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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

Aug 24, 2020 · When Danny Gatton committed suicide on October 4, 1994 – exactly a month after his 49 th birthday – his passing went largely unacknowledged in the music press, …

Sep 15, 2023 · He played with Roger Miller of King Of The Road fame and with New York rockabilly star Robert Gordon but virtuoso guitarist Danny Gatton, despite almost always being …

More than a guitarist, Danny Gatton was a one-of-a-kind instrumentalist. Refusing to conform to the star-making norm hoisted upon him and even detesting categories and genres that would …

Sep 15, 2016 · WASHINGTON — Danny Gatton, the D.C.-based musician whose virtuosity and reluctance to embrace stardom earned him the title “the greatest guitar player you’ve never …

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 …