Saying "Thank you" doesn't really close to expressing the gratitude I have for you posting these videos. I feel like they are important both for music and recognizing Danny's legacy and influence. With his talent, he could have been one of those arrogant types but this video shows he was such a generous and patient guy. Great talent combined with great humility is a rare and wonderful thing. Sincerely, Thank You very much.
This is pretty amazing - he just was showing all kinds of things and who knows years later this video would show up to show it all. He makes it seem so easy.
I saw him perform on the Blues Peer festival in Belgium, July 1994 and I was of course very impressed. It was his first and last performance in Belgium, as he decided to end is life just 3 months later. We probably did not applaud him loud enough...
Not being able to read music does not mean he learned by ear. He was a professional musician who was constantly around others that talked and showed just like this video
@@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer I openly reject the myth of ear learning and I think it has led countless musicians into a world of mediocrity. It's the musical equivalent of trying to teach someone to read with word picture association
@@doobledoo absolutely incorrect sir. There are lots of inept musicians that say they "learn by ear" when in reality they steal what little they can glean off the two times they've listened to a record, and then there's musicians who transcribe all parts and instruments note for note. I'm not rejecting the idea of theory- communication would be impossible without advanced understanding of the names of musical concepts. I'm rejecting the idea that it has to be written down. Many great instrumentalists have learned this way, without a page of notation of any kind. That said, in the absence of recorded music, I believe it would be impossible to be a highly competent, professional musician without sheet music. You just can't have someone teaching all the time. But since the advent of recorded music notation has been irrelevant.
History is what u are witnessing he is a Giant & My Favorite is A lot like D. And a Tone monster & quit Guitar for 10 years & built biggest USA muscle car collection in England I read MR JEFF BECK STILL PLAYING & is kinda where Danny might be in ways different but no better
It has nothing to do with perfect pitch. It’s about hearing intervals, which is an entirely different thing. He’s tuning his E down to D relative to the other strings. If the other strings were in tune with each other but way sharp or flat, the way he’d tune the E string would be sharp or flat by the same amount. Perfect pitch is if you can pick a pitch out of the air with no reference, as in “sing a D” and being able to do it.
@@koshersalaami Perfect Pitch not as in "sing a D" it's as in sing any of 12 pitches . I read Danny Gatton had perfect pitch. People with perfect pitch can tune a guitar string instantaneously to any of 12 pitches that they recognize in their minds ear. Watching Danny execute the open tune so flawlessly seemed to confirm to me that... YES ...he had perfect pitch. Can people with relative pitch also open tune? OF COURSE WE can . Around 1965 or so I recognized I possessed relative pitch. For ME to do what Danny did AS QUICKLY & ACCURATELY as Danny did it starting at 1:35 I WOULD NEED A TUNER ( and then I'd still be a bit slower) unless it was a real lucky day
As great as he was he a member of the ‘Elvis’ generation and I’m not sure he ever embraced the styles that followed. I think a lot of people saw him for the first time & said “he’s fantastic. From the ‘50s & pre-Beatle ‘60s” & he was always considered a ‘vintage dude’. But what do I know?
Why hasn't Danny gotten his due recognition ? Along with Chet Atkins - he's the greatest guitar that has existed. Its a sad state of affairs when awful so called "guitarist" such as: jimi hendrix , eric clapton, slash ect .... get recognition and Gatton gets virtually none ! Gatton not clapton is God !
Paul Pavao While I wish Danny would get more recognition, as well as some of my other favorite players, I don’t feel it’s right to drag other players down. Clapton and Slash are far from my favorites, but I can certainly recognize that they both have a great touch on the instrument and have written some memorable tunes that moved a lot of people. Hendrix will always be among the top for me.
I hope to meet u in heaven Dan .
Jesus man, these vids need to be in the Library of Congress. Thanks so much!
Saying "Thank you" doesn't really close to expressing the gratitude I have for you posting these videos. I feel like they are important both for music and recognizing Danny's legacy and influence. With his talent, he could have been one of those arrogant types but this video shows he was such a generous and patient guy. Great talent combined with great humility is a rare and wonderful thing. Sincerely, Thank You very much.
Pro trick: watch movies on flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching lots of of movies during the lockdown.
@Harold Daxton yup, I've been using Flixzone for since december myself =)
@Harold Daxton Yup, been watching on Flixzone for months myself :)
Danny was so musically gifted he didn't realise how jawdroppin he was. He thought everybody could play the guitar like a virtuoso
Danny was at a whole other level than the rest of us. such a shame that the world never really knew.
But if you knew, you KNEW!
The G.O.A.T.!!
"The more hurt you have, the better you play".....true words from the master.
Waited decades. For this stuff thank you
Thank you very much for posting this ! Danny was truely a great music innovator !
The Humbler!! RIP Danny G - thank you for the life you lived!
This is pretty amazing - he just was showing all kinds of things and who knows years later this video would show up to show it all. He makes it seem so easy.
He always made EVERYTHING seem so easy. Other worldly. And he was just such a nice and regular guy.
These videos are pure gold! Thank you for posting them!
I saw him perform on the Blues Peer festival in Belgium, July 1994 and I was of course very impressed. It was his first and last performance in Belgium, as he decided to end is life just 3 months later. We probably did not applaud him loud enough...
Thank you for posting this! He was an incredible player
THIS JUST MADE MY DAY!!!
Danny Gatton , the real deal🎸🎶
Danny was from another galaxy. wow.
Danny, Lenny and Roy Buchannon’ - the Three Kings! All left us to soon. RIP Brothers❤️🇺🇸
thanks for uploading this!
Keep in mind that he could not read music. He was able to hear things and figure it out. Greatest musician born.
Not being able to read music does not mean he learned by ear. He was a professional musician who was constantly around others that talked and showed just like this video
@@doobledoocorrect however he did learn a lot by ear as well.
@RCHeath Most musicians can learn by ear. That's not what makes Danny unique
@@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer I openly reject the myth of ear learning and I think it has led countless musicians into a world of mediocrity. It's the musical equivalent of trying to teach someone to read with word picture association
@@doobledoo absolutely incorrect sir. There are lots of inept musicians that say they "learn by ear" when in reality they steal what little they can glean off the two times they've listened to a record, and then there's musicians who transcribe all parts and instruments note for note. I'm not rejecting the idea of theory- communication would be impossible without advanced understanding of the names of musical concepts. I'm rejecting the idea that it has to be written down. Many great instrumentalists have learned this way, without a page of notation of any kind. That said, in the absence of recorded music, I believe it would be impossible to be a highly competent, professional musician without sheet music. You just can't have someone teaching all the time. But since the advent of recorded music notation has been irrelevant.
4:22 to 4:36 is some of the coolest chords I ever heard
"I learned this from Lenny Breau...the champion of the world!", got a laugh out of that one. Great to hear about one of Danny's influences!
Wow….. what a player.. when the hell is “The Humbler” film being
made????
WOW!
Gut Wrenching watching this genius and to think how he could n't handle life. Very sad
Ignorant and arrogant of you to say Danny "couldn't handle life." Supremely ignorant. And horribly arrogant.
History is what u are witnessing he is a Giant & My Favorite is A lot like D. And a Tone monster & quit Guitar for 10 years & built biggest USA muscle car collection in England I read MR JEFF BECK STILL PLAYING & is kinda where Danny might be in ways different but no better
Than these 3 Jeff Danny & Chet
Roy is another Finger of Top 10 Joe s n a few others G Govan
Wow how cool to practice on your dad’s guitar
His dad's car, you mean
Who needs a tuner ? When ya got PERFECT PITCH .... I need a tuner
It has nothing to do with perfect pitch. It’s about hearing intervals, which is an entirely different thing. He’s tuning his E down to D relative to the other strings. If the other strings were in tune with each other but way sharp or flat, the way he’d tune the E string would be sharp or flat by the same amount. Perfect pitch is if you can pick a pitch out of the air with no reference, as in “sing a D” and being able to do it.
@@koshersalaami Perfect Pitch not as in "sing a D" it's as in sing any of 12 pitches . I read Danny Gatton had perfect pitch. People with perfect pitch can tune a guitar string instantaneously to any of 12 pitches that they recognize in their minds ear. Watching Danny execute the open tune so flawlessly seemed to confirm to me that...
YES ...he had perfect pitch. Can people with relative pitch also open tune? OF COURSE WE can . Around 1965 or so I recognized I possessed relative pitch. For ME to do what Danny did AS QUICKLY & ACCURATELY as Danny did it starting at 1:35 I WOULD NEED A TUNER ( and then I'd still be a bit slower) unless it was a real lucky day
@@NickPycks6Danny didn't have perfect pitch. He just practiced a lot.
1:45...Excuse me while I whip this out..
Elvis Presley of guitar world !
Dam I’ve been playing almost 40 and I can’t pick anything that fast
As great as he was he a member of the ‘Elvis’ generation and I’m not sure he ever embraced the styles that followed. I think a lot of people saw him for the first time & said “he’s fantastic. From the ‘50s & pre-Beatle ‘60s” & he was always considered a ‘vintage dude’. But what do I know?
Imagine Danny with a looper pedal phew 😅
or a Magic Dingus Box!
He used one for a while. Had it attached to the body of a Les Paul Gibson during his “red neck jazz” phase.
CGP
The only thing I never liked was the Telecasters. Too twangy for me
turn the tone down
@@elikipreos9007 yeah but they still twang
I prefer the Strat thanks
This is why I abandoned ( gave up..for the peasants ) guitar
My hos 🐎 died song. Hillbillies
😅
his playing is not great, its scary
Even the best guitarists of today must be shivering while watching this...
HHHHWHHHAT? OKAY? YEAH, ? Speak up
Why hasn't Danny gotten his due recognition ? Along with Chet Atkins - he's the greatest guitar that has existed. Its a sad state of affairs when awful so called "guitarist" such as: jimi hendrix , eric clapton, slash ect .... get recognition and Gatton gets virtually none ! Gatton not clapton is God !
The music biz had no clue how to market him. Typical record company b.s.
Paul Pavao While I wish Danny would get more recognition, as well as some of my other favorite players, I don’t feel it’s right to drag other players down. Clapton and Slash are far from my favorites, but I can certainly recognize that they both have a great touch on the instrument and have written some memorable tunes that moved a lot of people. Hendrix will always be among the top for me.
Technically he was the best but the others you mentioned reached more people who were not guitsr players
Hi kiddies I'm not dead I'm in nonya' nonya' business.
unwatchable w/ palsy paul working the camera--i almost threw up i got so dizzy.