DANNY GATTON
"BLUES NEWBURG"

Blues Newburg
Danny Gatton - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpkAISZg_sw

Fast, accurate, and played with feeling, as done in some passages here, is a rare combination; but then, Danny Gatton was a rare player. The tune, itself, is relatively slow. Contrast what you hear on this track with the franticness of "Fingers on Fire" on his "Unfinished Business" album.

Danny Gatton was one of my all-time favorite guitarists, matching talent with nimble fingers. For some more of his picking, search Mastodon on the dannygattor hashtag.

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DANNY GATTON
"THE SIMPSONS"

Danny Gatton - The Simpsons
Sodacake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny8x86RhYSs

This is an unusual listening experience but you probably got that from the title. The track comes from Gatton's big album, "99 Elmira St." Some cuts on the record have too much band but it seems to me the production got it about right in this crazy case. Danny Gatton is easily one of my all-time favorite guitarists and it is great to hear him at his peak. For some more of his playing, search Mastodon on the dannygatton hashtag.

It is worth adding that Danny Gatton's idol was my fellow Maine native, Lenny Breau.

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DANNY GATTON
"IN MY ROOM"

In My Room
Danny Gatton - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IXSXW4_b5o

"In MY Room" is from Danny Gatton's big album, "88 Elmira St." His performance on this track is faithful and pretty subdued: - not typical of his usually aggressive recordings. It gets a little wilder during the fade out. "A little wilder" and "fade out"? Don't expect to get overwhelmed. Still, it is very nice and well worth waiting for. Danny Gatton was not one to disappoint. For more of his picking, search Mastodon on the dannygatton hashtag.

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DANNY GATTON
"ELMIRA ST. BOOGIE"
*****

Elmira St. Boogie
Danny Gatton - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XMULMTpehI

Five Stars

Danny Gatton was among a handful of my favorite guitarists. For some more of his picking, search Mastodon on the dannygatton hashtag.

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DANNY GATTON
"SLIDIN' HOME"
*****

Slidin' Home
Danny Gatton - Topic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLFY-kJ82M4

Danny Gatton was highly deferential to Lenny Breau as THE TOP of the guitar world. "Slidin' Home" and many of his other tracks show that Danny Gatton was way the heck up there. Five Stars

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