Danny Gatton

Danny Gatton

Danny Gatton was a guitar virtuoso born in Washington D.C. in 1945.  He was beyond proficient in a variety of styles, adapting them all to the Fender Telecaster.  His albums, including Redneck Jazz,  88 Elmira St., Cruisin' Deuces and Relentless (with Joey DeFrancesco) will be studied by guitarists for years to come.  A severe depression sufferer, he took his own life in 1994.

 

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