Heartaches by the Number - Danny Gatton
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- OK - this is the last one I have from this concert of the late great Danny Gatton. It is an old simple country tune, but Gatton plays it like an incredible guitar clinic and shows how to take a black and white tune and turn it into a rainbow of flowing technicolor! I encourage all you Gatton guitar fans who have similar footage buried in your closet to get it out and share it like I've done. Danny Gatton playing and memory must live on. Enjoy
Rolling Stone Magazine places Danny 63rd out of the top 100 guitarists of all time. Danny could play circles around all 62...even if they all played at the same time.
Who pays any attention to those sold out assholes anyway?
Harris Dupree yeah fuck them. Danny's is a top 5 killer an always will be
Absolutely
How can you take their poll seriously when django is not on it
Well Said !
No doubt about it - Gatton truly was a musical genius, in every sense of the word.
Even when he is not doing a solo, it's still amazing to watch and hear all the fill-ins that he plays. That's why he is called the ''The Humbler''
The most amazing player to ever walk the planet
Best in the world no one touches him
I loved this video. Thank you for posting. May Reggie rest in peace.
Watching this you realise most of the "guitar gods" who became filthy rich and world famous couldn't carry Danny's guitar case...thanks for the great posts !
The most don’t make it because of the stupid stuff. Don’t look the part. Life, youth screw ups, etc. but some of the best are never known. Totally agre!
Truth.
Danny was one of the best during his time 🎉
@@robertcall6957 During his time? Danny may have been the best ever.
Sounds like he's playing a pedal steel during parts of the song. Incredible.
He got the most out of every part of an instrument . Saw Roy Clark interview when he got back from a Russia tour . He learned to play thier sound on traditional music which includes thumping the top of the guitar .
SO GLAD whoever filmed this was standing right in front of Danny's amp! Brilliant country chops!
If you're a country player ...you know. - There is so much going on here!!
+SleepyCreek yep!
Favourite part is from 3:50 onwards when he's playing the harmony, melody, bass line and rhythm all at the same time. amazing
His note selection, timing and attitude playing just amaze. He is sorely missed.
Only a country picker would know this. IMAGINE TODAYS BULL SHIT SHREDDING TRYING TO KEEP THE MELODY. ITS ABOUT HEARING IT FEELING IT TRUE TALENT. NOT PROGRAMMED.
@@bokehintheussr5033 That's fucking insane!!
Five minutes of a master class presentation on how to play the guitbox.
Just another day at the office for Danny.
Gatton has the highest concentration of best all time videos of any musician, film maker, pornographer, artist, athlete, etc. The playing here is as outrageous as anything one could conceive and quite frankly seems to be bound by the constraints of fiction more than those of objective reality.
Chase Culeman-Beckman agreed
Danny Gatton..... end of discussion!!!!
This is one of favourite pieces of guitar playing by Danny - amazing!
what more can anyone say about "DANNY GATTON" just the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
no one can play a tele faster,and with more taste than the man "DANNY GATTON"
I LOVE HIM!
This guy was definitely from another planet
Every time I watch this I find new depths to his skill. He really was amazingly musical.
He almost looks like he's bored and just fooling around, but it's AWESOME!
He always had that nonchalant look when he played, and he was always bloody brilliant.
holy poop, my god in heaven, I have never heard a guitar taken to town like this. I know where we'll find this fella, and that's where you'll find me down the road, God bless all (and forgive)
A masterclass in embellishment and flow
Incredible how much tricks Danny Gatton could put in a song. GREAT !
John Boda, thank you so much for posting this. I just wish I could have been there. This is a classic in every sense of Telecaster playing. The tune is an excellent platform for Danny's exploration of the fretboard. The steel style runs are so accurate and true to a pedal steel. Truly inventive playing... a real classic. I totally agree with SleepyCreek!
That simple riff from @4:18 to 4:24 should be in the Country Hall of Fame all by itself, let alone Danny.
simply amazing!
It's hard to believe Danny Gatton has been gone 20 years and Shawn Lane has been gone 11 . No one quite fills their shoes even after all this time .
Amazing guitar player, sadly missed by all.
My favorite by this absolute legend.
He makes a tele sound like a pedal steel. Incredible.
Exactly my thoughts!!
Truly amazing guitar player. Truly missed.
I saw danny and his band at a sunday brunch at the Holiday Inn in Tysons Corner Virginia. I took a friend who hadn't heard Danny. It was fun just watching him listen. Remarkable, and every member of the band was a great player.
The 2 best guitarists ive ever heard django and danny both are blessed with unbelievable timing both play things other guitarists would not think of its their musical minds what set them apart it can not be taught
Amazing player. Love his style and he is such an emotive player. You can see his influence from playing the steel guitar for many years.
Wow! One of the best ever.
Thanks for this!
One of the Greatest ever to pick up an electric guitar , ideed.
Oh my… 😳 the master of Telenomics! ✨🏆✨
great playing and yes we hear nearly a pedal steel guitar in some parts. A real champ! RIP Danny
Thanks for posting this video of Danny Gatton. The Fender Telecaster suited him well, like James Burton or Clarence White. Danny was a true “original” and will always be missed. God bless you, Danny.
Ok I have to admit I have been coming back to this one over and over. As John says he takes this tune and does something else- the ease and facile nature of his playing on this is awesome, the whole thing between 1:25 and 2:15 is mind blowing. I would go the crossroads to play like this.
Everytime I see Danny play I feel so happy yet so sad.. why the hell did he end it all?.. what a player.. what a gent🙏
He suffered from depression... that can be a living Hell to live with.
@@Mindboggle100 very sad😔
Danny suffered from depression for about 30 years. In 1994 he'd finally had enough. He was one of the greatest electric guitarists in American history imo.
Note the look of sheer gratitude in the lead singer's eyes at 1:43 - 1:44, as Danny hauls out the heavy artillery. He's like, "there's the sh*t...what the audience really paid for..." He was so grateful to have Danny Gatton at that gig with him. Danny Gatton was just outrageously good. I remember seeing him live so many times at the "Club Soda" in D.C. One of the few players who could just plaster wicked smiles on my face, time and time again. I got a little bit of that just now, watching this video. Most welcome and pleasant shocks of familiarity. I remember!
"The lead singer" is long time Gatton buddy Billy Windsor, also deceased. 80's era DC people would recognize Billy from The Act Four playing with "The Reasons".
he played for years with Windsor the singer and he had his regular band for years. He never played anything the exact same way twice. The singer was hearing a lot of it for the first time just like rest of the audience.
my fav cover by Danny!
I don't even like country music but I love watching Danny play it!
Gatton could make that tele sound like a whole band including a steel guitar.
this must have been the old Club Soda on a Tuesday night...great footage!!
Danny was truly gifted so sad he's gone
Just incredible. ..
Great video. I saw him many times in the '70s and '80s. Talked to him while he loaded up his van one night. I told him I was blown away by the show. He replied "I didn't really feel too good tonight." like he was apologizing. Probably the '70s. I don't think he had the Bardens on.
I talked to him once between sets, and I spent some time hanging around and watching him interact with folks between sets. He was just a nice, regular, easy going guy, and I never heard him brag or boast about his playing at all.
The singer sounds like he's about to cry, can barely get his words out. I totally understand and empathize with him; kind of like standing next to the sun, and trying to make an impression by saying, "look, I'm a lighted match !!"
Lmfao thats the funniest shit I've ever heard! Yeah I'd never admit to playing guitar in front of him, you'd be better off to take up river dancing instead of trying to play this
Never take this down! So good!
Found him a couple years before he died , luckily caught him at The Guthrie Theatre in Mpls - WOW - He still makes my heart soar , with "Nit Pickin" and his version of "Tragedy" , and , his killer work with Joey DeFrancesco , the banter with that Hammond !
Excellent.Just got my first tele after 40 yrs and can't think why it took me so long.Incredibly versatile.Great post.Cheers.
Something I gathered from reading both Danny's and Roy's books years ago.... When asked what musician they admired most,they both had the same answer... Dick Heintze { The worlds most famous unknown keyboardist]. [who can be seen playing "Misty" with Roy]
Wonderful 🎥...The Humbler in action...
Pure guitar candy!
Mind warping wonderful
beautiful
Hawaiian guitar, pedal steel, Country twang, touch blues - I love a number of other guitarists but this cat is consummate in a way few, if any, could ever hope to be.
This is how you play real,country guitar
Holy Shit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fkn amazing.
Thanks for the post-Outrageous guitar playing!!!
Well...here goes. Time to rip this youtube video and get to working on the first minute of the song...maybe in my lifetime I will get the first two minutes down. MISS YOU DANNY!
Sure miss Danny!
He makes me stare at my telecaster in Disbelief.
That amp sounds absolutely cranked. Tone monster.
When Dan starts to tune, you damn better be on your game. Just a nod to the amazing band that have to adjust at light speed and do it well.
holy crap, that was amazing. i would guess if one were close their eyes and have a friend play 20 gatton tunes they would guess there was over 10 different players if the question was: from 1-20 how many different guitarists do you think are are playing the tracks? he is equivalent to a multi lingual person, knowing the hardest languages and when he speaks you would like he was from the country or region. bloody ruddy amazing stuff! thank you for posting!
Stretching and improvising country guitar playing into new territory.
Done in an entirely original style.
Amazing faux pedal steel licks.
Some who hadn’t heard his name who love guitar asked if he was better than Jeff Beck. I said yeah I think so for a jazz and rockabilly type.. he’s a tele expert like Beck yet in this swing style he’s unbeatable
danny's steel guitar sound!
THANKS ......!!!!!!!
It's too bad that nearly 20 years after his death, so many don't know who Danny was. FWIW - He was a Washington D.C. area guitarist and a true master of the Telecaster. He dabbled in country, blues and rockabilly, but was best at his own style of what he called "redneck jazz".
Who is this guy, and where the hell have I been. I have never,never heard Heartaches by the number played as well as that-- the guy is a knockout. Thanks for posting.
sounds like Chet, Les, and a few hundred others I haven't even HEARD yet, and I've been playing since 1962!!!
@jazzbilly54 the steel reproduction is the best i have ever heard
a dislike? I guess you just don't like the genre- this defines teleMaster- wow!
I always got a kick out of how he could make a Tele sound like a pedal steel - then emulate Les Paul in the same song ,-]
crazy good
He plays some Lloyd Green licks from the Sweetheart of the Rodeo album!
Incredible player, been a fan for many years...that said...this was his gig, but if he over rode a singer say for instance, Ray Price in a singers band, he would have been fired immediately. He did play a long time with Roger Miller so he did know how to rein it in. One of my favorites of his live playing is Crosscut Saw. Any thing he did was great...wish he was still around,,,same for Roy Buchanan, Jimi, Stevie, Howard Roberts, Wes, Freddie King, etc, etc,
The mic (quite directional) was in front of Danny Gatton's amp so what you heard was not the true balance of the band. We are just fortunate to have this video as it is a great contributor to our understanding of just how good he was. Billy Windsor was his greatest fan.
I cant stand country but this man is incredible
Xtc1957 that guitar didn't have the original 53 tele pickups in it, but were rather made by Joe Barden. Danny called them the Cadillac of the telecaster pickups. Yes it's bright, but does it get buried in the mix? No.
Fantastic guitar picker, too bad he passed away.
GREAT
Incredible. Is his guitar equipped with b bender system? I can’t tell?
What is that white box on top of his amp? A tuner maybe? A treble booster ? (Did they even have these pedals in the 50’s? ) Guy is playing with 10 fingers , and he sounds like two guitars AND a pedal steel all at once . Rippin’ it up!! Geez ,,,,,,
It wasn't in the 50's - this was in the late 80's. You have to check out more of Danny's stuff. It's all mind blowing for guitarists :-) Try Nitpicking and What'd I Say Live at Gallaghers. Can't think of another guitarist who could touch him on that kind of stuff. You're obviously new to Danny's music so I can guarantee you are in for quite a ride - hang on tight :-)
I don't know if he used one, but that guitar does not have a bender in it. Danny was just that good.
I'm assuming the pedal is a delay for the slapback.
now thats a backup guitarist thx danny
👏👏👏👏👏🎸
big fat joint dannys smokin
no........he was smokin a straight......he was a heavy smoker.
Danny didn’t smoke weed at gigs. I wouldn’t be surprised if he didn’t smoke weed at all.
Buddy Emmons who now? Son when he switches tone and pickup at 2:57 god almighty
the imitation pedal steel @ 1:30 is just ludicrous
@@cmberrian Great minds think alike! cheers my friend
The Telemaster at work !
Was Danny using joe barden pickups in that video or bill lorence
a window into the transcendent
fuckin bad ass.
why is the singer getting the way, love you danny
3:36