Rare Danny Gatton Interview & local bar jam!

[bluesborn]

Danny had so many ideas he was like a guy with so much change in his pockets that every time he'd reach for a coin he'd wind up with a big handful-spilling it all over the place with people following him around snapping up what they could,looking to capture a little bit of that magic.

[Ripplin]

"You can't be fat and play heavy metal." Haha, tell that to Crowbar. :p

Great video. Huge Gatton fan and I dig Evan, too!

[sherriffofhongkong]

Danny is my favorite guitarist... I asked him about buying a Danny Gatton Tele and

his advice was to buy a japanese tele and load it with barden pickups and save

2 grand.......On the several occasions I got to talk with him.... just great guitar and

insite into amps and what works and what doesn't..............

[pauloloughlinguitar]

Someone once said of the improvisations by Luys Da Narvaez that they were amazing to people who knew nothing about music but miraculous to those that did. I think that DG was just the same, a really rare and incredible genius! All true lovers of the guitar should listen and learn.

[Barnekkid]

DG was a genius.

[jdrangers]

WOW! Pennies from Heaven.i don't tremember that place.Where was it? .On the corner of Fifth and Vermouth?? Thanks JD

[banditvibe]

4:17 

4:50

don't mind me -- just bookmarking

[JohnnyTsak316]

Danny Gatton was such a great player and I used to go on wednesdays to see Him play down @ Pennsylvainia ave . at a club calledPennies from Heaven . It was a Jazz jam gig with Prevetti on Bass and a drummer and some horn players just unbelievable jams !He was the nicest guy you ever met loved to talk to other guitarist about - what else guitar !

[Sn4pDr4gon]

Wow. It's probably been said a thousand times over...but thank you for taking the time to get this out there. The world seems to be built on tragedy at times....1.) The fact that Gatton never got blistering huge when he was alive...and 2.) We all know what two is..I don't need to say it.

[sidcarp1]

nice guy excellent guitarist thankyou you tube

[wavydavey]

Great Video. I can't believe how many guitar players I have introduced to Danny Gatton. Once they here him they are fans.

[jdrangers]

If you can play like Danny,and ever get to San Diego.Ca. Call me,i have a gig for you!!.Thanks JD Rangers

[ReubenAdkins]

My absolute favorite player ever and a constant source of inspiration. I'm also a guitarist that plays a Telecaster and of course, I'm always trying to pick up his chops. And let me tell you, that is no easy task! One of my big regrets is that I never had the chance to meet him or hear him live. There was nothing Danny couldn't do on a guitar. Thanks for posting this clip!

[dingoswamphead]

The most efficient left hand on guitar. Lovely harmonics around 5:00. And he is so funny but I usually get the jokes a minute late.

[Lorenzo1950]

I might have been at this concert. I played drums 2 or 3 times with Rick Serfas at 8x10. The place was great for music in the 80's.

[krishnablah]

Danny's sound can never ever get away from my mind. Says a lot about u will sound like u are. Thank you very much for posting it. :)

[AnnihilatingAngel]

Surely the greatest electric guitarist who ever lived. It should disgust any music lover that such a rare genius was forced to struggle for money & recognition, while no-talent exhibitionist scum like Madonna, "Lady" Gaga & any mumblin' rapper you can name have tons of both.....

[789holland]

Danny lives on inspiring generations and generations of budding hopefulls all over the planet,one eyefull and one earfull and it resonates forever, genius,Russ in UK.

[bellsonrich]

He looks and sounds just a little bit like Bill Hicks. Anyway, fucking monster on guitar.

[jonno63]

HE SHOULD HAVE GONE MUCH FARTHER THEN HE DID, WHAT A SHAME

[jdrangers]

Thanks Gentlemen. They called Danny ''The Humbler''.He was more ''Humble'',than a humbler. I never heard him speak badly,about anyone.[except ,the occasional clubowner HAHA !] He just did his thing.If you enjoyed it,great.If you didn't,well that was OK Too!. JD Rangers

[sherriffofhongkong]

Thanks for posting this...It's a great clip. I was lucky enough to hear and meet

Danny when he came through Colorado... He always had time to talk with

fans.. If anyone has audio or video of his last trio performance at Herman's

Hideaway in Denver I'd love to find a copy, I was at the show and it smoked...

It was one of his last few live shows.

[DogCatchersBand]

One of the best posts I have ever seen! Just fantastic!! I got to talk to Danny in 1993, right near the end, and he was very cordial and approachable. They called the man "THE HUMBLER" for a very good reason: he could make a chump of just about anyone onstage! Thanks!!!

[zthetha]

Hey - don't go telling the riff raff about Danny - let us guys of immaculate good taste keep him all to ourselves! I jest... but have often wondered how much his lack of recognition as a great guitarist - some would say 'the greatest' and I wouldn't argue - led to his tragic death. Ah, well...

[kevindlinc]

I VE seen tons of great players but no one could keep up with Danny!!!

[greytdog57]

who is jd? thank you for putting this up. my brother was danny's drummer for 18 years.

[NewDirection4us]

Loved hearing the interview. A great guy in addition to being one of the most versatile and amazing guitarists that ever lived.

[johnjstage]

Thanks for posting this.... yes Les Paul is all over Danny's phrasing..... very diverse skill and fun style..... john

[satnightfishfry]

Great to see, thanks for posting. I used to see DG on a week night at Club Soda on Conn. Ave. When he played it was like class was in session..He always ripped it up. There was no place like DC in the late '70's early 80s to see great roots bands. Evan Johns, Tom Principato, the Nighthawks (Jim Thackery) what a great scene! Thanks again :)

[jazzbilly54]

This a very unique piece of Gatton history from 1983. The instrumental is a classic blend of 50's R&B run through Gattons never ending techniques and imagination. Flawless execution and no repetition, an endless bag of tricks.

[srvrip1]

Watching danny is like getting a master class in Americana guitar-he could play for 2 hours and never play the same thing twice. Fabulous old interview-RIP in Danny.

[midcoastmania]

Thanks so much for sharing this priceless gem

[Fas1946]

great job 5*****

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

What a treat to listen to Danny, who is not only Godzilla on guitar, but a genuinely nice man, very down-to-Earth. That "You can't be fat and play metal, you gotta be thin and hungry-looking," is priceless.

DG, I miss you and your wonderful talent.

[brunoliamat]

Man.... that's so nice. I'd really like to thank you for posting this gem. Danny is a fantastic player, and does not get a tenth of the attention a guy like him should... It's nearly impossible to get anything about him here in Brazil...... Anyhow, maybe as the saying goes it would be giving pearls to the swine....

Thank you from a Brazilian fan!

[jdrangers]

Thank You Bruno.Not only was Danny an amazing player.He was the nicest guy,you could ever know.That's me on the drums.Take care JD

[brunoliamat]

What could I say? Knowing that I'm talking to a guy who met and worked with Danny is so thrilling that it brings tears to my eyes.... Great to know that..... really great. That's the magic of music. Here I am, in a distant city, in a far country where blues/jazz never or hardly ever gets played... talking to you.... That's nice.

Thank you again! And keep on the good work!

Btw, how long did you work with Danny? What are you doing now?

Thanks!

[zthetha]

Simply the best of all time - fluency in every area. To hear him speak - he was so shy and unassuming - it is sometimes hard to reconcile his quiet personality with his weapon's grade playing. Why in hell did he commit suicide?

[mankaloo]

Sorry to hear on NPR that today was the day he took his life.

Danny was the most amazing guitarist you could have ever seen and I was lucky enough to see him rip it at the Roxy in DC regularly.

We are still listening Danny!!

[gattonmaster]

makkaloo keep going with your Roxy story. What years did you see Danny at the Roxzy. It seemed like The Roxy, and Birchmere were his main venues.

[gattonmaster]

mankaloo keep the stories coming. Do you know any bigtime Gatton collectors out there? What years did you see Gatton live and what was the best show you saw him play live??/, your a lucky guy; man!!

[mankaloo]

Definitely one night at The Roxy- a Thursday (?) night gig in 1988 was something I will never forget. For some reason the guy was so on, that the band was just shaking their heads and trying to watch him play. At one point he was playing slide with a beer bottle and got a little carried away and the beer started foaming all over the neck of the guitar. He wiped it off, laughing and kept on going.

I don't know anyone who collects. We used to go between 87 and 90 to see him in the DC area.

[obdami]

Why do people worship Clapton when the GOD is right here...

[gattonmaster]

I agrree 150% good point; well done.

[gattonmaster]

Your 150% correct!!!

[44eelz]

@obdami ...oh he is way better than clapton for sure

[SRVMOE]

Danny will be missed ...one of the all time guitar giants !!!!

[gattonmaster]

Along with Lenny Breau, Scotty Anderson, and Wes Montgpmery...

[TimothyJBerry]

The most technically proficient, inventive, gifted player ever. Danny will be like many great artists and only receive the recognition due him many years after his tragic death. The Humbler . . .

[gattonmaster]

Are you THE Tim Biery; Danny Gattons last drummer???

[aroxon]

Thanks for posting, looks to be from 83-84. I can't understand why they keep taking footage of Danny off the tube, enjoy this while you can.

[SonnyREast]

Absolute MONSTER.

[ClassicalRay]

Wow, Danny's musical vocabulary was incredible.

He was a monster on the guitar, an unbelievable talent for sure.

[gyabki]

Danny still rules!!

[Cainer666]

what a cool guy -- and just an unreal talent on the guitar.

Thanks for posting!

[jazzbilly54]

If I'm not mistaken, they are covering the Bill Doggett instrumental "Hold It" from 1957.

[jazzbilly54]

Thanks so much for posting this. Great interview and some really nice Gatton. Hard to beat.

[jdrangers]

They called him the Humbler,and rightly so.Thanks for looking

[jdrangers]

Thank You Jazzbilly.I hope to put up more footage son JD

[RedneckRobot]

Really enjoyed seeing this. Thanks for posting the rare footage!

[jdrangers]

Thank You sir. Danny was a great guy,and an amazing guitarist.JD

[MrMudclub]

Hi JD, thanks alot for putting the vid of Danny up.Great film and as you say a rare chance to hear him talk.