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Feb 2, 2022 · Thirty years on from his major label debut as a 16-year old prodigy, Gales remains a true triple threat – virtuoso guitarist, fiery singer, adventurous songwriter. And his latest album Crown may be his strongest work yet, a tour de force of six-string mastery and soulful, socially conscious song-craft. “I put pure heart and pure emotion ...
Dec 20, 2022 · Eric Gales is considered one of the world’s greatest guitar players. Gales has been recording music for over 30 years and released his first album when he was just 16. It’s only been in recent years though that Gales is finally getting his due with a larger audience.
Jan 28, 2022 · Eric Gales was 4 years old when he first picked up a guitar, and he picked it up kind of strangely. ERIC GALES: I play left-handed, upside-down and backwards. Take a right-handed guitar and flip ...
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Since he was anointed the ‘next great bluesman’ while still a teenager, things have been far from smooth sailing for Eric Gales. At one point, it seemed as though drug and legal problems would derail his career but in 2017, he returned in stunning form, reminding listeners everywhere that he remains one of the most devastating blues guitarists on the planet.
Mar 15, 2022 · Most great blues albums are born out of hardship and turbulence. Crown, the so-far career-best new record by Eric Gales, is no different.In the run-up to its release, both he and his wife and manager, LaDonna, were hospitalised with covid – a terrifying and lonely experience in which they said their last goodbyes, fearing the worst.
Oct 16, 2023 · Eric Gales has worked his way to the top of the crop of current blues players, having started out as something of a prodigy, playing a Hendrix-infused style of modern blues. Eric seamlessly fuses classic blues language and a more modern style that owes some of its character to the influence of Eric Johnson.
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Jun 22, 2017 · Eric Gales grew up in a musical family, the youngest of five brothers, including Manuel, aka Little Jimmy King (who died in 2002) and Eugene, who became his “big mentor” and encouraged him to play the guitar from an early age (four, to be precise) – and upside-down and left-handed, like Jimi Hendrix, even though Eric was naturally right ...
