Danny Gatton Solo on What'd I Say - Live at Gallagher's
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Danny Gatton soloing over What'd I Say (Ray Charles) on a Sunday evening at Gallagher's in Washington D.C.
www.dannygatton.com
Danny Gatton - guitar
John Previti - bass
Barry Hart - drums
Chris Battistone - trumpet
Bruce Swaim - sax
Phil Burlen - sax
I saw Gatton and SRV live a bunch of times. By 1990 so many new blues guitarist sounded like SRV, but nobody could copy Gatton. His harmonic knowledge, unpredictability and chops were from another planet.
True, nobody could copy Gatton but I defy ypou to show us a guitaristy who sounds like SRV!
mrfester42 well all the Stevie clones are 3rd generation Hendrix derivatives so there’s that....
That's so perfectly described. 👌😉
SRV wasn’t even in the same league.
To paraphrase Archilochus, Danny Gatton knew many things, but Stevie Ray Vaughan knew one big thing. In this case, as I've gotten older, I like the fox more than the hedgehog, though I appreciate both.
I’ve spent countless hours dissecting this video. It’s a national treasure. Danny is one of the most unique inventive guitar players of all time
this sounds outstanding even now
I've watched this so many times. This guy was beyond belief imaginative and consistently creative. One thing I have to say is, the drummer has amazing perception to what's happening. Listen to how many times the feel changes based on what style Gatton decides to morph into. That's an A class drummer in my opinion.
Dan was known to start when he was ready. His band mates were amazing in that when they were caught off guard when he started, could assimilate in an an instant. Not sure who the drummer was her but it may have been Dave Elliott, consummate professional.
@@RCHeath It's Funhouse - it's Barry Hart. I think you can catch a glimpse of him on one of the other gig excerpts.
wow so amazing. i grew up right down the street from danny in MD. my sister was good friends with his daughter, and we use to ride our bikes to his house. i was young but i remember he had a pet peacock. also one time Danny gave me a Nolan Ryan coca-cola baseball card. i still have the card!!! i will never forget the awful night, my dad had to explain to my sisters and I what happen. very sad nice man.. i actually shed a tear watching you tube vids of Danny. truly amazing. thanks 4 the card Dan.
So sorry
He was a sweet man.
Is the hardest most difficult thing in life.
WOW….sure seemed like a normal guy..tragically..we are left wondering..what if.. prayers to you..and the Gatton family…miss this magic…🙏😔
What an incredible story! WOW a Nolan Ryan coca-cola baseball card!
A guitartist could study this one video of a single blues break Gatton takes for the rest of your life. Its a deep well.
I've done that, Ive been coming back to this video for years. It was on the gatton website in the late 90s and took FOREVER to load
Cerebral well, only trained guitarist swim well in
it's safe to say that anybody who hits a dislike here has absolutely no understanding of music in general and definitely no clue about what a genius Sir Gatton was.
Maybe they disliked the color of paint on the wall.
@@jessd1952 that's not paint ...its smoke ..and not cigarette smoke.
I belive that tele to be on fire
You got that right!😁
I just hit the dislike button because of you .. nothing to do with music . Just you
He and roy buchanan were roommates at one point. Imagine if had teamed up. If you don't know Roy check his backyard sesh and the documentary.
Absolutely stunning. He didn't just borrow from all styles, he mastered them all. Some of the greatest guitar footage I've ever seen.
Life long player I've seen this dozens of times and it blows me away every time.ive heard em all and I truly believe Danny was in a class of his own.
I've had this clip for years, watched it 100's of times--it still amazes and inpires. I hear a LOT of Buddy Emmons steel guitar influences in there. As well as rockabilly, chicken-pickin', western swing, jazz chord substitution, etc. All seamlessly put together and swinging heavy. He had IT.
Incredible. At 2:12, my jaw fell on the floor. Somebody pick it up for me!
Robert Renman I tried, but it ran out the damn door. Mine was chasing after it.
They don’t call it the right hand of God for nothing my friend! One of the greatest hybrid pickers of all time!!
Yeah just let me pick mine up first
No,that where Danny put it,that's where its stayin'
Jaw returned. Damaged.
I’m just discovering this guy I don’t have any words that justify Just incredible
at one point the band just stops cause They don’t even know what to do
He is in a completely other realm I just love it.
Thank you universe for the gift that was Danny Gatton
I hear you on that! My first jawdropping experience hearing Gatton was Redneck Jazz live with him, Dick Heintze on piano (another monster virtuoso!) and Buddy Emmons on Steel. Completely blew my mind, this tune is also phenomenal!! Wow, one of the all-time masters.
When he tunes the low E up to F and can still play so fluidly, im just absolutely blown away thats just incredible what a player
Danny Gatton stands alone.
I love his open style and how his hands hardly seem to move. So efficient and beautiful playing. Most of all, more musical than many other great guitarists.
I'm 54. Been playing since I was 7. And I'm still 54 years behind Danny Gatton.
Its a mixed bag for me to watch these videos of him. Why? Because I'm so happy when he's playing. When the video is over, I'm so depressed that he's dead.
I revisit this from time to time. I miss Danny
Of all the videos on YT of him, this may be my fav
David Bockman same here, been coming back for a few years now. Every time I come back I get scared that it might have been removed.
David Bockman me too, was about to comment the same
Download it with Freemake you tube downloader. Keep it forever. It's free . Just look close when setting up the download that you uncheck the things you don't want. Works great .
#metoo!
Same here. Best 6:00 minute master class on guitar technique I've ever seen. Whenever I run across other guitarists who arent familiar with him, I put this video on. Something to the effect of 'Ohhh.........sh1t', or similar is what I hear.
for me this clip embodies the master at work, his musical and technical skill meeting at one perfect moment ... or six minutes of perfect moments really because the entire solo is perfect in its balance, harmonic structure, everything. This is, for you non-guitarists (like me), seeing Danny Gatton for the first time, the guitar as it should/could be played. The best of the Danny Gatton videos, and I think I've just about watched them all now. Amazing talent.
What happens after 2:10 must be from another planet. Amazing!!
lol its just his signature hybrid picking lick and then a diminished arpeggio. a lot of stuff he does sounds more complicated than it is because hes very creative at mixing his ideas together
@Bip Bap that series of notes from 3:57 to 4:04 is just brain exploding... I can't even put it in words...
@@dressedtosmellgood >>... "a lot of stuff he does *sounds* more complicated than it is"
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Yeah? And is it also less complicated than it "looks"?
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Where can I find videos of you playing equally well?
3:57 watch how graceful his hands are, how few wasted movements
I'm 69, been playing over 55 of those years... have a lot of favorite guitarists but please do not compare anyone else to this man... in a world of his own, head and shoulders above anyone else... going to go sacrifice another guitar now.
I am 58 been playing 46 of those, yes Danny is something else.
He was in a league of his own, undoubtedly. I've discovered Danny's music only recently (fortunately and unfortunately!). But it's already incredible to see how much he distantiates from those who I thought were already the masters at their game. He is way above them all. It's almost like you could mix all those geniuses into one single person - then you get Danny Gatton.
Lol Rick! Im not there yet but yeah Danny was not only in a different league....the league was on another plant! I was blessed to see him once and it was a once in a life time thing.
You can compare Danny Gatton for example to Birelli Lagrene the same way you can compare an apple to a pear. They are fruits(guitar player) and taste sweet(many-faceted) but you cannot tell which one of them is better in a holistic way. Finally its a matter of taste. They are both masters in their own way. By the way danny gatton is one of the few guitarist that drop my shoes off.
I'm 76; been playing 60 of those years. Danny had a busy technique, and I'm not fond of that kind of playing. I've never heard him play a piece or a song. All he ever did was ramble around all over the fingerboard.
His double stops and solo over chord technique is unreal. So much control yet extremely versatile. One of my favorite videos...period.
One of the worlds most brilliant guitarist, gone too soon. RIP Danny!
Danny was incredibly focused at this point. He ripped it a new one.
anytime i feel i "know it all" i just check out gatton.
he is the coolest technical bluesy player ever . it always sounds fun , and cool , no matter what
John McMinn exactly, if ever I need to be motivated to practice I come to some rare Danny Gatton lick. So many fresh ideas in everything he plays.
Been listening to this guy since i was a youngster. Best guitar player ever!!!!! hands down!!! Too bad his life ended so early and tragically.
Amazing. It's his subtlety of tone and feel that make him unique. The range of different sounds and styles he weaves in this short clip is stunning, and a joy to watch.
Danny Gatton discovered the remarkable fact that the guitar was designed for the hand... four frets and four fingers with an opposable thumb for leverage/pressure... this is why he was able to reach so many notes so quickly... He discovered the secret of hand posture very early in his career... still, he was a melodic genius.
Danny never compromised his style, never played anything that went against his... grain. His sound and style, so very unique and so "Danny". I saw Danny play many times in my youth, every time, without fail, I left with the feeling that greatness had just been made visible. Though I think I know the answer... I always left wondering who was Danny playing for?
Mark8395217 it maybe for all guitardom .
being as no one outside of musicians, care about technique , i think Danny knew. how to use a lit of technique and always sound cool .
he sounded cool to non guitarists , and non musicians.
i remember a metal guitar player saying to me (the engineer) ," i will play my solo as many times as i want , till i am satisfied with it"
this guy would fight till death to get it down .i was blown away by how important it was to him
that is the music community we deal with . we find importance in something no one else cares about to this extent
Danny had both things , the ability to do all the technique
and the ability to just sound musical and cool .
It maybe the benevolence of a guitar hero is 5% for other technique freaks , but the other 95% is for the joy of rhythm, and way cool rockin little melodic songs
It sounds like he was playing for you, man
I love it when he throws the bango rolls in! I dont think anyone knew more licks then Danny! Amazing video!
I'm almost 70 and have been playing 55 plus years... I'm ok... but please, let's not put any other guitarist in the same class as this man... heads above anybody else, could cover it all.
This is nothing short of incredible.
There's a bunch of guitar players that I love & admire..but when I come back & visit danny it's so damn obvious that know guitarist could or still cannot touch him..the most brilliant & technical guitarist there ever was!!!!!
I remember when i was a huge Roy Buchanan fan back in the early '90s and i found a copy of Guitar Player magazine March '89,and it's story about this guy and his kind f picking just blew me away.Tone,tone,tone and taste.
My all time favorite Telecaster player.
This never gets old. This clip still blows me away
The best! This is a superb demo of his awesome guitar versatility and expertise. Greatest guitarist ever. Such a smooth groove and musical vocabulary .
ANY guitar player from Clapton to Van Halen knows he is the best there ever was. RIP.
Even I can tell this guy is in a very different strata than Van Halen.
Gatton really demonstrates in this video his immense knowledge of music theory and his mastery of the guitar. Very few pickers can play with such authority; fantastic rhythms combined with augmented and 7th cords interlace with scale runs and double stops. INCREDIBLE!!
I dont think a finer guitarist ever existed......damn ....definitely on the mount Rushmore of guitarist
4:45 It's great the way the sound changes there. Bridge to neck pickup.
That lick he plays at the beginning of a chorus at about 2:10 is one of my favorite Danny licks. I finally get a chance to see him playing this remarkable lick, so remarkable I can't believe it and it makes me laugh!!
Danny was without a doubt the most brilliant virtuoso I have ever heard. Insane, crazy beautiful genius musician. I really miss him.
This is great guys! Glad to see all the comments. Keep 'em coming!
Danny was the best mechanic ever. He just played guitar for a hobby
The best unknown mechanic?
oh god, its so good it actually hurts me in my soul...
no one has a mastery like his. and no one else played slide guitar with a human skull. a legend beyond description.
@InnerPeaceRecordings .....good call! I can here it now that you mention it;)
Jimi Hendrix was the most innovative and exciting electric guitarist ever. Jimi isn't the greateat ever because he didn't know what an Eflat diminished 13th scale was or because he didn't shred up and down the neck playing 50 notes a second, but because he wrote incredible songs and came out with a new music (based in the blues) and invented a totally new guitar canon. His affect is still being realised today. He encompassed so many styles and he did it all naturally.
Yes definitely the best player ever to live.
Every so often I come back to this... it always hurts!
6 minutes of free flowing ideas, constantly growing.. amazing!
Back again. I remember 2.14 seeming like voodoo when I was a teenager.
Clapton said something about SRV being like an open channel, i.e he never had to stop and think about what to play.
I'd posit that DG was who he should've been talking about.
Danny Gatton followed and listened to Roy Buchanan...i believe he was his #1 "tutor" but he like a great artist should, stayed to his own style
2:51 THAT WAS STANK FANCED STRAIGHT NASTY IN MY BOOK.
The very best electric player who ever touched the instrument,in my humble opinion !
damn... maybe his finest moment. He's so in the zone, completely killing it. Beautiful.
dammit, everytime I watch this video is the best time I had this week.
man this is incredible. incredible fusion of styles.
32 people accidentally clicked the thumbs down. Seriously, how can you dislike this?
Thirty Three deaf people ? I feel sorry for them x
Only the good die young! What I say. Man I say he know's a few lick's. I love how he pick;s with a pick and two of his finger's. The tone from that fender tele and fender amp WOW. The more thing's change the more they stay the same! With all the new gear out there for guitar player's, yet some of the best and most of the rest use good ol fender.
Not sure why Jimi Hendrix is brought up so much here. Jimi was different. But if we're talking about mastery over the instrument...Jimi would be like everyone else and just set his guitar down to watch Danny play.
Jimi has his place in history, but this "best guitarist ever" thing is absurd. There is a massive list of better guitarists.
Thank god for these videos, Danny's legacy will live on. The Master of the Telecaster!
Oops, I have to pick my head up from the floor because it's been cut off! This guy,...................what else can you say but wow!
I loved Danny. I am from Northern Virginia, so I got to see him a few times. He is missed.
The hippest, swingingest, terrifyingly cool mind boggling virtuosity....me smiling
Danny and Roy buchanan are two of the most underappreciated guitarists in the past 50 years.
Rumor has it that those two were roomates at one point. Can you imagine that listening to that jam sesh?
obviously he didn't just memorize this whole set... so that being said: His improv skills are so on point. Unbelievable. I can go up and down a scale OK'ish... this is a different level of remembering every note in the world (12 to be exact) in every octave and every chord, and crazy dexterity and control. Damn.
His brain is different than ours, probably so is his nervous system. I don't mean mechanically different, but just better at this stuff than we are. In terms of things that everyone does consciously thinking in music and what folks do reflexively, things we'd have to think about, his brain takes care of. Or maybe he thinks that fast. I played guitar for 15 years as a kid to young adulthood, and never got that good at it - my brain and sense (and every single other thing that goes into music) just aren't as good as his. I can live with that!
Shawn lane said the same thing about his speed, that his nervous system works faster than the average person's.
telemaster!
I nearly smashed up my strat Thownsend style when i first saw this clip, please don't mention Clapton in the breath as Danny
Jeff Beck + Danny Gatton would have been quite a night of guitar lessons.
I truly feel bad for the 33 tone deaf people that gave this a thumbs down.just goes to show no matter how hard you try and how great you are someone someplace will run you down.sad.very sad.
Fabulous technique and a delicious sounding Tele. Danny deserved to be more famous but his style didn't really fit into any of the standard categories.
What'd I say by Ray Charles is the name of the tune.
The other day this guy was asking me who I thought was a better guitar player, Danny Gatton or God, I said I don't know he's pretty good but he's no Danny Gatton. :)
Licks for days.
Most guitarists are like people learning how to swim. Gatton was a fish.
I'm 52 and have played since guitar since I was 13. He makes me want to take up drums.
Damn! He made it look so effortless. I've only recently discovered his music and was saddened that he came to such a sad end.
Thats just incredible! Excuse me while I scrape my Jaw off the floor !
As Les Paul said: Danny Gatton plays all american guitar history in one tune. He was a very creative guitar player like Lenny Breau was!
This is some of the hottest playing you'll hear anywhere. When I lived in Cincinnati there was a guy named Junior Spivey who reminded me a lot of this. He had this same kind of off-the-wall approach where you never knew what was coming. And Scotty Anderson was from around that area as well. He's a monster.
Kevin Smith yeah, Scotty is a beast!
This is why I love UA-cam!!!! Thanks for posting this!
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That guitar sounds glorious.
This is about the best electric guitar playing I've ever heard. It's simply mind-boggling the different styles and techniques he includes in one song. He was simply from a different planet.
The Master of the TeleCaster!
Every time I take a spin around UA-cam and light on a number of great guitar videos that floor me, I keep coming back here for a reality check thinking "Hang on -could Danny really have been that good????"
And every time the same answer gets forcibly knocked into my head once more: "Don't be stupid - here is clear evidence that Danny was/is light years ahead of the game"
Absolutely incredible !!!
...and following on from my posting below I would have to give honorary mentions to: Scotty Anderson, Jimmy Bruno, Jeff Beck, Chet Atkins and Segovia.
TOO BAD HE DIDN'T PLAY MORE ROCK&ROLL .HE HAD SOME WILD SOUNDS
Watching this for N time - I'm still thinking "What the . . . ?!" Damn!
Thanks for posting this dog gone it. Pete Kennedy turned me onto this wow
my all time fave clip of him
Few know Danny played every stringed instrument incredibly well...pedal steel, banjo, mandolin....if it had strings , he killed on it like no other.
2 minutes of this would put millions of guitarists practicing for years in their bedroom. Gatton was from another planet.
Reminder; this guy was a mentor for Joe bonamossa.
One of my favourite videos on youtube!
I think its really cool that this has been viewed almost 300,000 times. Bottom line this right here is timeless,righteous and very true. Danny Gatton should definetly be remembered as the world's greatest guitar player that nobody hardly knew about. thanks to UA-cam he'll live on
this is so freaking epic.
truly incredible. imagine the work he put in to play like that. a master.
Greatest guitar player of all time
100% agree.
I never knew about Danny Gatton until today..... What a phenomonal player he was... He seemed so likeable and so down to earth in his instructional video's...he should of received the fame and recognition that was due to him ...He deserved it !
This is fnk ing crazy!! I love Danny! I’ve been playing 30yrs and am fairly accomplished. I can watch most players and at least have a basic understanding of what they are doing. But with Danny it’s like he is so far ahead of what the normal brain can keep up with!!! He is unreal!!! Not of this solar system!!!!
Unbelievable.