Danny Gatton recorded
and produced 11 oldschool
rockers with vocalist
Sweet Mikey C (a.k.a. Michael Campbell)
in the early ’90s, but the Telemaster
passed before the album could be completed,
and the tracks languished until
Campbell decided to spruce them up and
release them along with a second disc of
new material. Campbell sings like a cross
between Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison,
and he and Gatton (backed by drummer
Shannon Ford, bassist John Previtti, and
piano/sax man Bill Holloman) tear it up
on covers such as “She’s About a Mover,”
“Well, All Right,” and Be Bop A Lula,” and
originals such as “Killer on the Loose.” The
second disc features the same backing band
with various guests, including master pickers
Arlen Roth, Scotty Moore, and Johnny
Hiland getting’ their Gatton on. This redhot
disc exudes more authentic rockabilly
vibe than an East Texas jalopy race. Sweet
Mikey C Music.