The Snakestretchers were a band assembled by

Danny Gatton Daniel Wood Gatton Jr. (September 4, 1945 – October 4, 1994) was an American virtuoso guitarist who combined blues, rockabilly, jazz, and country to create a musical style he called "redneck jazz". Career Daniel Wood Gatton Jr. was born in ...

to play a PBS documentary on WNET in New York City, hosted by Bill Graham. The original band was

Roy Buchanan Leroy "Roy" Buchanan (September 23, 1939 – August 14, 1988) was an American guitarist and blues musician. A pioneer of the Telecaster sound, Buchanan worked as a sideman and as a solo artist, with two gold albums early in his career and two lat ...

(lead guitar), Dick Heintze (keyboards), Michael "Pokey" Walls (drums & vocals), Chuck Tilley (vocals & rhythm guitar) and Danny Gatton on bass.http://fenderplayersclub.com/artists_lounge/hall_of_legends/gatton.htm Gatton and Walls left the group before the show was taped and teamed up at Gus N' Johns Restaurant, also in "suburban MD". (Peter Van Allen '72-74 Bass)

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The source of this article is Michael "Pokey" Walls, a musician who played the Washington DC club, concert and recording scene from 1965 to 1988, working and recording with Roy Buchanan, Danny Gatton and others. He also recorded with the British Walkers and

The Chartbusters The Chartbusters were an American rock band from Washington, D.C. The group's lone hit single was the 1964 song "She's the One", which had an 8-week chart run and peaked at #33 in August 1964 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "She's the One" was rel ...

and was the main recording drummer for Paramount Artists in Washington DC. He still performs in the Tampa Bay area. The account is first hand knowledge. {{DEFAULTSORT:Snakestretchers American rock music groups