When I first heard about Danny Gatton, there was a bootleg tape circulating that featured Danny playing a gig with Robert Gordon. The unofficial title was, “The Humbler”. And, that was how guys were referring to Gatton, the humbler. I think that the set has posthumously been released under that title.
Now, I love Gatton. And, [...]

One of the first obstacles one faces when learning to play guitar is; there is a physical aspect that is unique to the guitar. You can have the information right in front of your eyes, a chord diagram or a tab, and you can know where the fingers are supposed to go but, unless you [...]

I’ve always been intrigued by the way different musicians will use dissonance as a way to increase tension.
Tension and release-those are the building blocks.
You create tension then, resolve the tension. Tension and release-it’s the key to storytelling. If you build the tension properly, the audience wants to know; needs to know what’s going [...]