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Danny Gatton

Blues
Blues

Danny Gatton is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Roy Buchanan and Lenny Breau. Those roots explain a lot about how Danny Gatton arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Roy Buchanan, Jeff Beck, Junior Brown, Wes Montgomery and Michael Hedges, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The RH Factor, Lou Reed, Ricky Skaggs, Slash and Joe Bonamassa, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Danny Gatton, reaching back through Roy Buchanan and forward to The RH Factor. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Danny GattonRoy BuchananLenny BreauThe RH FactorLou ReedRicky SkaggsSlashJoe BonamassaBucketheadLenny BreauChris CheneyRoy BuchananJeff BeckJunior BrownWes MontgomeryMichael HedgesThe Derek Trucks BandJohn Mayall & The Bl…Robin Trower

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Danny Gatton connections

Danny Gatton grew out of Roy Buchanan and Lenny Breau, shares an orbit with Roy Buchanan, Jeff Beck, Junior Brown and Wes Montgomery, went on to shape The RH Factor, Lou Reed, Ricky Skaggs and Slash. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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