These are some of the scariest guys I've ever heard. Completely off the charts. I'm so glad we had Danny and Buddy for as long as we did. Two wonderful players. Marc T.

@jefferybernard4800

Ай бұрын

They were at the top of their talent

danny was just different than everybody else. never to be duplicated. his vocabulary and improvisation was unequaled. one of the very few "what the fuck did i just hear" guitar players.

@Tom_Emody

10 күн бұрын

You got that rite my friend…..Tom

Absolutely insane. It’s hard to fathom how anybody could be this good.

The tone of this pedal steel is unbelievable.

@AmericasChoice

10 ай бұрын

It is, he makes it sing and squeal and thump....and then plays some of the best melodic lines I have ever heard. Genius.

@tommcdonald1746

10 ай бұрын

What was the device Buddy sat on the bridge and kept culped in his right palm?

@AmericasChoice

10 ай бұрын

@@tommcdonald1746 Some people were saying it was an MRX 90 or something. I am not a pedal steel person. Search around the comments, they discus Buddy''s effects.

@therhodeo

10 ай бұрын

​@@tommcdonald1746 An ebow.

I bought the CD of this back in the 90s.... couldn't make it through one listen. This is a lot more fun to watch than listen to.

@jscordoba3

4 ай бұрын

I had that CD too around the same time, listened to it about 1000 times. 😅

Oh my....everybody at there best...but Danny and Buddy ? Just unimaginably awesome !

@thomaspick4123

Жыл бұрын

Why did Danny commit suicide? Why did Buddy stop playing pedal steel guitar the last 8 years of his life?

@jimdixon3470

Жыл бұрын

@@thomaspick4123 1.) chronic depression 2.) repetitive motion injury.

One of the best guitar performances of all time.

"Canadian Sunset" drives me to tears.

@AmericasChoice

10 ай бұрын

epic

Wow! What a treat. I went to school in Charlottesville and was lucky enough to see him several times there and 1x in DC around the time the red record came out. It was crazy, but at a couple of those gigs in the summer, maybe 20 people were there. As a young guitarist, my mind was totally blown. Loved when he had Evan Johns in the band who was a great singer and foil for Danny as well as a fierce player in his own right.

@pokerstar2004

2 жыл бұрын

The rockabilly stuff with Evan Johns was just spectacular - Saw them dozens of times at Dannys club in Georgetown. Just remarkable.

This is just another level - beyond human reasoning !

They call Danny Gatton the greatest unknown guitar player, but lately Danny has found a new following, and many of them are (guess who?) also guitarists. Why? Just listen to him play a few tunes. RIP, Mr. Gatton: We are catching on.

@claytongillaspy8847

3 жыл бұрын

I’m not a guitarist can’t play a note but there is something about Danny that just made him tops in my book playing with buddy emmons seems to bring out the best in Danny another one is the recording Danny made in 92 with top jazz cats called New York stories where Danny plays strictly jazz with a country flair it’s one of the best jazz albums ever made listen to it I think you’ll agree it’s great

@claytongillaspy8847

3 жыл бұрын

Also go check out Scotty Anderson who is alive and well and as good as danny or better you decide check out scottys triple stops his octaves tone phrasing you name it Scotty is the best guitarist right now today it’s too bad he does not tour or get the recognition he deserves as he is a world class tele player that can play any genre

@claytongillaspy8847

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah I’ve had new york stories for 20 years and it’s still one of my favorites Danny’s playing is nothing short of genius just like everything he did a true master of the telecaster Danny is tops in my book for 20 years now pure greatness on guitar nobody else like him

@TheGattonmaster

Жыл бұрын

@@claytongillaspy8847 Scotty a little faster, best technique; but Danny has to many speeds and techniques for Lenny, Scotty, Wes, Django, Johny Smith, Jeff Beck, Bryant, Garland, Farlowe, Bickert, Pass, SRV, JWilliams, Bream and all the rest of them !

@claytongillaspy8847

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGattonmaster gatton is still my favorite all these years and will be he’s great 👍 but Lenny and Scotty are as good or better in different ways especially Lenny along with some others who are incredible like Rory Gallagher & Roy Buchanan and throw in jr brown & Wes Montgomery joe pass & Johnny smith Jeff beck tommy bolin are all great players tommy tedesco Ravi Shankar andres segovia and frank marino really got it and so many more I’m leaving out right now oh can’t forget Roy Clark and the great glenn Campbell! Who I discovered recently very underated players

this is really a treasure, thank you. you can tell that cameraman was probably a guitarist by his unflinching focus on the players' hands.

@John-cr2tn

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, I hate it when the camera is on their face while a masterclsss is going on just below.

@paulgibby6932

Ай бұрын

Cameraman was named Jim Hall in credits. Not sure if it was "that" Jim Hall. But...

😅those guys could melt the sun !!

Thank you so much for sharing this treasure! Just floored by the talent... wow

Finally after searching and searching, I now can peruse and steal licks from Danny Gatton and Buddy Emmons! Thanks so much!

Have never heard jazz licks played on steel g. Buddy is every bit as good on steel as Danny on guitar or att least very close

New subscriber here…! This is sweet stuff my people. ….Tom

This how ya advertise your band!!! Love it and Dannys playing.thank you for this gem

Astonishingly good.

Thanks for posting!

I remember the first time you showed me this. We were on the road in PA. I think you actually brought a VCR with you and this tape. We were playing at a hotel in Harrisburg near Hersheypark. Still blown away by it.

wow.. what a treat this is. talent galore..

The Swingin' Shepherd Blues quote was perfect. 3:58 on...

Awesome.. thanks for posting this ;)

Thank you for posting this!

Fantastic post. Saw Danny a handful of times around B-more and MD. Was lucky enough to be in the very front for a show at Max's in Fells Point. About 5 feet from the master. Man, oh man!

TALENT! wonderful!

I wonder if Danny every actually realised just how good he was??

Thank you so much for posting this. I’ve never seen it in its entirety before now.

I've heard about this footage for awhile, thank you!

Holy shit. THANK YOU

OUTSTANDING & INFLUENTIAL ❤️🎶

I can't believe it ! Finally in better quality 🙌 Thanks allot Amigo.

WHHHoooaahhh ... Maybe he IS the BEST!!

Love it! Love the red shirts with their names on them

thanks for posting the whole thing. absurdly, over the top good and unique

@danharris3925

3 жыл бұрын

Zoom !!!!

@steveturner5519

3 жыл бұрын

Is this really the whole thing is there no more of this

I think you would have to be a guitar player to totally, completely, understand, comprehend how good Danny really was, and let’s not forget about buddy Emmons here he really really really shines ❤ thank you for posting this!!! ❤

I've been wanting to see this full set for a while... thank you so much!

@jimmyandmelchannel9636

3 жыл бұрын

I believe mine is the original tape before I let it get passed around as far as I know

In this clip there is enough material to study to cover my entire life.

Man that Ode to Billy Joe was just nuts. ….jeeeezus……Tom

magnifico !!!

You had to be the best at what you played to play with Buddy emmons

supreme

Buddy Emmons on all those great country records and all the while he is the HIPPEST jazz player around. Just from another world...

@kennewman3716

2 жыл бұрын

Inside out MAESTRO,, (no kidding ) since we were kids. 54 55 or so With Jimmy Dickens, Bud replaced Walter Haynes,, He hates to be called BUD> Howard Rhoten was Guitar Player, Jr. Huskie Bass ,,, Chubby Wise fiddle kenxqed Sleepy Hollow Ranch

@sitarnut

2 жыл бұрын

Buddy is my Hero and Danny too! But please don't forget Tom Morrell.. if you haven't heard him play Jazz..try to find the 1972 Studio set with the incredible Case Bros, Johnny and Jerry and includes super Maurice "Reese" Anderson

@kendallruff8090

2 жыл бұрын

@@sitarnut I’ll check it out!

I'm speechless.

@AmericasChoice

10 ай бұрын

It is jaw dropping.

woah!

I caught them at The Lone Star in NYC. I went to see Buddy and had no idea who Danny Gatton was. I found out!

@AmericasChoice

10 ай бұрын

He certainly made an impression wherever he played.

Indeed :)

16:30 love the screaming harmonic that spices up this quote

Wow! Speechless..this is so fantastic. Can you add credits for the bass (a Jaco driven Steve Wolf) and drums. They are killing it. Thank you for sharing this! RIP Danny.

@jimmyandmelchannel9636

3 жыл бұрын

The credits are at the end of the video,Steve wolf on bass and Scott Taylor on drums

@TheMrCompletely

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimmyandmelchannel9636 also they're literally wearing shirts with their names on them

@pat931

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMrCompletely 😂😂 well said sir!!!

@michaelsherry1859

4 ай бұрын

Imagine Jaco in his band?!? This guy is Awesome, though!

Absolutely killer! Thank you. I wanted more... it would be so awesome to see the whole show. But it probably doesn't exist

@AmericasChoice

10 ай бұрын

You can search around and get bits here and there, pretty much the whole show.

🤯

BEST GUITAR PLAYING OF ALL TIME; 200% BEAST AND HES NOT EVEN COCKY, JUST LOVES TO PLAY.HES THE TRUE AMERICAN TREASURE GUITARIST NOT LENNY BREAU. LENNYS HARMONICS GREAT BUT GATTON IS AWESOMELY UNBEATABLE, GREATEST SOLOIST EVER; AND IN LATER YEARS BEST SHOWMAN= BEST EVER !!!

@dougpoynter1884

2 ай бұрын

Hey Don, Buddy Emmons said Danny was the only player who had blown him off the stage and there wasn’t anything he could do about it! And Buddy had played with Lenny before playing with Danny.

Such a loss losing Danny.

How do you spell great. This video. Thank you.

They call Danny the greatest unknown guitarist. Believe me when i say he is just to jawdroppin to be unknown

5:50 Call the fire department !!!

Flat-out ridiculous!

Most of the other guitar hero's are from another planet...Danny was from another universe.

@Smedley1947

9 ай бұрын

@maurice19541 He was not ahead of his time he was ahead of ALL time, his fingers travel at the light of speed.

get us t-shirts with our names on em! and make em all a size too small!!!

shit hot!

This is so terrifying it actuality hurts my feelings. Lol. These guys were cookin

When people start posting comments online about the greatest pickers I aways refer them to the live Redneck Jazz Explosion....

@AmericasChoice

10 ай бұрын

16:31 Oh, I wish I was in the land of cotton, old times there are not forgotten...

Alot of people dont realize Gatton was so good because he had an extra finger on his right hand.

Great playing! Can somebody please tell me the name of the song that starts at 6:30?

👍🚂👍🚂👍🚂

Huge loss in losing Danny. I learned quite a bit from his video lessons. It’s a lil strange seeing him playing a LP and not a Tele. When you’re that good you can play the strings off of ANYTHING.

Cowboy Jazz!

Danny is the man , what is the song at 6:26 is it isolated anywhere ?????????? I love it

@FannonNorth

3 жыл бұрын

It's Canadian Sunset.

@SteelguitarLane

2 жыл бұрын

Canadian Sunset was originally from Hugo Winterhalter

Amazing musicianship! what year was this?

@AmericasChoice

10 ай бұрын

1978?

Anybody else I’d think they sped up the film.

Is steel going through a Leslie?

What year was this?

When was this video shot

What just happened to me?

Zorba the Greek at 1:09 ?

The ultimate noodlefest

Like they need their names on the shirts...

@jimdixon3470

Жыл бұрын

Made it easier for their parents to find them when they got lost.

Jimmy, do you know when and where this recording was made?

@jimmyandmelchannel9636

3 жыл бұрын

It was recorded at the Cellar Door in Washington DC. Buddy and Danny played together for about 2 years in 78 and 79. To the best of my knowledge.

@TheGattonmaster

Жыл бұрын

September 1978 Cellar Door DC

@TheGattonmaster

Жыл бұрын

The other 1978 Redneck Jazz Explosion gig new years eve 1978 ; it's on cd and the black and white video runs at least 2 hours.

OBS FMB!!

Don't try this at home! You can't.

is that a pedal mounted to the guitar?

@jimdixon3470

Жыл бұрын

That's Gatton's famous and custom "Magic Dingus Box", which wasn't a single effect like a stomp box, but a controller for several pieces of outboard gear (an echoplex, an EQ unit, a Leslie speaker, iirc).

@jhue73

Жыл бұрын

@@jimdixon3470 ok thanks. i guess no one knew except you cause it took a year for someone to answer....lol. thats pretty inventive/innovative for it to be a controller.

10:05

Try listening to Les Paul he smokes on the guitar too .

*******

By the way….I know these guys without names on shirts…lol

MXR made a steel guitar wtf!

@keithclark486

2 жыл бұрын

Yes and there's no need for the ( WTF )

@johnbuell8035

5 ай бұрын

@@keithclark486who are you to tell people not to say wtf?

Yikes!

#unreproducible

Love his playing but those are horrible tones

I do not believe he killed himself. Sorry.

OMG!