Identify (or at least enjoy) this Danny Gatton song ...

[zydeco honeycup]

Over at DannyGatton.com there's some great audio and video to check out. Here's the link

Here comes my question:
There's an MP3 of the "Linus and Lucy Medley" which is a lot of fun and sounds, of course, like the Charlie Brown/Peanuts theme.

Further down the page, there's a "Linus and Lucy" video from a TV taping which sounds NOTHING like the other tune, it's a gorgeous slow tune with incredible tone. I think this must be a mistake.

Can anyone name the slow tune (or state with confidence that it is really related to the other mp3)? I'd like to buy whatever CD it came from.

thanks,
spencer

[Chris S.]

Originally Posted by zydeco honeycup

Over at DannyGatton.com there's some great audio and video to check out. Here's the link

Here comes my question:
There's an MP3 of the "Linus and Lucy Medley" which is a lot of fun and sounds, of course, like the Charlie Brown/Peanuts theme.

Further down the page, there's a "Linus and Lucy" video from a TV taping which sounds NOTHING like the other tune,

You're right, it's not "Linus & Lucy."

it's a gorgeous slow tune with incredible tone. I think this must be a mistake.

Yes, that was most definitely a mistake – Danny <u>always</u> tried to make his tone as annoying and grating as possible. Hee. ;-) Sorry, I couldn't help myself, there are comments that come up here a lot regarding Danny's tone – and understandably so – so it's nice to see a clip that shows off another side of him... ;-) Oh, and notice how "bright and spikey" those Joe Barden pickups are, too. =:-O Hee. ;-)

Can anyone name the slow tune (or state with confidence that it is really related to the other mp3)? I'd like to buy whatever CD it came from.

Yes, the tune is called "One for Lenny", and it's an original that Danny wrote in honor of Lenny Breau. You can find a version of it on the "Untouchable" CD – although it's not the same as the video clip. I'm not aware that the audio (from that video) is on any commercially available CDs. :-\

Anyway, thanks for bringing it up. It's a GREAT clip, and I'd highly recommend it to any guitarist who doesn't "get" Danny Gatton. :-) As I said, it's nice to see some video that showcases another facet of his playing – although truthfully, he had SO much depth as a musician that you often got the feeling after watching him play for <u>several hours</u> that you had STILL just scratched the surface of his amazing abilities. =:-O (Not that I'm a FAN, or anything... Hee.) ;-) CS

[zydeco honeycup]

Originally Posted by Chris S.

Yes, that was most definitely a mistake – Danny <u>always</u> tried to make his tone as annoying and grating as possible.

Thanks for setting me straight on the tune and my sentence structure!

That clip is super inspiring and was one of the major motivations for me trying out my Tele with my three piece jazz group, where I never thought it would fit - and it may now never leave. I went back to it the other day thinking I should learn the tune and decided the title might not be right!

[John R.]

Pretty tune. It's also on Hot Rod Guitar: The Danny Gatton Anthology cd
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...samples#disc_2

[Chris S.]

Originally Posted by zydeco honeycup

Thanks for setting me straight on the tune and my sentence structure!

You're welcome, and again, it was meant to be all in good fun, I hope you didn't take offense. :-| It's just that when I read "gorgeous slow tune with incredible tone. I think this must be a mistake..." it stuck me as funny. ;-)

That clip is super inspiring and was one of the major motivations for me trying out my Tele with my three piece jazz group, where I never thought it would fit - and it may now never leave.

Cool, congrats. :-) And I agree 100% – very inspiring, and proof that you <u>absolutely</u> CAN play jazz on a Tele! :-) (And if you ever figure out how to play it like Danny did, please call me and let ME in on it...) =:-O

Thanks again, CS :-)

[zydeco honeycup]

No offense at all, Chris. It was great to learn something and laugh at myself in the same post.

[Tom S]

Originally Posted by Chris S.

I'd highly recommend it to any guitarist who doesn't "get" Danny Gatton. :-)

There is a guitarist who doesn't "get" Danny Gatton??

[JJ]

Well, I am one of the folks that "dont get Danny Gatton". However, that clip was great...It was great playing & great tone.. The other instances I have seen him, I guess i just didnt "get it".....this was a pleasant surprise for me......nice clip

[Chris S.]

Originally Posted by Tom S

There is a guitarist who doesn't "get" Danny Gatton??

OH, yeah. Welcome to the TDPRI. ;-)

Seriously, for any artist you can name, there will <u>always</u> be both fans AND folks who don't particularly care for them. Which is absolutely FINE, and as it should be, IMO. If we all liked the exact same stuff, it would be a very boring world indeed, right? ;-) CS

[tweedtone]

Hearing Danny Gatton about fifteen years ago definitely turned my world upside down and continues to inspire me to this day. In interviews, Gatton would often cite Breau as a primary inspiration and when you hear Breau's playing, you can understand why.

Recently, my local community radio station did a two-hour all-Breau show and it was just fantastic, featuring the recently rereleased Swingin' On A Seven String album in its entirety. (Remember when radio stations would play whole albums?) It's all classic country tunes, done Breau-style with lotsa typically jaw-dropping Buddy Emmons pedal steel. Strongly recommended purchase.

[Tom S]

Originally Posted by Chris S.

OH, yeah. Welcome to the TDPRI. ;-)

Yeah, I was being facetious. It is hard for me to believe, though. I'd think anyone who saw the video clip of "Honky Tonk Country Girl" on that webpage would need nothing more to "get." You just have to stand there with mouth agape.

Or maybe I'm just easily impressed.

[maestrovert]

1st, thanx for posting that...it's been a while since i visited the Gatton website and enjoyed the clips....

i, for one always admired Gatton's tone and touch....that he was able to get such a broad range of tones from a Tele plugged straight into an amp was a major aspect of his appeal to me....
i'm listening to "Relentless" as i type this....Kindred Spirits is up......oh yeah......gotta go now

[T. Red]

I just flat out cannot even comprehend a guitar player not getting Danny Gatton!!

[jaybee001]

Originally Posted by Tom S

Yeah, I was being facetious. It is hard for me to believe, though. I'd think anyone who saw the video clip of "Honky Tonk Country Girl" on that webpage would need nothing more to "get." You just have to stand there with mouth agape.

Or maybe I'm just easily impressed.

oh boy!! this is going to start a new craze: collecting vintage towels... and disputes about what's better, a bath towel or a kitchen towel AND the effect of the laundry product on tone and... is it better to use a machine dried or line dried towel and do you want it ironed or not and who's the best towel-tech in case you have a vintage towel that's been washed with the wrong product or - god forbid - infested with moths or - EVEN WORSE - your wife used it to mop up the milk your kid spilt on the floor!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!



okay, okay, I know, time to go take my pills

[maestrovert]

Originally Posted by jaybee001

oh boy!! this is going to start a new craze: collecting vintage towels... and disputes about what's better, a bath towel or a kitchen towel AND the effect of the laundry product on tone and... is it better to use a machine dried or line dried towel and do you want it ironed or not and who's the best towel-tech in case you have a vintage towel that's been washed with the wrong product or - god forbid - infested with moths or - EVEN WORSE - your wife used it to mop up the milk your kid spilt on the floor!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
okay, okay, I know, time to go take my pills

no no no, how could you forget ? it's all in the COLOR!!!
Everyone KNOWS that the blue ones "twang" better than the green ones, and the white towels are best employed only for jazz......machine or line drying makes no difference i.m.h.o.



*purely tongue in cheeky good natured good humor there guys, no flames because of your preference for purple towels, please*

[JJ]

Originally Posted by T. Red

I just flat out cannot even comprehend a guitar player not getting Danny Gatton!!

We'll, I'll admit, I have limited exposure to DG.....but what I have seen\heard, just wasnt my cup of tea. Doesnt mean he wasnt a great player, just not my taste.. I have a copy of an old "American Music Workshop" (is that what it was called??) on VHS. It was the one with Vince Gill where he had Danny Gatton, Albert Lee, .....DG's tone was the most shrill & lifeless tone I believe I have ever heard. When he would take a lead it literally sounded like a buzzsaw.....he was just all over the place & the biggest part of the playing just made no musical sense to me....In that particular video, Vince Gill outshined both DG & Albert Lee (man I hate his 70's strat tone nowadays)......HOWEVER, I was impressed with the video posted in this thread....now I can see why he has some loyal fans......

[the velvet catfish]

I can honestly say, and do not wish to
offend anyone but, Danny is in no way
an inspiration to me. I can can appreciate
his angle but his playing is not my bag.

[Drak]

Gatton would often cite Breau as a primary inspiration and when you hear Breau's playing, you can understand why.

Well, he may have ~said~ that, but I always thought he was firmly rooted in the style of Les Paul myself.

I had known about Danny for years before I ever heard my first Les Paul record, and as soon as I heard it, the connection just washed over me in waves it was so obvious, I remember I started laughing out loud when I 'discovered' Danny's primary source, because I wasn't looking for it, I had just bought a Les Paul record because guitar players are supposed to know about all the old schoolers, y' know? And BLAM, all I heard was 'Gatton' styled ( ) comping and chording flowing off that record, which was made probably when Dan was maybe 5 years old, hehehe.

[TELE52]

He could play almost all styles, and IMO better than anyone else....for me his being really inspiring and still is.....
// Gatton-fan from Sweden

[gtrjones]

Originally Posted by JJ

We'll, I'll admit, I have limited exposure to DG.....but what I have seen\heard, just wasnt my cup of tea. Doesnt mean he wasnt a great player, just not my taste.. I have a copy of an old "American Music Workshop" (is that what it was called??) on VHS. It was the one with Vince Gill where he had Danny Gatton, Albert Lee, .....DG's tone was the most shrill & lifeless tone I believe I have ever heard. When he would take a lead it literally sounded like a buzzsaw.....he was just all over the place & the biggest part of the playing just made no musical sense to me....In that particular video, Vince Gill outshined both DG & Albert Lee (man I hate his 70's strat tone nowadays)......HOWEVER, I was impressed with the video posted in this thread....now I can see why he has some loyal fans......

I can't cite the source, but remember reading somewhere that Danny was REAL mad about that American Music Workshop show. The story as I remember it is that he was told to just bring his guitar, they'd have an amp for him, which he was a little leery of. I think I remember that a previous show went long, or for some reason he had very limited time for rehearsal, and he was never able to satisfactorily dial-in a sound he liked on the amp. He said he played badly because of it, and suspected sabotage from someone - promoters, labels, etc - that he didn't 'play the game' with.

Not that that's a complete answer, or that I (or anyone) needs to make excuses... but we all have bad days, and shows we'd just as soon forget... I think that was one of Danny's 'wish I could do-it-over' shows...

[T. Red]

Hell, I wish I could play half as well as Danny on his worst day! For my money he was the best ever!

[JJ]

[\quote]I can't cite the source, but remember reading somewhere that Danny was REAL mad about that American Music Workshop show. The story as I remember it is that he was told to just bring his guitar, they'd have an amp for him, which he was a little leery of. I think I remember that a previous show went long, or for some reason he had very limited time for rehearsal, and he was never able to satisfactorily dial-in a sound he liked on the amp. He said he played badly because of it, and suspected sabotage from someone - promoters, labels, etc - that he didn't 'play the game' with.

Not that that's a complete answer, or that I (or anyone) needs to make excuses... but we all have bad days, and shows we'd just as soon forget... I think that was one of Danny's 'wish I could do-it-over' shows...[/quote]

thanks for the info....believe me I know, when your gear is not sounding right, it definately effects your playing in a negative manner, no matter who you are. I was very impressed the clip that was posted in this thread & need to check out more. I can definately see Les Paul in alot of Danny's playing.........no doubt he listened to him alot