Daniel Wood Gatton Jr. (September 4, 1945 – October 4, 1994) was an American virtuoso guitarist who combined blues, rockabilly, jazz, and country to create a musical style he called "redneck jazz". [ 1 ]

Dec 11, 2019 · The unknown great, the man in the mask, was a rockabilly guitar player from Washington DC named Danny Gatton. Middle-aged, out of shape, with a 50s quiff, Gatton was an unlikely cover star and guitar hero circa 1989; hair metal was still doing brisk business that year.

Oct 4, 2009 · Danny Gatton stayed in the musical shadows while building a cult following as a sort of honky-tonk Eric Clapton. Gatton killed himself 15 years ago Sunday.

Blues, jazz, country, rockabilly – Danny Gatton mixed all these together, sometimes in the space of a single bar. This is the story of one of the greatest electric guitarists of all time, and a man who redefined what a Telecaster could do.

May 5, 2021 · Known in his lifetime as “The Telemaster” and “The Humbler,” Danny Gatton was a walking, talking, ’53 Tele-wielding encyclopedia of classic American guitar styles.

Danny Gatton is a guitarist who does not need pedals to play, he was an integrated guitarist with great discipline, surely better than the best guitarists with a technique to him and a...

This week, we're doing a deep dive into the life and tragic death of Danny Gatton and exploring every step he took to becoming arguably the world's greatest unknown guitarist as well as his sad...

In a music business long buffered against surprise, the late guitarist swam stubbornly upstream, roaming nightly across the musical spectrum – from country, to gospel, rockabilly, soul, and standards.

Oct 4, 1994 · Explore Danny Gatton's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Danny Gatton on AllMusic.

The music world lost one of its most talented, yet chronically underexposed members when Danny Gatton died of a self-inflicted gun blast on October 4, 1995. His blazing virtuosity combined with a love of country, bluegrass, jazz, rock, and rockabilly to produce technically complex compositions infused with a soulful expression reminiscent of ...