Danny Gatton on CBS Nightwatch August 15 1989

[autodidacticprofessor]

He may never have gotten the fame or notoriety he deserved, he inspired a lot of players and pushed the limits of the guitar far beyond what had been done before. Thank God for this man!

[AnodyneHipsterInfluencer]

Imagine being _that_ good at something and being like "Well, I've got other interests." Sheer and true virtuosity.

[jackgriffith]

I saw and heard Mr. Gatton in Boston Mass at Berklee College of Music.
He shamed us ALL !!! Laid the staff and administrators to waste and I was speechless……………🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[douglasgrossman]

Danny Gatton and Roy SUPERB guitarists. If I am not mistaken both tragically took their own lives. People, please, please, ALWAYS LISTEN CLOSELY when loved ones are talking with you. Make sure to "feel" the essence of their words!!

[FryingBurritoBro]

Danny was so versatile & made it look so easy...one of a kind

[possiblequest]

Besides the greatness of Danny anybody feels the calmness of Charlie and Danny in this interview? compared to today's interviews is like war is starting.. full of complex.. what a time to be alive in the 80s ❤

[frankthompson]

Absolutely amazing. Your talent is STILL beyond belief Danny. Even though you're gone, I don't think there will ever be anyone that can duplicate your wide range of guitar talent.

[georgeredhawk]

For a while, Danny Gatton, Nils Lofgren, and Roy Buchanan lived really close to each other.
Within 20/30 miles.
They were contemporaries.
I’ve never seen nothing like that before.

[patrickethington]

Imagine CBS showing something like this now

[yournamehere]

He was bang on with his opening comment on management. I had that magazine with the record inside. He will always be missed..😪

[claudecat]

This was a great interview. Charlie Rose may have been a not so savory guy in some ways, but he regularly had interesting musical guests and was quite a good interviewer. Hearing Danny's thoughts as he's right on the cusp of bigger things is interesting. He seems conflicted, like he's doing it because he has to for whatever reason. Always seemed to me that he would have been happier to have been able to play in bands like Redneck Jazz Explosion to wider audiences rather than having to tailor bands and material to his image as "that hotshot guitar player". The music suffered, and having to pull out the same bag of tricks on every gig may have become frustrating.

[haggismuncher]

Greg Koch said he owed his style to Danny….after playing rock for years, he found Danny & his style radically changed….Greg is one of the best….but Danny was the greatest!👍

[GreenDistantStar]

Few guitarists have possessed Danny's combination of range and technique. Johnny Hiland, Scotty Anderson and Tommy Emmanuel come to mind.

[MrMjp]

Strange how two of the world’s greatest electric guitarists, the other being Jeff Beck, worked a lot on motor vehicles/engines and so on. Imagine the danger to the fingers. They must have been as agile with power tools etc, as on a fretboard.

[bernardtheillaucher]

So wonderful ! Never seen such a guitar player... Thanks for share !

[ChristophHenrici]

Unfortunately we, the audience, were blind resp. deaf to the genius of Danny Gatton.... and only had ears for the likes of ec and jimi hendrix. He was way ahead of his time

[drakeallen]

i loved the eye contact, between him and john, during that last duet. this went on, during shows, often.

[robinhenderson]

Grandma Brewster watched Guiding Light every day. I might have seen his cameo and didn't realize it.🌞

[javabrandcoffee]

he's like an alien light years ahead...just came round to hang out for awhile.

[scottkisner]

It was so great to have him in little clubs in was ours