Danny put the tuners in my guitar at his house in Takoma Park MD 50 yrs ago

Greg, I really appreciate hearing - and hearing from you - about Danny Gatton. Though the man is long gone, I continue to hear and learn more about him. So thanks - much appreciated!

I live in Southern Maryland near where he lived. Learned about Danny through same article on the rack at Towson University. The best ever, bar none. Anyone who plays will not argue.

I'm from the DC area and saw Danny at Club Soda back in 1988. What an amazing player. I still think of that night and how he blew me away.

@LoveBandit1000

Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure I was there too

Danny was awesome, and Greg is right up there with him.

The Humbler is one of my most listened albums whew

My friend used to manage a place in Dallas where young artists EJ and SRV would play together. He would invite players to sit in with them. Adrain Legg played there w/ Eric several times when he was with PBS in Dallas. l was told Stevie Ray refused to play with Danny Gatton one night after a near by Gatton show at Sons of Herman hall. Danny played w/ Eric for about an hour at the club 'Tango's'. Jaws dropped to the floor. SRV was a no show. He was very picky about who he played w/ tho he obviously broke that w/ Beck but he didnt want to be upstaged on the TX blues game which Danny could do. I saw SRV and EJ there together about once per month for a couple of years but missed the Gatton set dang it.

@SpencerJMusic

2 жыл бұрын

SRV had good reason to be scared of Danny

Greg is a fantastic player and always has a fun story to tell which makes me smile. Top dude.

Thanks for the great story. Lots of love for Danny everywhere and here in the greater D.C. area. Barry Hart and John Previti are still playing the area and killing it. The Birchmere Gatton celebration was fantastic.

I've been to Shank Hall on Wisconsin Ave. Seen Greg Koch & the Tone Controls many times. Greg signed my Fender book. We grew up 20 minutes apart, same age, both guitarists. I played the Milwaukee scene too. Retired now. Great work Greg. Danny was awesome!

Great to hear more Danny Gatton anecdotes, especially when told in such a natural, authentic way, thank you Mr. Koch!

That Bogner has a very impressive number of dials and switches. The Humbler, 88 Elmira St., and Relentless were HUGE for me.

Greg has the perfect radio/dj voice

Thanks Greg. Danny was absolutely right about you! You are awesome dude.

Danny Gatton was astounding, I love watching his instructional videos - they are jaw dropping. Really enjoyed your personal stories Greg, it's cool that you got to meet him like that. I wish I could have seen you guys on tour together.

Nice tribute. I was surprised that you didn't mention the "N.Y. Stories" jazz CD that had Roy Hargrove and Joshua Redman on it with Danny. His tribute to Lenny Breau called "One For Lenny" is one of of the greatest virtuosic guitar compositions I have ever heard. The entire CD is just tremendous.

Danny and Roy were tragic genieii. My fave Buchanan track is Filthy Teddy. Fave Danny stuff is the early Elvis stuff he covered.

Thanks for that Greg, was a nice thing you did. A real story about one of the greats of all time, the fans of guitarists, the players that just play always enjoy hearing a heartfelt story about the game changers of American music.

I was leaving a venue at the end of the show when "Melancholy Serenade" came over the P.A system. It so other worldly I had to go back inside and hunt down the sound man to find out what it was. I've been a Danny fan ever since.

Great story Greg..... Danny was a master..... I got to jam with his guitar tech Jay Montrose in a club here in New Jersey. Chatted with him a bit he was very distraught about Danny's passing. Thanks Greg always a pleasure to visit you on KZread.

Hey I came across a few of your videos a while back for the first time and loved them! I got a new iPad and I wasn’t able to watch videos for a while then I wanted to watch your videos again and made the mistake of not remembering your name. I’ve been trying to find you for a few months and finally the algorithm popped up one of your videos and I couldn’t be happier. I’ve been playing rock guitar for a while and recently got into this whole chicken picking rockabilly music and I never thought I would ever be into this type of music but this is where the best guitar players are at. You talk about how Danny Gatton was an influence on you and now your this generations Danny Gatton and your influencing many other guitar players today.

I got to hear and see Danny Gatton live at 1140 Boylston St., Boston, MA Berklee College of Music. He SHAMED US ALL ! You could not find a professor from the largest guitar department in the world for a few weeks! I have never heard anything or anyone like that ever again ever !

@johndavid3114

6 ай бұрын

I was there. 1991?

Greg, I think it is important for you to know that for those of us who follow you and love your music, you are a continuation of Danny Gatton and Roy Buchanan and the others. So thanks for what you do and your energy and what you bring to your guitaristry.

@luvthedrake1375

3 жыл бұрын

Does Greg ever ... actually .. play?

Really enjoy Greg's stories and personal experiences with Danny Gatton, very cool, intimate stuff. Greg is one of my favorite guitarists in the world! Saw him a few years ago down here in FL, he is the coolest guy, mind-blowing guitarist!

I saw Danny Gatton twice in one day at a NAMM show. Totally inspiring guitarist and a great entertainer . Awesome playing Greg.

Great memories.Respect!

I don't know how Wildwood isn't over 100k subs yet, it's baffling! You'll get there.

Sorry for your loss GK, that was a heart felt Wildwood story.

Tele players like Danny and Roy are so impressive because they're creating so many different sounds with just technique.. not much pedal usage, no tremelo arm.. etc . just using their damn hands and ears

I used to hangout at Ed's music in Peterborough ontario and it was Don Skuce who showed me Danny Gatton and it WAS mind bending

Great story Greg.......love Danny

Great story.

Is that a Firebird t-shirt? Cool. Relentless is an awesome record. Thanks Greg. Peace and love.

Greg , Thanks for telling the Danny Gatton story , most people dont know who he was , unless your a picker , and as Les Paul said , He ws the best headhunter that ever was , what he loved is what killed him , The music industry tried to put him into a category and you couldnt put Danny into a cat , He was awsome on everything , Thanks

Love your Danny Gatton story Gregory...he was a huge influence on me...when he died I cried...just a really great guy...and by the way I saw you at gearfest a couple of years ago...I didn't want to bug you...but now I wish I would have at least said hello...😁😁

Relentless is great, but there are 2 sessions that especially stand out, for me anyway. One is outdoors at Freedom Plaza in DC, and the other is at a Holiday Inn in Arlington VA. All three. Legendary!

0:53 The lighting makes it look like you’re about to tell me about an unsolved murder case.

Just a parallel here Greg that your story brought up. Back in the day I was working in a music store in Chester for music in print in the uk and they arranged to get you to sign a Fender book for me while you were over as they knew how hot on your stuff I was. Thats still a treasured possession. Always an inspiration.

I also first found out about Danny from that Guitar Player magazine article when it came out in 1983.

all his albums are gold to me

Love ya Gregory Cockery! You're a tiny but scattered like me... ;) Love to meet you when back in n Melbourne, Australia again!

I had never heard of Danny Gatton until a few weeks ago when a performance came up on my KZread feed. I didn't know what to expect and I'm not easily impressed. What I watched absolutely floored me. He was crazy good and hugely entertaining. He had a few gimmicks like playing with a bottle and playing with a cloth over the strings. Normally gimmicks would put me off but his playing was stunning. I'm getting into Danny Gatton now. What a tragic loss he is to the music world.

greg i definately see danny in you. i have always thought that. the two of you together would be something to behold my friend. you could hold your own in my opinion.

gatton was a freak of nature at guitar, had a special magic in his playing that is very rare

@bellesmom238

3 жыл бұрын

your right , iv never seen anyone come close to Danny , speed accuracy, genre , Danny did it all ,

@luvthedrake1375

3 жыл бұрын

@@bellesmom238 On that Telecaster country sound it's either Gatton or Gill.

@Jay-lr3me

Жыл бұрын

@@luvthedrake1375 Vince Gill? If you're gonna mention him then Albert Lee is there too, he's as good as Gill and then some😁 and of course roy buchanan.

Great information for the uninformed. Before I got into the KZread I would go to a record store on Beale St. ask the dude behind the counter & he would begin collecting stuff for me to buy ... I STILL shop there too.

great story

Danny inspired me and my guitar mods on my Tele's. I've never attained the skill required to play nearly as well. I'm 52 and still tell people about Danny Gatton.

In their early adventures in music Danny Gatton and Jack Cassidy (Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna) were in a wedding band together playing Louis Prima Songs . Had the opportunity to put together a night of Danny, his band, Jack and Jorma doing Prima songs once again for a night in a small venue in NYC -- late 1980s.. Lot's of fun

Danny liked cars, too. First thing I heard by him was Theme from the Simpsons!

The Guitar Player, Unknown Greats had Danny on the cover with a mask covering part of his face and huge bonus, the square tear out record (no auto cue!!!) with Nitpickin. It's great when you're in the horse latitudes and something comes along and pulls you right out of your doldrums and kicks you back into the game. Danny did that for me and I'm eternally grateful. If originality is a fresh pair of eyes Danny's 20/20 will light up the horizons of your playing like none other. Greg I saw you doing a Fender promo in Lynnwood Wa/Kennelly Keyes Music. Can't tell you how cool it was to be sitting next to the 16 yro kid that won the Baja Tele, I thought he was gonna pop. I had the same number minus one. I already had guitars but I saw by his Mom's face this was a golden moment. SIDENOTE: YOUR BAND WAS IN THE SLOT with Robbens old drummer and a great bass player

Danny and his Pine Tele's...! ps and that double bladed Telé sounds great!

I knew you'd had some serious Danny Gatton influence the first time I heard you play a tele.

My dad was a Mercedes - Benz mechanic in Bethesda , MD in the 1970's and was good friends with Danny Gatton. I remember the Redneck Jazz album was a strange translucent yellow color we had like 3 copies all signed . That was a really cool area back then ( lower Montgomery County down into Georgetown ). Not so much anymore.

Danny was the Master un equaled 🎼🙏

His rendition of Satisfied Mind...I get misty everytime I listen to it.

So Nice guitar

Greg Koch is a guitar genius.

@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426

4 жыл бұрын

He’s a damn good player, and quite a historian. He talks too much though, and contradicts himself at times.

@MrJackal43

4 жыл бұрын

Heavy Mental IDK is he as good as Kerry King? Phffft. Contradicts himself? BS. Greg is one of the best on the planet.

@jardanijovonovich2886

4 жыл бұрын

Loving so many people doing instructional videos. Greg has a great way of teaching everything. I’ve been playing forty years and am okay with what I like to play. Watching people that I can learn something from is as much of a treat as it was when I started back in 1980, perpetually 16 years old. Greg is a top flight player, hope he does a few more Zep licks vids. One of my favorite players!!!

@buitenkliniek

4 жыл бұрын

Heavy Mental history is full of contradictions.

@larryn2682

6 ай бұрын

He's a very good guitar player, but too much of a big mouth sometimes.

He played some les paul licks as well as banjoesque and pedal steel emulation. Hard worker as is Gregory and Professors of music and guitar technology.

My uncle often played rhythm and vocals for Danny. I was young (high school) and didn't truly understand who or what I was witnessing. Man if I had only been a little older or understood guitar more back then before my uncle and Danny passed away.

@jackiewilburn3063

4 жыл бұрын

Was your uncle Billy Windsor by chance?

@larryn2682

6 ай бұрын

​@jackiewilburn3063 never responded, but probably was Billy of Benedict MD.

@clintt.5598

6 ай бұрын

@@jackiewilburn3063 Sorry, never saw this but yes... Billy Windsor. My mom's brother.

@clintt.5598

6 ай бұрын

@@larryn2682 Thanks, I hadn't seen this until you commented. Yes it was Billy Windsor (lived near Benedict for a while in Hughesville... we had lived right up the street in the same neighborhood at that time when he died).

best raconteur ever: greg! So i get the impression greg does not know about the following record cuz he he didnt name it: the little known Blue Note release, New York Stories, Vol 1 with gatton burning on a bunch of hard bop tunes with top drawer ny jazz cats. its frickin great. find it. it’s hard to find! greg! u gotta hear it brother!!

Melancholy Serenade!!!!!!!

Danny was a monster.

Greg is a monster guitarist too

Great story Greg. Remember the back of guitar player mag after he died?…”The best guitar player you’ve never heard of.”

Danny Gatton was a BEAST, unreal, he doesn't ever make muppet magazines top 200 guitarists... lololo I guess cuz he's in the top 5?

Greg Koch reminds me of Dave van Ronk - he has a similar speaking voice and accent.

Danny might have been the greatest hybrid picker....ever...

Where’s the nail file?

Bill Milkowski used to lick the envelopes for Guitar World magazine.

@nuggulux

5 жыл бұрын

What a dick thing to go out of your way to share.

Why doesnt Roy have a custom shop Fender ?

@knightfall9394

11 ай бұрын

because roy passed before that could be done or discussed and he already had stuff from guild and fritz brothers

He really should have a podcast?!?

Bill Holloman - sax player

I want the shirt

GREG KOCH IS ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITAR PLAYERS ON THE PLANET, IN THIS GALAXY OR ANY FAR REACHING ONE, NOW PLEASE COME TO TRAVERSE CITY GUITAR AND DO THE DAMN SEMINAR HAHAHA.

Why does he have a fret marker on the first fret?

@jayfoster

5 жыл бұрын

So you know where the first fret is? :p

@Claptonisgod33

5 жыл бұрын

Alot of guitars have a marker on the first fret it's not that weird

@j_freed

5 жыл бұрын

I thought this was an option when you build Warmoth necks.

@robsummers8344

5 жыл бұрын

Aesthetically pleasing to the eye 🤘🏽😉🎸🎶

@larryphelps6607

5 жыл бұрын

if I knew-e i would tel-e

A quick Danny Gatton story, I never met him, but a friend was taken bass lessons from Danny Gatton in MD. So this was always a topic of conversation for us, and basically I would ask him about Danny Gatton. One night, we were talking and he said, "You know there was this kid that would come by and man this kid was young like under ten years old and was a demon on the guitar. For the life of me I cannot remember his name, but it had a lot of vowels in it. When you see it or it that name you would know who I am talking about." Ten years late, I went over to a friend's house to jam and I heard the most amazing guitar ever. I asked who is that playing? The host Joe Bonamassa, he was a student of Danny Gatton's.

My name is Paul Brown, Guitar Player Magazine 1990 Soundpage winner, 1992 Ultimate Guitar Contest 2nd placer in jazz, THANKS UNIVERSE, for fuck's sake, I am burdened with this impediment. THIS is the REAL PAUL BROWN: Daisy, The Short Hairs and Tonyanna on youtube. Imagine my suffering.

Damn, it. Why do good people leave so early, sometimes by their own hand. :(

ok it got better

I'm at 5 min and I'm fg bored ,I hope the rest is better

Why do great guitar players die young? Jimi Hendrix, Randy Rhoads, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Danny Gatton, and Billy Rogers to add to the list.

For anyone who hasn’t heard this.......I believe this is the best guitar solo ever captured....proceed directly to 4:20 for Danny’s solo... kzread.info/dash/bejne/X22Zsq9pkpjPerQ.html

So, this is just YOU talking about Gatton and holding a Telly? FO.

Liz Meyers band God bless Her soul later

😂

joe bonamassa say What??

12.52 minutes I will never get back

Interesting lighting. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem appropriate for Greg's personality. Tough to watch someone with such an outgoing, energetic personality in the shadows. FWIW

@j_freed

5 жыл бұрын

This is the evil shadow lair of Wildwood. Actually I just think there is less gear and stuff in the background here so they are hiding the lack of gear with more dark evil satanic lair shadows. 👻

@northof50now

5 жыл бұрын

Daniel - Wildwood is promoting a product using a visual medium. I've been a photographer for 25 years. The lighting style used is a specific one. In my opinion, the lighting set-up used was ineffective because it does not fit the presenter. Welcome to the comment section.

@northof50now

5 жыл бұрын

Ha! Jonas, I completely forgot about evil shadow lair. As a huge fan of Greg's, I should have known. Great post

@MontyCantsin5

5 жыл бұрын

Why are you so angry? Your comments are embarrassing.

Its weird how Danny and Roy both committed suicide.

Danny knew music was going to hell

ALOT more playing and a WHOLE LOT LESS TALKING would’ve been GREAT,& I wouidnt have stopped it at 5:35.

@JAL-b4n

12 күн бұрын

The title says Story Time, so.....

Way too much talking and not enough playing!!!

When Danny blew his head off at his farm, Greg stepped up and became THE Telemaster...

Play some. Dont talk that much. Dannyy didnt talk that much. Maby youre the one of the reasons why he is not with us anymor. Pardon Sir, .

@knightfall9394

11 ай бұрын

You’re an idiot

Talks a lot but doesn't play a lot!!

Great story.