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Conference mr1pst::music

Title:MUSIC V4
Notice:New Noters please read Note 1.*, Mod = someone else
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Wed Oct 09 1991
Last Modified:Tue Mar 12 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:762
Total number of notes:18706

109.0. "Danny Gatton" by COMICS::LANG (Harvey Lang UK/CSC) Mon Jan 06 1992 07:58

    Hi,
    
        Does anybody out there have any material by a guitarist called
    Danny Gatton ? I heard "88 Elmira St" whilst looking through a record
    store, was very impressed..so much so that I bought the CD!
    
    Any info ..other releases etc...appreciated.
    
    
    Thanks
    
    Harv
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109.1RGB::ROSTIn search of Richard SinclairMon Jan 06 1992 11:448
    He released one or two solo albums in the 80s on small label out of
    Maryland.  Previous to that he recorded at least one LP with singer
    Robert Gordon that presents him in a straight rockabilly setting.
    
    Good luck finding them in the UK, they are tough enough to find here
    in the US.
    
    							Brian
109.2couple more..FROST::SIMONBirds can't row boatsMon Jan 06 1992 12:178
	He also did "Blazing Telecasters" with Tom Principato on the
	Powerhouse label.  Great live recording!

	The is also Danny and the Fatboys, but I believe it's out of 
	print.

	_gary
109.3COMICS::LANGHarvey Lang UK/CSCMon Jan 06 1992 12:209
    I didn't think it was going to be easy! I did see another of his CD's
    at the same store but didn't pick it up (nor can I recall its title
    unfortunately). I got the impression from reading the liner note of "88
    .." that he has been around for quite a while.
    
    
    Thanks
    
    H
109.4VERGA::CLARKMon Jan 06 1992 13:288
    Yeah, I think he was on the Washington DC area circuit for a long time
    (15 years?).  I think he sold various LPs from the bandstand during
    those years, but "Elmira" might be his major-label debut.

    A couple of friends of mine are big on him, but "Elmira" didn't quite do
    it for me (probably after listening to their exaggerated raves for weeks
    I was bound to be disappointed when the first listen didn't make
    lightning strike, seas part...).   - Jay
109.5Saw him at Gt WoodsHDLITE::SAVERYMon Jan 06 1992 16:0216
    
    
    
          When I was at the Great Woods blues festival this year, Danny
    Gatton was one of the performers.  During Ronnie Earl's set, there were
    some people sitting behind me talking about how great Danny Gatton was
    and that the only reason they were there was to see Danny Gatton play.
    So by this time, I couldn't wait for the guy to come out.  He came out
    and he was ok.  He did a couple of nice instrumentals but nothing out
    of the ordinary and he played alot of rockabilly type stuff including
    some Buddy Holly tunes.  He wasn't bad but after hearing these people
    rave about him, I expected more.  It was a bit of a letdown after
    Ronnie Earl, so maybe that wasn't a good comparison :-)
    
    Mark S.
    
109.6COMICS::LANGHarvey Lang UK/CSCTue Jan 07 1992 03:5710
    Thanks to all for your input so far. I do not listen to a lot of
    rockabilly music, but it seems from what has been said that he has
    moved from this area to to where he is now. Maybe I was lucky in the
    fact that "88 Elmira St" only has 1 (don't quote me on that) rockabilly
    track.
    
    Cheers
    
    Harv
    
109.7NRG ReleasesELWOOD::VEDUCCIOTue Jan 07 1992 09:5119
     
    I have one of his earlier records that came out aruund 1987 on the 
    NRG label called "Unfinished Buisness" that kind of shows what all
    the fuss is about. It is a little more on the jazzy side compared
    to "88 Elmira", but he gets more of a chance to stretch out. He also 
    plays some nice slide on a few tunes. I kind of like this one better
    than his latest.
    
    He also released another one on the same label called "Redneck Jazz"
    something or other? That featured Evan Johns on rhythm guitar and
    vocals and Buddy Emmons on pedal steel. I haven't had a chance to hear
    it though.
    
    I think I read somewhere that the NRG releases were financed by his parents.
     
    I have seen both of these releases for sale in CD format lately so
    they are still in print and should not be too hard to find.   
    
          Mike
109.8for more...USPMLO::DESROCHERSTue Jan 07 1992 10:0010
    
    	See cvg::guitar note 1253.* for more info.
    
    	To me, he's a guitarist with a sense of humor - his playing is
    	very crazed at times.  While he doesn't sound like Mahavishnu
    	John McLaughlin, he reminds me of him in that he takes chances
    	and sometimes gets sloppy.  But the feel is well worth it.
    
    	Tom