Eric Gales

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eric Gales
Occupation	Musician
Date Of Birth	Oct 29, 1974(1974-10-29)
Age	50
Birthplace	Memphis
Country	United States
Birth City	Tennessee
Horoscope	Libra

Eric Gales Biography

Eric Gales is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on October 29, 1974 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Eric Gales (born October 29 1974) is also called Raw Dawg is an American blues-rock guitar player who was initially considered the child prodigy. In 2019, Gales has recorded 18 records for the major labels, and has been involved in tribute and session work. He also has contributed to several recordings by the Memphis rappers Prophet Posse and Three 6 Mafia under the name Lil E.

The year 1994 was the first time Gales was a part of Carlos Santana at Woodstock 1994. The year 1995 was the time that Gales joined forces with two brothers for the recording of an album called Left Hand Brand (released in 1996) and was released as The Gales Brothers. In 2001, Gales dropped his debut album That’s Who I is via MCA Records.

In the winter of 2010, Gales returned to the touring circuit in Europe with TM Stevens on bass guitar and Keith LeBlanc on drums. The tour was billed as VooDoo Chile and featured works of Jimi Hendrix as well as original material from both Gales and Stevens.

Gales has released the albums Crystal Vision, The Psychedelic Underground, The Story of My Life and Layin’ Down the Blues on the Shrapnel Records label. Relentless (2010) was followed by Transformation (2011) and Live (2012).

Gales owns two children: Jasmine Gales (born 1992) and stepdaughter LaAsia Chandler (born in 1996) she is also married LaDonna Gales who hails who hails from Greensboro, North Carolina.

Eric Gales Net Worth

Eric Gales is one of the richest Musician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eric Gales 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Gales started playing guitar at the age of four. The older brothers, Eugene as well as Manuel (Little Jimmy King), taught the guitar songs and licks while the youngster was following the styles like Jimi Hendrix, Albert King, B.B. King, and many other artists. In 1985, young Gales began playing in blues competitions , with his brother Eugene playing bass. While Gales plays right- handed guitar “upside-down” (with the bass E string at the lower part of the guitar) but he’s not naturally left-handed. He was trained by his brother, who is left-handed and has never doubted the unconventional technique.

In the late 1990s, Eric and Eugene Gales signed with Elektra Records, and together with guitarist Hubert Crawford released The Eric Gales Band (1991) and Picture of a Thousand Faces (1993). Guitar World magazine’s Reader’s Poll called Eric Gales as one of the “Best New Talent”, in the year 1991. At the time, he was announcing two radio rock hits “Sign of the Storm” (number 9, U.S. Mainstream Rock) and “Paralyzed” (number 31, U.S. Mainstream Rock) and aired spots on TV shows like The Arsenio Hall Show.

In 2004, he contributed a cover of “May This Be Love” to the album Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix. In 2008, he and other guitarists participated in the touring tribute to Jimi Hendrix, Experience Hendrix. The touring group of musicians included Billy Cox, Eric Johnson, Chris Layton, Doyle Bramhall II, Brad Whitford and Mitch Mitchell (it was the last tour that Mitchell played on).

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Who is Eric Gales Dating?

According to our records, Eric Gales married to LaDonna Gales. As of December 1, 2023, Eric Gales’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Eric Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Eric Gales celebrates birthday on October 29 of every year.

Did Eric Gales recover from Covid?

Members of the blues community – including Joe Bonamassa and Walter Trout – are raising awareness for a GoFundMe page that has been set up in support of guitarist Eric Gales and his wife and bandmate LaDonna Gales, who are both recovering from COVID-19.

Is Eric Gales a good guitarist?

He was a child prodigy at the age of 16 when he released his debut, The Eric Gales Band on Elektra Records. Now five years sober, Eric Gales has earned his place among the greatest guitarists in the world.

Why does Eric Gales play upside down?

Eugene being left-handed, taught Eric how to play guitar although Eric was naturally right-handed. Without question, Eric learned how to play a right- handed guitar, left-handed. Thus, the guitar was upside-down meaning that the lower E string was on the bottom.

What band was Eric Gales in?

Eric Gales
Occupation(s)| Musician
Instruments| Guitar
Years active| 1990–present

Who is Eric Gales married to?

LaDonna Gales