Danny Gatton - Elvis medley - Toronto - April 10 1989

'The Humbler' shows how its done.
Danny was on tour and hitting the TV stations before each concert. This clip is from "Much Music"'s Toronto studio. MM is Canada's MTV.
Sorry Gatton fans, I don't have any more TV footage, nor do I have any material from the concert that followed.
RIP Danny and Elvis.

[@RedDirtRules]

Danny Gatton probably forgot more than most guitar players will ever know.. absolute genius

[@deathlesshorsie]

His warm up licks would make most guitarist humble - RIP Danny - you still inspire....

[@jimmyrecce8787]

Danny's genius was unparalleled...he was the greatest electric guitar player to ever draw breath....we all sure miss your genius Danny.....😏😏

[@bobbyshroyer440]

Shout out to the camera man & director for some great footage of not only the band but up close Danny'!

[@arntunateBrusselsSprout54]

I would love to go back in time to see him live. Absolutely no words to describe how good he was.

[@SuperStrik9]

Gatton was a monster as a player. Guy could play that rockabilly style guitar like noone else.

[@crustycobs2669]

World's best unknown guitarist is a reputation that he certainly deserved

[@bluesborn]

@gwmerr -I met Danny as well at a guitar seminar and you are right-he was a nice guy.I have never forgotten this one guy asking Danny to sign his jean jacket and handing him a magic marker.I figured he'd just quickly scribble something down but no-Danny was a perfectionist.He proceeded to take about 15 minutes to do his whole name in block lettering with 3D shadowing techniques etc.What a trip.It totally blew that guy's mind and I'm sure he treasures that jacket to this day.

[@davidhillewig]

bluesborn wow! :-)

[@williamgeorge2433]

He has to be on everyone's list of great guitarists.

[@markwellman4530]

I was lucky enough to get to know Danny over 4 months in 1979 when he took on some guitar students. Danny was a "down to earth " guy and his unbelievable talent never went to his head. He was called "The Humbler" but he was humble in his manner and just a good hearted soul. He really gave me the ability to break free of bounds I had accepted to the guitar and although I never excelled beyond a journeyman player I know he made a difference for me.

[@davidmolyneux5289]

you had lessons with Gatton? I cannot tell you how jealous I am haha.

[@georgefeist8190]

I SAW HIM WITH ROBERT IN BERKELEY SQUARE...but the show I met him was at THE OLD WALDORF in San Francisco. Lance Quinn and Danny Gatton trading leads...Robert was amazing too!!!....(and old friend opened the show...Ron Thompson...he rocked too)

[@curbmassa]

@@georgefeist8190 I saw him in Boston which I believe was the last show of the tour. I had NO idea who he was. I went with a friend who was the singer in a rockabilly trio I was in. As good as he and the band was on the Berkeley recording, the Boston show was amazing. I'd always imagined there was some player out there doing the kind of stuff he did and finally that night I got to see it. I was about 10' from the stage looking at his Tele on the stand before the show thinking "Very cool. This might be good." Saw him two more times after that. Nobody ever got more music out of one guitar. Nobody.

[@roadrulz]

The greatest guitar player most people never heard of. In my book he was A #1 Awesome!

[@dong1872]

Timeless, brilliant, and perfect!

[@ufcfan3940]

Awesome so good

[@tomandaj1]

I saw the Humbler in Berkeley CA. in 1978? with Robt. Gordon. That night changed my life...

[@finleytron]

Danny was a wonder to behold. His style was so all encompassing that listening to him was enough to floor you. Chops and taste...tone to the bone. He left us a treasury of cd's and 2 instruction videos. Also..thanks to him we have Joe Barden pickups which give you an edge on almost anything else . Thanks Danny

[@MusicEd1]

On fire man! Simply one of the finest musicains/guitarists on the planet in my humble opinion. Peace.

[@fragglejunk]

I saw him in @ The Rainbow in Ottawa on that tour... it blew me away... I had never seen anything like it (and haven't since).

[@douglasalan5783]

Damn, I wish I’d known about Danny when he was he was alive and pickin’. Mind-blowingly brilliant fretwork.

[@deathlesshorsie]

Thank you Danny - I just bought one of your guitars.

[@GiantRock62]

He was channelling music from divine realms.

[@bcummings2187]

Dude was just straight up 🔥

[@djtomfinn]

Danny was just gifted, from God! He had it BIG TIME. However he was badly depressed, which led to his death. I just wish he would have gotten himself some help, so he wouldn't do that to himself and those that loved him. His guitar playing was up there amongst the greatest of all time. Who can judge? Not me! But, I'll say this, the man was gifted and brilliant, on that telecaster of his. God Bless the memory & soul of Danny Gatton. 🎶🎶🎸

[@lonewolf5977]

aaah? He had an aggressive Lou Gariegs disease not depression.

[@chikkipop]

@@lonewolf5977 You're the only source for that claim I've ever seen. What's your evidence?

[@Barnekkid]

What a treat to see this, I never knew this video existed! Thank you gitarcarl for sharing. Danny was the greatest.

[@chucksguitarshop]

Thank you so much for posting this!!!!

[@johnboyce1916]

Genius ❤

[@ObibiO52]

Thank you for sharing this

[@midislseguy]

wow!! and here in canada!! great post!!!

[@ThehumblermovieDannyGatton]

Great video!! Thank you!!

[@WillyKidd]

The Humbler - Danny Gatton Movie I can’t wait for the documentary!

[@eliasbertos]

THANK YOU FOR POST THIS VIDEO. :)))))

[@paulbuxton1326]

Best Tele player ever 👌🎼

[@BenjaminGonzalez-wv3cy]

Danny was some kind of wonderful and masterful genuine guitar genius!

[@bigtsshackfestival9563]

Danny is the u disputed greatest !!!!

[@EmotionalShredd]

best guitar player ever

[@2boredfortv]

the first 40 secs just blow my mind... and he dosent even look at his guitar... I love gatton, he is my 2nd favorite guitarist only to FZ, but even he couldnt do this!

[@xodusattack]

awesome. SIMPLY AWESOME nothing else more needs to be said

[@zthetha]

Danny has been my number one guitarist ever since I first heard him play. The way he effortlessly demonstrates his technique at the beginning of this clip is my favourite bit of the whole thing. I could watch him play unaccompanied for hours - without the assistance of his pretty average band - or was it just that he was so great he made other musicians sound ordinary?

[@gwmerr]

proud to have met this guy, a nice man

[@grant50]

That IS the shit! If ever a man was born to play guitar, that was Danny. What a loss.

[@BobBenham]

Thx, great video! Greatness. Did Scotty Moore proud.

[@stevestheboy1]

fantastic.rip danny .u got a new fan bro.god bless

[@sprucetree49]

I went to hear him live because some friends were going but didn't pay much attention since I don't like rockabilly. But now I realize what a great player he was. Fortunately he left some instructional videos behind!

[@Satchmoeddie]

@ncbloom Early 50s with a hollow spot under the chrome cover behind the bridge. That cover is on when he was not using a remote control box for an echoplex and some other effects that had controls in a box that sat in the routed spot under the chrome cover on his usual Tele. I think it was a 53. Danny gave Roy Buchanan a 50s blond Tele.. These two also shared a room in the DC area. Imaging Roy Buchanan and Danny Gatton kicking it together. Now they are both gone by their own choice. RIP guys!

[@supasoulproductions]

Hearing him rip this rockabilly makes me wish he had done more with Robert Gordon! What a player!

[@Kohntarkosz]

I remember when Much Music started broadcasting Stateside in the mid 90's, the line I kept hearing was, "It's like MTV, only they play videos". In fact, I remember MM's promos emphasized the fact that they didn't air reality shows, cartoons, game shows or any of the other crap MTV had on at the time. Unfortunately, MM shut down their US feed about 10 years ago, so who knows what they show now.

[@hernan7388]

DANNY UNO DE LOS MEJORES SIN DUDA ALGUNA ES INCREIBLEMENTE DELEITANTE ESCUCHARLO ES UNA PENA SU PERDIDA

[@lefftycox]

El gran Danny Gatton con un medley de Elvis.

[@fallingsky9242]

Dam that is good guitar, man

[@Barnekkid]

The man was a genius.

[@finleytron]

Danny was more than just a magnificent guitarist he was an inspiration to work harder at our pickin. Also, thanks to him we now have Joe Barden pickups which make the tone that used to be only be a dream. Danny made the world a better place. ..lest we forget Ross Finley

[@IantaylorCanuck]

He was in town to play The Phoenix. Was there.

[@doughboy777]

Simply supuuuuuurb!!!!!!!

[@rubinknapp]

That was some fantastic guitar playing, he makes it look easy but it's really... Rubin Knapp

[@Hypnus9]

"What we are is God's gift to us; what we become is our gift to God." - Common Church saying

[@chikkipop]

What god?

[@patrickayache6163]

Merci Chunga Remus 👌

[@phantasm8180]

que chingon era Danny Gatton RIP

[@cabeguitar]

impresionante!!!

[@Strumbum01]

Monster player! Sucks that he’s gone.

[@AnnihilatingAngel]

The KING, baby.

[@jimjardine4705]

It is played much faster than I remember!

[@docdoowop]

aaahhh! The golden years of Video Music Networks....

[@hreed3303]

Grand!

[@shirleybaker3387]

We saw him many times at the shows the late Billy Poore poduced.

[@paulbuxton1326]

The best 🎶

[@nono492.]

My hero the best that’s it,!!!!!!!!

[@clovertwerp7138]

This guy was an incredible guitar player! He's a big influence on Joe Bonamassa.

[@AllenPinchloaf]

Danny was at the top of the mountain

[@janpolubinski3989]

Pinch loaf That,s right he was the best guitar player ,on Blue Planet Earth,Solar System and all Universes.!!!!.

[@janpolubinski3989]

Pinch loaf He was professional guitar player when he was young boy !!!!

[@35toms]

Un maitre de la guitare , futuriste!

[@radyobisdak]

I think he is an alien! No man can play a guitar like that!

[@Kohntarkosz]

That's just from the finish being worn off the fingerboard. You play any guitar enough and that will happen. You can tell which portions of the neck got used the most. It's especially noticeable with guitarists who sweat a lot. Everyone always assumed Rory Gallagher beat the hell out of his Strat, but the finish wore away because he had a rare blood type that caused his sweat to have a high acid content, plus he was one of those guys who was on the road constantly, playing 2 or 3 hours a night.

[@lonewolf5977]

The best Jerry !! The best!!

[@zthetha]

I don't suppose Leo knew Danny when he 'grew' the Tele from his lapsteel but what he did was to create the perfect instrument for the perfect guitar genius. What I wouldn't give to have seen the man in person. And like bassdrumbone64 I want that tone too.

[@jcentis]

he's was a drunk like me and that's why i love him ,,,,, and John Daley

[@Texasvos]

they learned from each other since they were close friends...

[@DougCameraMan]

@buckbuck666 Yeah you're right. But he was well known to guitar players and recognized by Guitar Player magazine and various awards for his playing. Truly one of the greatest players that ever picked up a guitar.

[@bassdrumbone64]

I want that tone!

[@SergioDamián563]

como se llama la canción?

[@hunterandrus3320]

Anyone know what delay he used?

[@semicrazy23]

what is that behind the bridge on his tele?

[@designermite]

cool.. ♪♫♫♪♪♫♫♪♪♫♫♪

[@iroshi73]

what music

[@ncbloom]

@Satchmoeddie thanks for the info

[@TheGattonmaster]

Please, I don'r know how but some Gatton fan contact GitarCarl and ask him if he can get me a copy of this performance ; the complete performance. Thank you

[@Crackers2549]

Not many better than Danny! WOW

[@daleschimpf]

Anybody know who the singer is? It looks like Chris Smithers to me.

[@goldroad7]

Sick....................Effortless

[@antoniogiannelli970]

denny sei stato diavolo alla chitara ciao denny gony

[@anniedog100]

Is that Mr. Windsor singing? Anyone know?

[@wjmcgill1674]

yes--- RIP

[@Kohntarkosz]

Roy and Danny were theoretically friends, but it was kinda weird. Danny said once that Roy used to put on disguises when he went to see Danny play because Roy believed that Danny held out on his "good" licks because he thought Roy would steal them. Roy also apparently hired away a couple musicians that Danny liked playing with, apparently for the same reason, because Roy was a bit paranoid about Danny stealing his thunder or whatever.

[@jamesdoogan5528]

Now theres a drummer who makes sure his cymbals dont block the view!!

[@davidwalker5054]

Danny has got a lot in common with the great Django Reinhardt both were totally at one with the guitar both had the otherworldly gift of playing anything that came into their head regardless of how difficult or fast. And both were so good they lost interest in the guitar Danny would rather fix up old cars and Django took up painting

[@talkingbread2012]

Sign of a great guitarist: attack the guitar with great abandon, but have the precision to make it work.

[@ncbloom]

what year is ol boy's tele ?

[@iragitlin7549]

I think '52. Not sure. But modded a lot. Those are Joe Barden pickups.

[@Joe_Hunt_Music]

I think it was actually a 53

[@Barnekkid]

It's Billy Windsor.

[@ioodyssey3740]

Sylvestore Stallone on rhythm guitar and vocals!

[@sterlingscoville8482]

Not

[@bigtsshackfestival9563]

Btk on bass !

[@timpenfield5]

ROY+DAN TO KINGS GONE TO EARLY

[@67goldtops]

That fucking right hand is insane...

[@Black_Swans]

Looks like bass player didn't get the memo to dress up with a tie. Oops!

[@kendesjarlais7577]

i was lucky enough to have gatton as 1 of my students, for about a decade between 73 and 83. I'm proud of him, he caught on fairly qwik. there was some stuff had to show him 3 or 4 times- but he eventually grasped it.

[@andrewblair713]

...love to know what anyone can learn from a rotten can of Pepsi?

[@ikoiko2631]

no dought he learned alot from roy buchanan....