Danny Gatton & Buddy Emmons - Funhouse

Recorded in June 1988 at the Birchmere in Alexandria, VA
Videographer: Steve Gorospe
www.dannygatton.com

Danny Gatton - guitar
Buddy Emmons - pedal steel
Billy Windsor - rhythm guitar
John Previti - bass
Barry Hart - drums
Chris Battistone - trumpet
John Jensen - trombone
Bruce Swaim - sax
Phil Burlen - sax

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[dcabritt11]

wow. youre really dumb. you are watching a legend play steel and you think its boring... wow. just dumb...

[aladaube]

Danny Gatton was a freak. Nobody ever was that good. Complete mastery.

[Salvatore Corgiuolu]

Be Bop? incredible

[TheAmericanSounds]

I was so blessed to have been there that night. I do so wish someone had quality video of that entire evening, but I am so thankful for this video reminder. Does anyone have video of Danny & Buddy passing that human skull back & forth, using it for a slide? I also believe this was the last gig w/ this great horn section. All 3 of these horn players were amazing. Does anyone know how to get in touch w/ Chris Battistone? I was so sad when it was over. Someone had broken into Billy Windsor's car.

[Mewshaw55]

I was there that night - best concert I ever saw (and this clip doesn't do it justice...)

[Kevin Ryan]

Its just 2 of the all time, absolute greats... Where would the guitar community be without Jimmy Bryant, Jerry Reed, Chet, Hank Garland, Leon Rhoads and Danny just to name a few.. It goes without saying what Buddy has done for taking the steel guitar to such a brilliant level of playing... God bless them...

[Brendan Sellers]

that pedal-tone thing Danny does from 1:48 could wipe me out & conquer me, were I a weaker country in a war of ... music, being attacked by ... Colonel Gatton ...

[Brendan Sellers]

since the internet

[thomastjb]

Danny played steel guitar as well. Check out his slide playing on guitar and you can see the steel influence in the way he holds the slide (or beer bottle). Clearly, he appreciates the complementary talents of Buddy to play off of.

[Terry Walsh]

@ampent2009 Since when was music a fucking race.

[gilfisher1]

Devastating.

[Seth B]

You don't see the C6 neck used on pedal steel too very often. I have a Custom Sho Bud III that was used by Bobby Garrett and shared the stage with Roy Clark, Buddy Emmons and Merle Travis all at the same time. Buddy was playing "take off lead", with Travis playing lead, and who knows who was playing what else. Two legends of stringed instruments, and playing jazz on the C6! Way cool baby! I just wish the rest of these performances was available. All these Gatton Jazz bits are just shorts clips.