Gatton played a 1953 Fender Telecaster customized with Joe Barden pickups and Fender Super 250Ls, or Nickel Plated Steel (.010 to. Friend and drummer Dave Elliott said that he thought Gatton had suffered from depression since they met more than twenty years earlier. Although he left no note nor explanation, family members and close friends believe he suffered from depression for many years. On October 4, 1994, Gatton locked himself in the garage on his farm in Newburg, Maryland, and committed suicide by gunshot. Gatton turned toward jazz for the albums New York Stories ( Blue Note, 1992) and Relentless (1994) with Joey DeFrancesco.
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He got a contract with his first major record label and released another eclectic album, 88 Elmira Street ( Elektra, 1991), which contained a cover version of the theme song from the animated TV series The Simpsons. In 1987, nine years after his previous album, he released Unfinished Business, an eclectic collection of pop, rock, and country music that Guitar World magazine named the tenth best album of the 1980s. On this point, however, Gatton declared: “The biggest humbler to me, of all time, would be Lenny Breau. Guitarist Amos Garrett called him "The Humbler" for his ability to defeat other guitarists in "head-cutting" jam sessions.
He was sometimes called "The Telemaster" and "the world's greatest unknown guitarist". He toured with singers Roger Miller and Robert Gordon. Īlthough Gatton could play most genres of music, including jazz, blues, bluegrass, and rock, he was known as a country and rockabilly guitarist. He founded the band the Redneck Jazz Explosion. He recorded his debut album, American Music (1975), followed by Redneck Jazz (1978) with pedal steel guitarist Buddy Emmons appearing as a guest.
When he returned to Washington, he drew attention in the 1970s as a member of Liz Meyer & Friends and other local bands. From 1960–1964 he played jazz guitar with the Offbeats, then worked as a session musician in Nashville. The son of a rhythm guitarist, Gatton started playing at the age of nine.
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