Eric Gales
Eric Gales
Top Songs
| 1 | Just Got Paid | ||
| 2 | Too Close To The FireE | ||
| 3 | You Don't Know the Blues | ||
| 4 | Let Me Start with This | ||
| 5 | Layla (feat. Derek Trucks) |
Albums
Jan 2022 • 16 songs
Feb 2019 • 11 songs
Oct 2017 • 1 song
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Biography
Blues guitar phenom Eric Gales was born and raised in Memphis, learning to play at age four from older brothers Eugene and Manuel in imitation of their upside-down, left-handed style (a tradition actually passed down from their grandfather, Dempsey Garrett, Sr., who was known to jam with the likes of Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf). Winning his first blues contest at 11, Eric signed to Elektra four years later to issue his 1991 debut LP, recorded with Eugene on bass. Picture of a Thousand Faces followed in 1993. Manuel (who previously performed under the alias Little Jimmy King...