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 ...

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 ...

A new documentary, Anacostia Delta: The Legacy of DC’s Telemasters — whose official release date is Friday — shines a light on a music community that grew out of the D.C. region during the post-World ...

Danny Gatton (full name Daniel Wood Gatton Jr.) was an American virtuoso guitarist renowned for his extraordinary technical skill and his ability to seamlessly blend multiple genres, including blues, ...

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 ...