the Arms concert at MSG when I was 17 that featured Clapton opening, Jeff Beck second and Jimmy Page closing before they all came out to play together during the encore. That was also one of the best shows I've ever seen there. Loads of guests too like Steve Winwood, Joe Cocker, Ron Wood, Bill Wyman and more. Beck was definitely the best out of the 3 Gtr players. He busted out a load of all the great fusion songs he recorded in the 70s. Same when he opened for Stevie. I'd have to say Beck was one of the few Gtr players who could hold his own going toe to toe with Stevie. Talk about seeing a dream combo! Damn do I wish SRV was still here. He single handedly saved the blues and in turn always gave props to all the old bluesmen that deserved to be heard and seen. And no one else could have proclaimed to be Albert Kings' white son.. As Albert said about him. 0:08

Roy Clark was a monster...

Awesome quote haha!

That had to be awesome to see those! Especially young Joe just getting his start. I did check out some of the footage, and I thought Joe did great especially at that age! Thank you for sharing that - I can only imagine how cool that was!

@@guitarmeetsscience Great fun! And Danny blew everyone away with his playing.

You said it perfectly - and I agree, how do you have had the vocal part he probably would have become a lot more well-known. Such a shame!

@@guitarmeetsscienceI’m a huge fan of Danny & I agree…if he’d had a decent voice and the songwriting skills, he could have become a household name He was hard to pigeonhole as he could play blues, rock and jazz with ease But a Jack-of-all-trades is hard to market to the public Danny's trick bag seemed to be bottomless. I was recently listening to his extraordinary live version of Sleepwalk and thought this And yet, when I switch off the guitar-player side of my mind, I can't help but think this is quite a jittery, and sometimes unfocused version of this song I HATE myself for saying this, but as much as the last 2 minutes are technically astonishing, at times it sounds like random scrambling. If Danny had lived it would have been wonderful to see where his gift would have taken him

@tombstoneharrystudios584 great breakdown in explanation of his version of sleepwalk. It was definitely more of a dazzling display of where Danny was at improvisation wise. Had he have gotten together with a really good producer and engineer and focused his chops - I have no doubt he would have hit similarly to the way SRV did it. Danny was a bit too wild for that though I think. It'd be like trying to can lightning.

Oh man you pointed out one of the most fascinating things I found about his technique. when he would break into that double picking and mimic a necroplex perfectly. Guy was just totally from another planet! It really is such a shame he had to go that way. By all accounts he was an awesome guy too.

Thank you for sharing that experience! By all accounts he was a great guy, and of course a wicked player. It's a shame he went through so much. RIP Danny

Oh yeah - Danny and Tom made a great team together. Absolutely burning album through and through!

Oh yeah - people in the know obviously picked up on the fact that that guy could play! He just went for it!

He was an absolute beast on the guitar!

Thank you so much - I'm really glad you enjoyed it! I definitely will 🤘🤘

I have heard the name but couldn't put music to it until now

@@guitarmeetsscience can you maybe showcase Roy Clark or Ricky Scaggs?

Thank you! I was never a fan of long winded introductions. I appreciate you noticing and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@@guitarmeetsscience As of yesterday, I had never heard of Danny Gatton, but man, He is great! I'm discovering in my encroaching middle-age, that the 70's was an "iceberg" of innovative and fascinating music. There was Bee Gees/Abba, Sex Pistols/Ramones, Black Sabbath/Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd/the classic rocks bands named after geographic locations - and that was all well and good. But there was sooo much more under the surface musically. Thank you for this video!

Right on he has great taste!

Love Jr. Brown. Saw Gatton 3x. Blown away by both players!

Oh yeah, to see either of those guys live would have been a hell of an experience. I never had the chance of course I wasn't from the area either. They both put on a hell of a show in their own way.

Couldn't agree more! That is a great album!

That was the one I bought. I don't remember what happened with the cassette. I don't listen to music as much as I used to and had forgotten about him. And then I saw this video in the list below a video of Aerosmith Adam's Apple. And that brought it back. So I shall soon have the CD of that album soon enough.

88 was the first DG album I bought too. Same reaction exactly, totally amazed by his talent and ability. I also love the album he did with Joey DeFrancesco, “Relentless”. An exhibition of not just one, but two incredibly gifted musicians.

Thank you so much - it's kind words like yours that make doing these all worth it. I appreciate it!

You said it perfectly!!

A lot of people say Danny was quite a cool and humble guy. Such a great player yet such a sad story.

You said it perfectly! Danny was a legend and in some ways I don't even think he knew it. Really glad you enjoyed it Thank you for the kind words!

Thank you so much! A grade 100% - those hot licks videos he did really provided some good insight. Got to love the tele!!! 🤘🤘

He was able to play all the way up to the end - some say his health issues were getting to him, hard to say for sure but he had chops for days

Wow what a find!

Excellent point - holds worth was still revered in the guitar circles, Danny didn't quite get that attention and yet more and more people are discovering him even today. I love the way he was able to blend country and jazz, those two styles go together so well!

Very well said - and that list of players, all top notch! Danny was a regular guy first, and his playing just flowed. Didn't have to think about it one bit - just totally flowed.

Oh yeah agreed! Danny was hitting some new territory with that one. It would have been interesting to see where he would have gone had he have stuck around.

Totally agree! Joey D was beyond amazing too!

That is awesome to hear! Down tuned metal shred is an art in and of itself. I'm glad people from all styles can come together. That to me is what music is all about. Thank you for that - brought a little cheer to the day!

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All in all grandparents should always be loved and treasured if you have the privilege to do so and Laboga makes a brutal amputation and Mayones an insane instrument. Thanks for reading.

My whole other message didn’t post 😞

Oh yeah - they are often mentioned together especially since they both played the tele. Of course the similarities pretty much stopped there, very different styles of playing. Both great in their own right.

Thank you bro - dude was an amazing player. Keep on rocking man!

@@guitarmeetsscienceSo much fun !

Agreed 😎✔️👆💯👍. Danny G was the dude!!! If Roy Clark, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs,......🎶🎶😎

Thank you! I really wish he got his due. People are starting to notice him now though, Danny was definitely ahead of his time. I appreciate it and I'm glad you enjoyed this!

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Yes Sir....Roy Buchanan was one of the best Tele Players around!

Danny was a legend in every sense!

Danny was awesome! He really flew under the radar unfortunately so not a lot of people have been exposed to him. I'm trying to do my part to change that. He wasn't a household name by any means, but with that skill I think he should have been!

Absolutely one hell of a story - thank you for that comment! I could imagine being there at a show like that. Must have been just freaking incredible!

Love the Hellecasters. Never saw them. Fortunate to have seen Gatton a few times

Well thank you so much! I can't say this platform has loved me since 2007 lol, so I'm glad they're at least trying to spread the word a bit - or the algorithm is at least. As for the critics - they are the worst of all. I would have liked to see more of that magic dingus box in action. Nevertheless Danny proved that it was all in his fingers. Thanks so much for your comment that makes my day!

@@guitarmeetsscience - Yeah I was only reluctant to click because it said it was about chicken pickin and every time I watch high level chicken pickin it makes me feel untalented. But I said "hmm, I guess I'm really meant to see this it's not going away" Oh algorithm, you know me better than I know myself sometimes 😅

@ikigai47 hahahahah got to love the algorithm 🤘😆🤘

Absolutely right!

Thank you kindly! Oh yeah, from his first album to the last - They are all really really good!

Buy everything you can get your hands on. Redneck Jazz & the Humbler releases are f'n' great

Great story! Wow! Don't worry we've all done that from time to time. I can see Joe reacting like that!

He really was!

Damn - how cool was that! To see him do that would have been awesome!

Agreed!

So true.

That had to be so awesome to see him live! Even though he was shy like he was saying on stage, it never came across - the guy always put on one hell of a show!

@@guitarmeetsscience the most fun show I saw was in Falls Church in a small local bar probably in 1992. No stage, just a spot on the floor, no barriers or anything. Danny grabbed a beer bottle out of a guy’s hand and used it as a slide during a solo.

That is really cool - so many of us out there wish we had the chance to see him live let alone meet him as well. Had to be a great experience I'm sure!

I'll bet that was one awesome show!

Agreed 100%! Thank you so much!

Thank you so much! And for checking out the Zappa one - sadly that one has not been viewed as much, and honestly I worked harder on that than on any of the others. I will definitely have to check out Scotty Anderson - thank you for that recommendation. If he impressed Danny he had to have been amazing!

Yeah you worked really hard on that one, I have been a fan of Zappa since i was a young teen and you showed stuff I had not seen or heard of before. My personal favorite of scotty is the gig he did with Bob Saxton (another unsung hero of the guitar) it is on his RU-vid channel. He is still alive btw but still goes unnoticed by most people.

@joopvanzeir3330 I will definitely have to check him out. I'm always looking for cool undiscovered guitar players. Sadly there are a lot of them that people just do not know about. I still have nightmares about the Zappa one lol. God that one took a long time haha

@@guitarmeetsscience yeah it is somewhat of a hobby of mine to discover those players haha, take a look at the country-jazz world in general, you will find a lot of these in there that will interest you. Scotty being one of them but guys like Jimmy Bryant, Roy Lanham, Leon Rhodes, the list goes on. All unique and incredibly talented. It's a fusion of music that seems to breed incredible players.

Jimmy Bryant - Country Cabin Jazz. Phenomenal player

I agree 100% - he is really out of his time. Thank you so much - I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you so much -I'm hoping more people get to know the amazing talent that we had there for a while. Danny was incredible

I bought my first copy of his Hot Licks video the day after it was released. I wore out 3 of those VHS tapes & I still can't play his style correctly. Danny & Arlen Roth, early Telemasters to be sure ☺️ 👍👍

Thank you so much - I appreciate you catching that line. It's just the vibe I picked up when I was going over all of his material. I wish more people had the chance to get into his work!

Thank you for sharing that! I did not know that about Ithaca New York, very cool! So I know where to go if I ever get out that way. I really wish Danny would have gotten his due, but the least I could do is spread the word. Thank you again - I really appreciated your take!

Thank you so much - I appreciate your kind words! I'm really glad you enjoyed it, and glad you could get into some of Danny's playing. He's a real blast to listen to.

He really was - the guy was a beast!

Thank you so much! I'm glad I was able to spread the word about Danny a bit more. He was so darn good - I wish he had gotten more respect when he was alive. Thank you again that really makes my day!

Well said Tony!

Right on that is awesome to hear! Danny was something else - I really hope more people get to check out his playing. So much fun just to listen to!

Wow that totally makes my day! Thank you so much!

@@guitarmeetsscience thank you.

He really was quite a player and by all accounts a great guy as well. Thank you so much I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you Matthew - I really really appreciate it! I'm also glad to see that some of these folks are coming in who just discovered Danny for the first time. I'm hoping Danny finds a bigger audience - he was just so darn good on that guitar!

He really was simply amazing! It's a shame he never really got his due, but I'm glad folks like yourself are finding him now. Totally ahead of his time.

Thanks to mate

Thank you so much! I really do appreciate it.

Thank you so much! I am definitely glad to have a medium like this to be able to spread the word about players like Danny. I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

That is awesome! Thank you so much, I'm glad to hear that. I'm hoping more people get to find out about Danny - he was really just amazing!

Apparently Roy Buchanan was pretty insecure about Danny's talent. He'd show up in disguise and lurk in the back at some of Danny's gigs

Wow! I did not know that - pretty cool fun fact right there.

Oh that must have been cool live!

Such a great player - I love the mix of chicken picking with jazz chops. The guy is such a blast to listen to! That's got to be a sweet guitar!

@@guitarmeetsscience I bought while in ICU when I had my heart attack. It looked how I felt LOL. It's in my last video. Danny was amazing

@jeffunderwood6235 God I can imagine - speedy recovery brother! That's one beautiful axe and a great drop D sound!

Hey Pal Thank you! Danny was one of a kind - and I'm glad to see more and more people are taking notice of him and some other players of his caliber who never really got their due when they were around. So much fun exploring these guys and getting to know them. I appreciate you stopping in and checking it out!

I thought the same thing a few years back. Danny was brilliant!

🙏 Thank you I am glad you enjoyed it!

Oh yeah! Of course since he could get around the guitar pretty well, the only thing he really had to pick up on was the tuning for the most part. Technique was never an issue for Danny

That must have been one awesome experience!

@@guitarmeetsscience yeah it was a weeknight in NYC I had just moved there and grew up not far from him. I went in there on a whim, he floored me and I had to shake his hand and thank him. we chatted as he was wrapping up his own gear. “You from Maryland too huh?” Humble man but you could tell he was

Thank you so much I really appreciate that!

Thank you so much for checking it out! I hope folks get to know more of Danny and his work, the guy was just incredible!

Thank you so much - I really appreciate your kind words and I'm really glad that you enjoyed it. Greetings from the US 🤘🤘

Thank you! Danny was a beast!

Thanks so much! I appreciate it!

Thank you so much I appreciate it 🤘😎🤘