Tom Principato - It's Tele Time! A Tribute To Roy Buchanan & Danny Gatton

POWERHOUSE RECORDS

£12.94

Cat. no: CDPOW140
Format: CD
Barcode: 195269139728
Release Date: 25 Mar 2022
Genre: Blues

I have never thought of myself in the same category as Roy Buchanan and Danny Gatton -- these guys were my heroes, and through them I heard the playing of my other heroes like Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Roy Nichols, Charlie Christian and James Burton

And although I have played different models of Fender and Gibson guitars over the years, (Roy and Danny didn't always play a Telecaster either), I have always thought of myself in my own way, as being part of the "Washington D.C. Telecaster tradition". I always brought more than one guitar on a tour or to a concert, and one of them was usually a Telecaster. There would be a part of the show where I would strap on a Telecaster, joke about "it's Tele time!" and "unleashing the chickens", and for a part of the night everything that I learned or absorbed from Roy and Danny would come pouring out. This is a collection of live recordings showing those influences and my tribute to 2 of the greatest Fender Telecaster guitar players ever. - Tom Principato

Tracks: Apricot Brandy / 8 Counts For Rita / One For Danny (Dedicated to Danny Gatton) / See See Rider / Don't Think Twice (It's Alright) / Saturday Night Fish Fry / Done Daddy Dirty / Slow Down / The Messiah Will Come Again