New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Scott Thomas - Online Promotions) Eric Gales grew up in a musical family with four brothers, two of them who learned to play the guitar upside down and left handed in the same fashion that Eric does. Eric's brother Eugene Gales played bass in the Eric Gales Band and his brother Jimmy King had a thriving career as a blues artist before his untimely death. Eric released his first record at Age 16 for Elektra records to an amazing response from the media and music fans around the globe. Guitar World Magazine's Reader's Poll named Eric as "Best New Talent," in 1991. After recording a second record for Elektra, all three brothers teamed up for The Gales Bros. "Left Hand Brand" which was recorded for the House of Blues label in 1996. Through the years, it would not be unusual to look out in the audience and see artists like
Carlos Santana, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, B. B. King, and Eric Clapton, looking on with interest as Eric took his God-given talent and worked crowd after crowd into a frenzy. The new
Millennium presented new opportunities for Eric and he was signed to a deal with Nightbird Records which was affiliated with the Hendrix family and distributed through MCA/Universal. Under this deal, Eric recorded the critically acclaimed record "
That's What I Am" in 1991 and hit the road, mesmerizing fans around the world with his uncanny connection to his guitar. Two years ago Eric recorded the critically acclaimed CD "Crystal Vision" for Blues Bureau and set the stage for his incredible Blues Bureau follow-up, "The Psychedelic Underground." As both an African-American left-handed guitarist of extraordinary ability and an expressive vocalist, it is natural for people to compare Eric to Hendrix but Eric has developed a unique hybrid blues/rock sound that also draws upon influences as diverse as Albert King and Eric Johnson. A unique amalgam of styles, Eric Gales stands head and shoulders among other guitarists in his genre. Eric's third Blues Bureau record "The Story Of My Life" took the next logical step in Eric's career and followed by "
Relentless" which was rooted firmly in the blues, further establishing Gales as one of the rare musical talents of his generation. "Transformation" is the next logical step in this prolific artist's career as it it is deeply centered in the blues but played with the edge and aggression of a young guitar hero.
In the fall of 2008, Eric Gales once made headline music news when he performed on the bill with Eric Johnson,
Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Los Lobos'
David Hidalgo and blues legend Hubert Sumlin on the 2008
Experience Hendrix USA tour, in tribute to Jimi Hendrix. This tour put Gales in front of thousands of guitar fans every night. In addition to his own nightly performances he also took the stage with Eric Johnson for part of the show in an amazing version of Hendrix' "
Waterfall". Gales has been a familiar face on the
Experience Hendrix tour, having been featured on several of these prestigious tours. In May of 2011, Gales joined the
Experience Hendrix Tour as a special guest in Mesa Arizona where he played with Billy Cox (Band Of Gypsies), Will Calhoun (Living Color), and guitarist Mato Nanji from the band "Indigenous".
> Gales has been touring the USA in 2011 and his fan base has grown larger from a series of critically acclaimed shows where he proved that he was a force with which to be reckoned on the rockin' blues circuit
> The Blues Bureau label has developed a strong following for its superior blues rock recordings. Eric Gales takes his place among artists in the label's legacy that includes such blues/rock legends as Rick Derringer, Pat Travers, Chris Duarte, and
Leslie West.
> Eric's masterful guitar and vocal performances on "Transformation" portend a great response from loyal fans of blues/rock as guitarist/singers of this quality and intensity are few and far between.
1. Railroaded
2.
Double Dippin'
3. Tortured Mind
4. I Pity The Fool
5. Altered Destiny
6. Time Waits For No One
7. Catchin' Up With The Past
8. Transformation
9. Sometimes Wrong Feels Right
10. Sea Of Bad Blood
11. Too Late To Cry
12. I Wouldn't Treat A Dog That Way
Eric Gales Sites
Official Website: https://www.ericgales.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EricGales
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricGalesBand
Myspace: https://www.myspace.com/ericgales
Videos : https://binged.it/ovX28v
