Over the last few years, D.C.’s hardcore punk scene has been memorialized by multiple films and TV shows. But soon, a D.C. native called the “world’s greatest unknown guitarist” by Guitar Player magazine will be the subject of two documentaries that spotlight a twangier side of Washington’s musical heritage.
Anacostia Delta is also the name of Bryan Reichhardt’s forthcoming documentary about Gatton. Reichhardt calls Previti “the spirit behind the film.”
“John has always wanted to do a film about the entire music scene that Danny came out of,” Reichhardt says. “That’s sort of the genesis of this project.”
Reichhardt fondly remembers his days seeing Gatton play live. “I would be in awe,” the director says. “Everyone would. It was impossible not to smile at what he was doing. It was just incredible how he would interpret songs. He’d do a funk version of a jazz standard, or a jazz version of a country standard. He was just phenomenal.”
— Steve Kiviat
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