“Ante rane ti rae ear oe Seeger hate bn eset recess Soieee Tae meting, th dont tke someone yt categorie what do, ‘can't be pot in a tage ty corer, te ‘and wat odo ta tha’ bon my dowafall end ‘Ratghe con to begat way, bat 1 jst Bae © uy what Tiel anda aeget sT ‘nest say Desay Gaon plays more gtr than ‘sayone Toe heard, Tm aot aig te ese i average Sty ote tthe Sar py meas Mase Cip-News, Nase Notes ‘a Linitos “ape 81977 sgtoms mer TB ren eee ee ee ee pence eee eae Soak ees i ee ae eee ee eee a enna ores ixtany oceans Danny Gatton: Waiting for the Sunrise Brawner Smoot Explains Why Our Best Guitarist is Not a Star st gee oT“ ‘ive the Bloee” with BB. King, *Bye Bye Blues” Er eros Se aia Sree eon ieee ance! eee ‘Gta and Pre as, Bob Hasek yt Saar eats sea ingens Eee : Dearne teraoirar the ‘When's plying a Me fe, he ee ast rr Rotel ah nro hea er cod tie any cating, ve Thee ag en er ade Stctits yu almost want oc ad ave to Opt ak You ge in muh yo have tan sed ata ats ta tu toe) Hevivaer usa topes nist. the Washington Post March," “The, Wiliam Tell ‘fhe ‘Grand Canyon Soles” "Nutracker ih ofthe Basak,” “Caren” "Rem Inuion REC and eetbly wet oiers that west "ghtby me Though Danny's gata led wih ele ‘ene devs ups, iy gies ‘Guty sien & nvaorousiterade & aecess Fis ceatve best be shoud lene ou sighing. i be iy Gata aking abt mus tthe nae sete ordinary ilren are tying to Tigre ot ow Tek bes week, Oe of Dany cast cathoos ‘memoric shows tat hs ling ie was fevest fo Bera cay ae ace acts, Dae, You et ‘me ins fol it ld a): iad Stange capence cpa woven o’and hearing mare.” Mane fom “oat ‘ho Danny guns our of the garage ap ites) ddan tremerser what twat to ie Say, bt wt ‘heritvas inaleried ie back the and a belre fSserbeardany mai, Ijucame otf he some whee be man. i don't how Uthat’ ver hap Press gpomete, bell the er, at fe that mas going ove pla. © Pech se ound up hie a i ‘Momobie mechanic. tinge haven't Changed much ina F ihe 190%, Danny's father, Dassy Gation, 5. puesta i tee ae ais Sin ba Daaey temembes yee gue Sat pg Siuad ar ntact Epiphose weed oa ia the covetgetone of hese lite wre things you ip Easter ogg in "Fa weue with tut and he'd atch mea, "Hey getaway from tha ‘Daiay's eafest musical infuences stem direcy trated the ves around young Danny's eardrums se crn lend of us og a [BUiy fencer hn early tesing: baby sou four gues, vas) lsening to Lite Hock. Gt ‘i Ltaeag thle ras tomebce nay aoa at {Sounded mare mma sowed dow thm Oo ny" Wawood owe” by EN Hey, ise” Lgon'tant See any more of pape rots. Tatnarie™ Ee cy Dn a pd wp ot ‘Veg banjos pant (he esac “ogay Moan {sin Breakowa’darag tne allo cat ie bck to Ai)" i es ie gy a Sika been busy mading tages with is Mara at {eit pap ond hs ft cerca = Bont (Sheed ES 2, "eas mating mark per when ‘reraboat eventing rou copying es Pal TieE Se VA pe tec, eae oS Siocon, Satine am anaer om romeove sts snd gt echo run "m Together ves goal howe od tapes. prety eat as od ‘they ate Whe Danny fee wat and 0 where he ‘een Je tomo he ge an {erie come ot these apes th songs ke "Bea ‘Poul Riepatrick Rained i because fee borrored the tape and. mysteriously ovetebed the word ‘Rea ve ow ar an iw High be Me) BES Sty a, Dac war co fron cael ‘Raney and ht he wae paying cose tenon tthe ‘Sind valle or he esrment Hie remake of be Doggett Noone socnt emplaced nt xe ‘ult only ference being the harmony part added ‘tect fei easy fo understand how a young gutsy sud‘ he aes mold have Piped eret Les Pal Deny i and sll came Les ats umber one n= uence and ildime favorite To quote Chet Ait, ‘et'Pl farmed the wale wrt go guar nthe iste ari yy ures Sih ns he cnc we eth enhance 55 fen he Tes Paul Tea fore, Les was ietated wih he ‘ng ti gin ch dn par We ‘Geode bldg hal a mushy sound and fot esto Tp, tesa elwhahe wa tinge "ine whee concept of mang lid toy insta sme ges bck iat the mile "0's and eal 5 ea Pai rr ltd ren Ok so could get hs gst sustaining ene” You [tooaa ae sido the feat peas tat would ‘ake oe te ude than anoter. "in bee Words ‘nou cake the response ofthe lamest fe {form by elmising te resonance of he od) 50 Sr en ss Seagal ae cement tne ype ad the gla industry, Les was edge pars tad twelve "A guy showed me how to play by ear one afternoon and I said, ‘Hey, this is it.” I don’t want to see any more paper or notes.” ool parts onto one reco and seeding up an so Tig aben tua for special eee Meanie the reste recording last Gbbled wih woo hee track fecording. A Capi Resords cages in 1994 ig, ie pets ap possible muscles and thea Invent esha? means fer fe owt? {vas indeed the "new suns" snd wit Sry Fr, eT it nue oe onthe chars with “How High te ‘Moca in Marcy 188) ad by te end of 198, the ‘Yroriag duc had sold well ner 10,0000 res ‘Rr cfenas Danay was exposed to what the Hee notes cea ee ee roa Seo meee eee Sosa ore oe alee ae a pee ear eas gate oie Danny practices wit his Sst electric ull. blond Gibson £5300 ayer orate tere eaves enema Savyaee oan ae re oer ‘Soe your eyes ay atenton to he wand prove £6 [eesBena payee sain os ielerame Wace eccaa ribtpania’ mec tmelal Seer cean ee Eg rt whois em oe mrabenedceites mena see oie ae rene eter aa Siomneceie cee cere eae Seca earacrat ae tt Seuss eran peeicaetera anata Ethene nceded okey gig la sows word, Soon tee eee ae te te ba are esteem Pear eae niall pe ate sacen tee sued Se een ame alo Set aaa Sb cal ieee Ieee amare ad iecemren meena Breese eco ee ese net tate areas eee urea anata tee rage Bulga ue aneehe mek ep ¢ Horas oiefeaee wet oa ‘ith ay comeaton of is fingers aed pla Bob ToBI Spey er eae ka SE LAlnanne neous sh of et sone ang chet aay een Sertas eo tee th ae be fat Beard Sent Mosely "ry ha an horn wer Mosstorkaty arse ero Fadia my ie nc gh es seers tare fri ad fs st Same as 1 do with a shumbpick and two fingers. Tt Si aN tn dierent Tay pas igre aril bro He by RP aE he ard by he ‘lint RCR'E Theta sing ap set ‘armel ature ierecacers a ana Sere ees Epes neat ising Soran ce TeSeptember 1977 Fre assis kom fee meercee ri comet Rice doers Reeae a ean een fen pease ree ae foe tere risrnee pea earner cee eae corns ee een, gt ee eet Deere coe ies ae Danay's boa spectrum of ening an the micro: ost of gular tr whe contaed In Bs Teche Sle ind acne no gt Dua el probably the cere big aa good aye Hoe ‘sg your techigae and though togethet enough thst eam ply. you that coupe of brs akend of thee jure at “Cause you thnk what you're ply [gig whl jou dota ve gut sohere tog You gets, you come ph ies where Youcan nk Gehins Rawreneaeoshenae ie omer iaattas ig te development of at Martin he ated, "You've ‘ely got chop and allan you sen realy playa oto ote oe can our moter resgsize fou on he ‘io pase money onthe fact that Me. ation ‘ul they ly ly be on on the radio). When ‘Dany ie rcing what fou bea s PURE MUSIC Ins Igy evolved ses the Caton vouch we as ‘oes and wo dren, bat fengrzbl,enige, Fed abot paving "Atte pant coluy, the sautenloced a ite Sener sie might gece abo ting [BY Searand never gten anywhere, Fa have gut "Lhave no direction and I never will If I had to play a whole night of anything, Td be bored to death. I have to have freedom.” ‘Dom's ese ei for erie, He fieed fs Sat ‘band he Lancers when he was eve years, Ing on Emi Sin Soathsas The ma alowed by the Rosi’ Minos in Oven Hl the Phactowy, nnd Danny doing multi-track at age 13; and the Bobby Charles Band album on Fenton Records—that's Danny displaying his day-old Les Paul. merapera rsa clea as aie ee cei scipes ernie ered pear scererat toa iauiarrne iar act etal work, be eventaally gre’ teed of cuing his Satie eect cae pe Sarcoma een ea Soc aie ey aie Sore eyeme ueigee zion ters meted eben adie ciate Single, toaroianes Be eee weer sears meee re eer aes er eee ce ce aoe ete aceasta erro erie! fee Lem yen erent Eee: Toe raepesteaee i Ze NS ny ste ee ae eae era SE ees a ee sil Dave Et who Sra ramming or Lae Blk see ae ae caer oa epee rede deren eminem Ronn vent eae ee CU Rica aces pg Tee ae Eee eri {Sor t pay T@ never even bead of Dany befor Siar te carmsnatece Se cera cere See ea Saeco Bones the sana nee Oation Band Rte, Rete eres gene mika commenaten Dany cas Bante omer cere eee eer ei aeemestianwes, Ee erate ae acne ae Sigeroc ae moreccoiae a erat yh ic ame Bn ft eo Rare arate Peper re aconcany {ntie bedding D.C nal msi ene. The pea in ESE rere pone eer eo es Shan ae foeeeacee coen earaciacr nee eres ‘rnaat'un, We did go maay alert tings with dt Sen before paying oe the bum Same of was my bebe eer ee eae zs at's ll leg he ui Ue “Breau that fectngspreats ato opps bere Denys coin it ferns Epa barre there ve Bem Hghights fo the pst tear of Gaton’s story. The test ovale ldoge Benny's meting Lax Path bass tp to Ne ile the ring tex Becunante singer Ch 5s (ho pace Tom Branch afew weeks go) tad ‘helanovsioe whieh Bunnys garb sen, ‘Dany had’ seen Les Pal nce 1895 when be ap- Ford ang “abot 8.000 pou of ‘sm ft te opeing a» Rove That nore fat then quis wien Es pest ath ‘Cie Deo. Opening gt Les had pent yo ‘em and Deon was er el and tel dis “hr amp blew up. end hes sanding ou fot sal woried Rab Weaver af Sounds Beer and ‘eluncred serine help hm» 0 we ut [tte him forte whl tine be wa re, Toa his [uur home and reread tHe sald “Hoe take ‘Phome: Dont even pat ine ce,” Ths is Les al No.2, ou Snow, 1947), Day i le ply ing wth Lee tat evening. but sys he 1S st have heard enough because he showed up a ‘My Fens Hour t eath be band and generally eat most ofthe evening drinking eer, a rely ‘lagi Danny ony eal Say tat wa with Si ad, “Man, when be ‘gc tothe aye about Steen mis a bePane 24 to me to come in and ear the ite Has inky dak aad. uth stayed a ight Thi dy, June, ha i me tn id oe. ‘ph eva jx paring the motel lo and ying Se Chat aa ate |g br? Win am ‘ie shod the Yack of Dsnays Les Paul headstock wid render an soon there was alk of ting album on Ee abe, Outagamie Records ut the {erm id out by Les, whch icaded bard hat id {iframe could nat be met, wee orate {igs and/or were nclea 0 Baay. ef, Bow ‘ve that the stent and might Jat Rave wat Les ‘res iining of ‘When Les played the Door, be came eauppe with 2 tun of elactbes Wanahelas wisadey ERCh he al {he Les Pierce. The bor, whic so the gut ‘fo dame osama use ot peal and ‘Tsou oft inthe Sos and cause he cola ack ‘Beieeistep rating saya te coocptaloed # inl ‘dig rng 1989 Wen ie sa he Paulo, be (tstabto mor and hs Ft projet war veal st ‘Prowped up NOE phase shiner Sor that conthied cho Wik i fates bp, Be revised tat pro ‘Spent the infamoes Magic Dinas while te Pa {ere performs foe funtons, Danny's “Dingas™ “Fe tn dcr cH When fan diconpctspeners ith tom, hook Up smoke Site orsens = nyting. Yow can start your et tropen ep soar garage dor Anything you watt oS I basal soettl exh, reve, Leste, and playback i youn pay aug wh ant aa he ro iincihissagningldtones? “Te box and anys incessant frasaton wih is amglitenton teva hit Soe ebservaton "ot the {ius be can cur eu hs arrument, Observe the ‘fed in which he maneuvers the cnet bg Edi duelraera pede ‘eed eal willed sound: "Tats wy at all sath oT nade elasuh aot Anda Ine [cn ued at and Ive get co someting eae hcteen gang stew amplfers ity.” Danny isaumeniy ping:cter a0 Fender Bassman or 8 1957 Fender Tw ead (wbiebever i working) hich slong with a Fender Reverb unt bulk iow Leste pate) cabinet wah ie Ls veo the Hb tine Esolesitt mane en cco seed crn oo te sna pe Fan ra tte and uct tent and one rele ach oe ptt goed ot Spend wen {ick he ogc sith on my guar, itis wil go tothe ean amp, ts wee wf oto the dy mp! bana es ere, W's jst goto De ‘ind ‘anny’ payng Les Pals xctusively for ls etic seat He ns ro ile pup casoms (4 1959 and {sipwieh are orapw re Bal regu stags bith have cusom plete But by the Whech sith tx ay td ca orp er othe gatar Weck (Hm ongoing to butcher them pe povay.). The pckap have Holber magnets ‘hd have boon tewe for vasaun phase, outete ase conbitons Bath have Marin et wie, which Fens sata he crgnal re ie but alr, ad -S yh cee eat Prat horas eae err Rear Shaan aeoa eat oreeeae Sei maceeaneas ste ae reece pose. hh eae socom fee dere eesereee grace pea ees reper Sr Skadilate, ait Sea rane tttbre cee dare eres eet Soreness ee eee Cee agentes aaa s Eoeepe rn ee “I can't play Strats, theyre uncomfortable . . . they wouldn't do me any good sitting at home .. . I just want things I can play.” lion does bat 1 oul’ ae them. 1 can't pay ‘Sat they ro uncomforabl andthe Te was to ee Tony they woul! do oe ay god ting nthe Eerie Pt cin tet ‘foomething aoa Gata axe or nape of Caton cgsipment nt working, you cam tet Fs Danny's Telec Se eaereenas oa ‘Sued and rounded in experience: Fve always Sari eateries earllcnc ibe HESLESTE io on my id Ls Pact Cems nd treat othe Gtsne factory Yo see guy Eno, ant pee ee ame Pc eraciaanae ae Sater Seo eure ‘Se eee Se eee ae Eee eee ane reat gee ee Paes Sanaa ae is Eee eres meas Slee tee yp ato the top of Hs amp between ste eee eas atecnaie oe ‘ini or saebe he ce goes hough here ‘ec tay some guys hae ky I tavent Des Sica bung abo. ast ped things ou a6 September 1977 tod eee Ve tote sounded Stews othe an ar ens ig s ‘Day peat wy of i ea aya ow aks staid ace tats he lati above and Boynd ‘ars sel and a bed pce Dea palit (ipsa (and hee shoal be moat Jn ‘re does tp oun bats now and om and does a0 ‘Mirae fb of eng fours with Dunn) ponds fimand the aocence wit diferent sound and mus ca ing "Danny ao hau ind oo i an buying iia and wih increasing tog, youl Sei it ups Masetone fr ow tas it et Spy Teeeen Roan Bie and Doe Wan and ter and Les Paul—both equipped with magic Dingus boxes, ees eae aS noi omer orate pe eee ne hiner armen ante Eee ae act cre te a a cate athe tantae gs spear nae steers as ratios oni raecaet ie ceabem fe aoe ce ae ie mi ae Teac reeset bates ce ronda ea ees she yest eer se aac raiam Gabe Simp efoecsatras Seaport afte ieeeerairemac ee sieineta ntecie oaearant net Setei see Saran Feceainitn musactreaps Geant eer eee Mtoe cata gern Sia Saieatee Corner seu e aver heied ae tae ost ee ee te Se oe me ieee eeeres, ee cicada ana Semen metres Eke minke ia‘amen atou the fendy feelings of Nashile, They ‘heced ou the mind Bogaling Lenny Breas nd bad the seange peur of Roalag fs fellow sare Prone TRES peg hatte ponon morse nwt ihe’ poy tn ts Ems "Te yr net [Eons shone up and he Gator yt sen ‘Bey Bey ets etng upc tern of eit bt ire Sr ee, ‘there with Dave Eliott providing some steady off TEP Boy duty ae soning EE alder ich i Bo ‘sgn feseowr tenga "Enos ent os pve gala assed kn he tae you wed to 2pm Hurtin corn yon a et Bot be ome toa he coud do He fate? “ET guetonale fo wh “Rox Candy” wil be reed Te pose shoul ey hs Sul ‘Siew lan ewe ae ae of tay a ep many he SAHA yams ptr Genoa ETEAAS Seis the. scncated ‘etn Mane Nex came oe the. Si nal mieageest td canton neve! ‘Seat he mich tel tet, at sory Let BERS ham And hc he Les Pal te feverseennd to fae” Alas bs ben oped wh ‘atu rr tine amy Bes an teeter ‘Soap ees oneneteey st ren Fig Demy opin: tostaoery "We poe dana Son Hugh Joe Lee fra ed ane wor Seo ees {buns a soon go we eal of Case's niga {ate east cough a bum, nee ging ina tt aes set ooo, Sn ey satay tel Trott ptee "ine tired and be ‘Serials Almere people can relate to ethan what ‘neve been doing ll ong. We've not gong to drop Teme athe things we've bce doing im nt goa So tae Poste ttectseleseoral “I give it up every other day. I'm either real happy or real depressed... I don’t want to play beer joints, I'm sick of that.” See ee erate sora pisjer.* Ye ood much has shaken for Daay an once ab, oem tte ramets aban ata aes mane come Tai ater nas i decent ling we cat mae Sa) money around Serhan vod wt ae mh oe ‘ideonert output want to play beer ot rmaicke at “Miles busines i nt foes meso my age anyway + Somes i fn, bat ite You Ronesty the ei ean tim ding a ‘ncaa Ws the only thing T know bow oda Te {to mach mone ate aod tarsal ear her invened'n thet thw itway. 1 goat i Snychtce 0 1 Hagia esate, gn mils nf ntbng Happens by ten pare cota ieee ee as ec ae tar greg ee eee eae ge ining: pi bad Tck on peskap Sen perunor age by Eight. era ed hin ae cult reed musi He asa pend p offers by the Dates af Dasand and lot of soon people [Edoding Barbara Madr Leroy van Dyke ta Mel Ze re wa of hin woo Comrade {tn ont for the san Tse fave as been Sry aon wk with oi Rl, Neva nd deny ber or aby Grp). he tet bare ‘rat, they should teh onio Bunny. He ean ly “Dive El har gh for lg tn hl Danny didn't ge work onus people were sete ok ‘spaying. Commander ‘Cody helped substentite ‘heat cing, wie tating with Dave in San Fane ie oun Pa a ea re how fogther ith you, Ascey athe Wheel aad ‘Myself so pes, but can’ do 'oae tm {ling ain he tion nd you weld ow both Danny with car and band (from left): Bob Hancock, John Previti, Chuck Tilley, the world’s most versatile guitar player himself, and Dave Elliot. nays personality sl enters into the plete. Is nis wore, ue nan Dany We done being in fot the ineovert And songs Bane coud ck i a guar seons eos aa tb man fel neds tnd deserves fo bef Nisova band fs Dansy' min, te ea Band would oni four mere people than'bes got Rows He'd ‘fart with Dk Heise ad "then goto Frida td ‘nap the Meu brates, who ae the wo test sat Diner you've cver bard in jou fe, and Sot Wee, Danny fees very pressed by being the only slo soi itthe group” He has top ot 99h, tat he lmmonly istslee moments ter bingo he cat tee lg But Deny very aware othe saan at Sh nj os epLnieasee neice er areas Seen tener yocraa Th Eee Se aren as en ee resp oecemmban ae Sen arene ieee ees SE ae Cn as wae i Fis mre ong ad st eras, ‘ater ho bum county tne, bt ais couple of aes nace what happens” The changes ate wid ome” {ies ae the ing ia le strange, Theyre chal, Gcieiec ment ine Ee th pases bu, aod Cac ey ob ‘Tei side i yet undecide, But might be » Chuck Pee ci oe ams ee ae ent Ste Feet rae tee Epa itecredrarmece See ee Sine e, Rimmel Se "tof pope say Bde dictate the one ofthe me fio auny ietons” “Hype wan to ay aye {oi by otber tis bo Bane been braowashod mane ‘tes get nth the Big Ben, met” The pay of most (the aid ston hs gue Top Forty whatever tat (outa, Mayts it ias ecting oder ero {ou afe complaining abou st ime, he one fhe i plaid Silat ea fathionable not to worship the Sor plone Ams, or he Ope The pt rosnd the sr Een whom the boy ies thiks tha th Sarplon, the ‘nisrand the Opes are divine Se bo hos bet ad tit fo ke.” So the by says to himself“ What Ferene docs imate, volong a geo he and The ds ky sas Crary baby" And that ees “Yet have reaton oe optimistic... the fate has got tate trig Of core, the sane people who sy {ey done siwraly amped gotta bates lfoten ado that they Jute sting section.” The Bese cme a at einen. tte iow a guy who sels tanh tnd of muse bat ‘noun etm of ising Berntes water seas ‘ieler’s Tnglenood seston, ‘The America teing fclence w actualy growing mone matre every day Theioe the balaashing Wl soon subside, Beaune ‘the ‘brainwashers have become weal. Tbe prion that tees, hve Been olf you're annoyed by dhe musi of ody, wate the an oho els Felow hn, Po is Wal he ‘Bore tan likly gest sen fo he asic ow ide,