The late guitarist Danny Gatton could probably have plucked the monofilament line on a fishing rod and made it sound like anything from a buzz saw to an angel’s sigh, but for most of his career he ...

The Telecaster electric guitar is the musical equivalent of Henry Ford’s Model T: a historical breakthrough, because it was a cheap and durable assembly-line product. Invented by Leo Fender in 1950 ...

Quiffed, middle-aged and a bit portly, Gatton was an unlikely magazine cover star - or ’80s guitar hero. This, you may recall, was still the era of stick-thin shredders with pointy guitars and ...

WASHINGTON — His nickname was “The Humbler,” because that’s what Danny Gatton did to any guitarist who tried to match him lick-for-lick. Born in D.C. 70 years ago, Gatton’s guitar mastery and ...

The film “Anacostia Delta: Home of the World’s Great ‘Unknown’ Guitarists” promises to shed light on the lasting influence of guitarist Danny Gatton and the music of D.C. and Prince George’s County ...