Danny Gatton "Homegrown Hero--Raw Footage" (interview) 1993

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  • Опубліковано 2 гру 2024
  • Here's some of the raw interview footage that Doug McKelway and his NBC crew shot at Dannys' garage next to his house in 1993 for the profile on Danny called "Homegrown Hero" which aired on Ch 4 in Washington,DC

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  • @ValiRossi
    @ValiRossi 4 роки тому +18

    This is where UA-cam shines.

  • @sidneycrump8032
    @sidneycrump8032 5 років тому +39

    I had the pleasure of meeting him about a month before he died. He was in town along with Jerry Donahue for the opening of James Burton's club in Shreveport, La.. He was a down to earth guy and a true guitar master. RIP.

  • @chrisbirdsall6055
    @chrisbirdsall6055 4 роки тому +26

    "Playin' fast isn't as important as getting a tone." Amen.

    • @geneprokopf1578
      @geneprokopf1578 3 роки тому +2

      No wiser words have ever been spoken. RIP Brother

    • @davidwalker5054
      @davidwalker5054 4 місяці тому +1

      All them bullshit shredders should take note

  • @PaulRoseGuitar
    @PaulRoseGuitar 4 роки тому +39

    This footage is priceless

  • @percys9427
    @percys9427 3 роки тому +17

    "Playing fast is not as important as getting a tone"! Danny Gatton

  • @Nicholask85
    @Nicholask85 3 роки тому +13

    Danny was a true master of his craft. Every time I get down and feel like taking my life I think of Danny and people like him and remind myself of all that I still have to give to the world. So sad such a true artist that I cant even fathom the things he would have done with a guitar if he was still with us. A true spirit of greatness was in his soul and he will be missed by millions that he never thought would miss him.

  • @stevenmaddock4237
    @stevenmaddock4237 4 роки тому +44

    I feel underneath the great humour danny was a restless guy, all the unfinished projects, kind of similar to his playing where he had many ideas going at once in his mind. Danny deserved a great career

    • @danharris3925
      @danharris3925 4 роки тому

      Elvira, Elvira, My Heart's on fire for Elvira. 🎼🎶

    • @cedarbay3994
      @cedarbay3994 2 роки тому

      Deserves got nothin’ to do with it

    • @shable1436
      @shable1436 Рік тому

      Cassandra is her name, I'm friends with her, and she's a lesbian now, so your hearts on fire for another girl 😂

  • @jacoscofield5150
    @jacoscofield5150 4 роки тому +11

    Damn please post more of this !!!!!!!’ Danny was an incredible genius that shouldn’t have left so soon ! RIP Danny love you

  • @hypnoraythompson5824
    @hypnoraythompson5824 3 роки тому +11

    Only came across this amazing guitarist last week. Watching this has made me realize he was also a down to earth guy. Why should a guy with so much talent end his own life? so sad.

  • @geoffcarlin4161
    @geoffcarlin4161 5 років тому +13

    What a straight-up bloke he was. Thanks for posting this great footage. It'd be fascinating to see more if it exists.

  • @timothyturner3396
    @timothyturner3396 4 роки тому +6

    Danny Gatton will be remembered, loved and missed for a long time, God bless

  • @jackiewilburn3063
    @jackiewilburn3063 4 роки тому +43

    Kind of hard to watch. Only because that garage is where he took his last breath. God Bless Danny Gatton. One of the finest that ever lived! The problems and trouble of this world are no longer your concern brother. Rest well and teach the Angel Band how to chicken pick!

    • @pattynVABeach
      @pattynVABeach 3 роки тому

      Jackie, did you know Danny ? I loved hearing and watching him in the late 60s and on.
      His garage was amazing.

    • @jackiewilburn3063
      @jackiewilburn3063 3 роки тому +5

      @@pattynVABeach No I didn't but I feel he and I had a kinship. We are both Telecaster players, we both love classic Fords, and we both struggle with depressed

    • @RCHeath
      @RCHeath Рік тому

      Spend time in that garage. It’s oddly very quiet and empty feeling.

    • @mark2designs607
      @mark2designs607 6 місяців тому +1

      I was thinking the same. I see that Vice clamp and my stomach still turns all these years later. So thankful for this kind of footage though.

  • @gabrieln3613
    @gabrieln3613 4 роки тому +4

    Thank you for posting these videos of Danny Gatton. I play harmonica, 45 years and was full-time pro by 20. Started out in Bluegrass Bands, then Honk-Tonk Country, had a Swing Dance Jazz band for 10 years, play Blues, Pop, Folk, Funk, etc. and listen to Drummers, Bass Players, Horn Players for inspirations and hope some of the "groove" will assimilate. Danny Gatton of course has all these genres and I jam along with his recordings (like with Joey DeFrancesco) to pick up ideas. Love that with every chorus you never know what is next! Coll seeing this Fender Tweed Twin, I have a pair of 1959 Bassman.

    • @shable1436
      @shable1436 Рік тому

      Little John harp player is in my band, he toured with the who's who of blues players, he was a prodigy when young kid, there's documentaries about him here on UA-cam

  • @luvthedrake1375
    @luvthedrake1375 4 роки тому +10

    Wow. Danny is one of the best guitarists .... and probably the BEST Telecaster guitarist ... I've ever seen. He was at a roadhouse called "Doc Holidays" in Shakopee, MN back in the early 80s and it was one of the best performances I'd ever seen. And, we hung out with him and his skeleton crew until the girls showed up and we moved away from the scene like we should have as respectful men.

  • @TheKustomjim
    @TheKustomjim 5 років тому +5

    So kool to see Danny in his other natural surroundings.You can tell much about a person by what is in their shop.Thanks for posting this.Miss you Danny.

  • @JeffThompson-l4p
    @JeffThompson-l4p 10 місяців тому +1

    Danny was like alot of genius ....he was immensely talented but also a tortured soul...it's kind of sad watching this video because it was only like a year later that he would take his life in that very garage...we all sure miss your genius Danny....🎸🎸🎸

  • @thecentralscrutinizerr
    @thecentralscrutinizerr 4 роки тому +22

    *"If I was talking to another musician and I wanted to warn him about Danny Gatton....I'd say you better have your act together....this guy's heavy. He'll have your lunch."* ~ _Les Paul_

    • @ThehumblermovieDannyGatton
      @ThehumblermovieDannyGatton 4 роки тому +2

      Actually, Les Paul said. "he will have you for lunch"... from an interview I did with Les Paul...:-)

    • @timothyturner3396
      @timothyturner3396 4 роки тому +1

      We're dying for the Humbler movie to be released. Theatre's, DVD, streaming video?? I'm sure it's gonna be awesome.

  • @timothyturner3396
    @timothyturner3396 4 роки тому +6

    I live in D.C. and used to go see Danny play any chance I got.. Danny &the fat boys or playing with evan johns & h-bombs or lots of other good shows with the Danny Gatton Band..good stuff

  • @paulbuxton1326
    @paulbuxton1326 Рік тому +1

    Danny blows every one away 🎼 Sad loss !🎸

  • @halifaxmayor
    @halifaxmayor Рік тому

    "He dug street rods more than music, but he could still play the breaks off anyone." This is absolutely amazing. Thank you!

    • @frankdiscussion2069
      @frankdiscussion2069 3 місяці тому +1

      Jeff Beck was the same he too loved hot rods and was a master machinist RIP both of them

  • @carsonhess1070
    @carsonhess1070 5 років тому +6

    Thanks for the video Bob!

  • @stevenmaddock4237
    @stevenmaddock4237 4 роки тому +3

    This is great stuff really nice to see danny in this informal way

  • @jazzfusionfan260
    @jazzfusionfan260 5 років тому +2

    Cool... Thanks for these Danny Gatton clips. One of my favorite guitar players. Only wish I got to see him :(

  • @2skyland
    @2skyland 4 роки тому +15

    When it cut off I went "AUGHH!" like if your cable cut out during the big play of the Super Bowl.

    • @dotothenn
      @dotothenn 4 роки тому +1

      Me too!!!

    • @rufsis
      @rufsis 3 роки тому +1

      First The Sopranos, now this?!

    • @smoovegittar
      @smoovegittar 2 роки тому

      Yep.

    • @geo6740
      @geo6740 11 місяців тому

      Sadly, kinda how his life ended...

  • @getredytagetredy
    @getredytagetredy 4 роки тому +5

    I would of been fast friends with Danny...Even though i only lived 70 miles from him i never met him...Im a guitarist and into animal sanctuary and classic cars...Sure do miss Danny...

  • @frozendivots1564
    @frozendivots1564 5 років тому +13

    Belongs on the Mt Rushmore of guitarists.

  • @stevearle
    @stevearle 3 роки тому +2

    This short clip is really revealing in a way that "OK I'm ready!" final cuts rarely are....the man in his element.

  • @bartpike441
    @bartpike441 Рік тому +1

    I had the privilege of him being my mentor spent many hours in that garage we were either hot rodding cars. . Mainly just me watching him spin wrenches and he loved that as much as he did playing.

  • @markjohnson3786
    @markjohnson3786 4 місяці тому

    Great interview!!

  • @jpalberthoward9
    @jpalberthoward9 2 роки тому +4

    This is one of those people who you wish lived in your neighborhood so you could go over and drink beer and help him work on the cars, and maybe later he might break out the guitar and play some.
    The man really seems like regular folks.

  • @gsmeeuwsen
    @gsmeeuwsen 2 роки тому

    So cool to see this raw footage. Danny was a MONSTER. Such a sad story...

  • @davidwalker5054
    @davidwalker5054 Рік тому +3

    Danny was the best mechanic who ever lived and he wasn,t a bad guitar player

  • @jackhargreaves1911
    @jackhargreaves1911 5 місяців тому

    I wasn’t sure if I should watch when I related where they were… but I am glad I did. The man had it all. Or so it seemed. Under appreciated but much missed.

  • @markmarsh27
    @markmarsh27 11 місяців тому

    Listening to tunes WITH DANNY in his hot rod garage. I didn't want that to end.

  • @coolnout3765
    @coolnout3765 Рік тому

    I miss Danny Gatton and his performances. I wish he was still with us...............

  • @BrianKlobyGuitar
    @BrianKlobyGuitar 5 років тому

    Awesome interview... thanks for posting! :)

  • @yogavibe2516
    @yogavibe2516 2 роки тому

    wow felt like i was hangin with one of the greatest ever... the untouchable ,the humbler , the tele master legendary heart o gold. im sure he made a great angel. ✌

  • @elikipreos9007
    @elikipreos9007 3 роки тому +1

    hometown hero something to be
    He was so much more

  • @R.L.KRANESCHRADTT
    @R.L.KRANESCHRADTT Рік тому

    What an amazing talent. So sad he was gone by his own hand in less than a year after this was filmed.

  • @derekhodge2289
    @derekhodge2289 4 роки тому +1

    This is great!

  • @alexhuevera939
    @alexhuevera939 5 років тому +5

    wish there was more

  • @markmoon1237
    @markmoon1237 5 років тому +1

    Great stuff!

  • @gordiannot77
    @gordiannot77 4 роки тому +1

    Danny❤️

  • @Noitpure
    @Noitpure 5 років тому +10

    But it cuts off right when it’s getting really good! Fantastic stuff!

    • @bobdavis1694
      @bobdavis1694  5 років тому +19

      There's more footage that will be available soon from this interview.........

    • @WillyKidd
      @WillyKidd 4 роки тому +2

      @@bobdavis1694 thanks for posting this! I'd love to see more footage

  • @thekennycartman9024
    @thekennycartman9024 3 роки тому +1

    Yes - that's the man

  • @knockitofff
    @knockitofff 6 місяців тому

    This is the garage where he ended it all, RIP Danny, hopefully you've found peace

  • @RickyLandi
    @RickyLandi 2 місяці тому

    In a few weeks, it will marks 30 years since the man took his life in that garage. RIP to best picker ever walked the earth

  • @juantriumph4401
    @juantriumph4401 4 роки тому +3

    "My pet raccoons used to sleep in the bed just like havin a dog or a cat" .....lol !

  • @andrewhigginson5435
    @andrewhigginson5435 4 роки тому +1

    Take two....wish there was more

  • @mikehanna5221
    @mikehanna5221 3 роки тому +2

    That tape is rad too.

  • @pascalthibeault7600
    @pascalthibeault7600 4 роки тому +4

    Virtuoso mechanic like Beck...!??

  • @MrIliasboufidis
    @MrIliasboufidis 2 роки тому

    i learn more about guitar when he talks about his dashboard, than 50 youtube guitar heroes put together....

  • @rachelgrenadier3021
    @rachelgrenadier3021 4 роки тому +3

    I knew Danny well and if I had known he had taken a lesson from Sophocles Pappas, I would have told my father, who was his attorney. Pappas gave my dad free lessons, but he was more of a vocalist. My dad thought Danny was the "cat's meow" having heard him play in Annapolis with Charlie Byrd. He was unaware that I knew Danny but usually thought my "musician friends" were all potheads.

  • @vox1003
    @vox1003 4 роки тому +3

    This is Danny's last stop, where he took his life

  • @RCHeath
    @RCHeath Рік тому

    Been in this garage multiple times. It’s massive and actually larger then the house.

  • @jamesjackovich5886
    @jamesjackovich5886 2 роки тому

    The best musician by far

  • @rachelgrenadier3021
    @rachelgrenadier3021 4 роки тому +1

    Danny didn't mention it, but he did all his own pearl inlays and also was a master tinkerer, hence his "little black box" which was attached to his twin reverb.

  • @shawnjulie
    @shawnjulie 7 місяців тому

    I wish there was a part 2

  • @theartfuldodger935
    @theartfuldodger935 4 роки тому +2

    Same garage Danny ended his life in just a year later.

  • @bigmonmagoomba9634
    @bigmonmagoomba9634 2 роки тому +3

    He was miscast as an entertainer. He was meant to be a studio musician. By the time people found out about him he was a relic of a bygone era. He really did not have the personna to be a great entertainer. He was too much like the guy on your bowling team or the guy who fixes your car. But Nashville is full of guys from his tribe. Just my opinion.

  • @lambert1702
    @lambert1702 4 роки тому +1

    Is there more of this?

  • @Teabonesteak
    @Teabonesteak 10 місяців тому

    Sky King is such a good song.

  • @onewiththings
    @onewiththings 2 роки тому

    Danny makes a mixtape!

  • @deandee8082
    @deandee8082 Рік тому

    BOO, why it end early?

  • @InfoArtistJKatTheGoodInfoCafe
    @InfoArtistJKatTheGoodInfoCafe 10 місяців тому

    Doug McKelway, interviewer?

  • @ericportillo8277
    @ericportillo8277 4 роки тому +2

    Hell yes, elvira

  • @pjriverdale8461
    @pjriverdale8461 5 років тому +3

    Well, lastly what was in his shop was lots of Danny. Kinda all over the place.
    Still sad twenty five years later.

    • @gm6490
      @gm6490 4 роки тому +1

      :' man sad shit for sure

  • @roanokeepitime95
    @roanokeepitime95 2 роки тому +1

    He died right there.😕

  • @thedearjohns
    @thedearjohns 3 роки тому +1

    Americana!

  • @wilburwokeii8298
    @wilburwokeii8298 2 роки тому +1

    How’s he doing?

    • @Teabonesteak
      @Teabonesteak 10 місяців тому +1

      He died; blew his own head off.

  • @Dancingjulien
    @Dancingjulien 11 місяців тому

    the counter of likes was stopped at nuymer 666 i am the 667 :) RIP Danny what a loss!!! 🙏

  • @Stevewatson3
    @Stevewatson3 Рік тому

    I got a telecaster but I don’t got a car as nice as that.

  • @kevindean1327
    @kevindean1327 2 роки тому

    Danny loved raccoons!!! 12:20

  • @deandee8082
    @deandee8082 2 роки тому +1

    just doesn't strike me as a guy who wants to end his life.. I mean he wants another racoon FFS

  • @goodtimefolkrock
    @goodtimefolkrock 2 роки тому

    danny seemed a little nervous and self concious ....

  • @slimturnpike
    @slimturnpike 3 роки тому +1

    A little resentful sad to see