Guitarists · 1945–1994

Danny Gatton

American guitarist (1945–1994)

Born: 4 September 1945
Washington, D.C.
Died: 4 October 1994
Newburg
Country: United States
Active: 1960–
Discography: 19 albums

Biography

Danny Gatton was a jazz musician who played guitar. Danny Gatton was born on 4 September 1945 in Washington, D.C. and died on 4 October 1994 in Newburg. The music is usually filed under blues. The discography here lists 19 albums, from “Redneck Jazz” (1978) to “Live In NYC” (2020).

Daniel Wood Gatton Jr. (September 4, 1945 – October 4, 1994) was an American virtuoso guitarist who combined blues, rockabilly, jazz, and country to create a musical style he called "redneck jazz", a term which he took from fellow DC-born guitarist Evan Johns, who had composed a song by that name (and who later went on to fame with his band Evan Johns and the H-Bombs).

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