Eric Gales (aka Raw Dawg) (born October 29, 1974, Memphis, Tennessee) is
an American blues-rock guitarist, originally hailed as a child prodigy.
As of 2011 Gales has recorded ten albums for major record labels and has
done session and tribute work. He has also contributed vocals on several
records by the Memphis rap groups Prophet Posse and Three 6 Mafia under
the name Lil E. Gales picked up the guitar at age four. His older siblings, Eugene and
Manuel (Little Jimmy King), taught him songs and licks when he was
young, in the style of Jimi Hendrix, Albert King, B.B. King and
others. In 1985, the young Gales began to play at blues competitions with his
brother Eugene backing him on bass. Although Gales plays a right-handed
guitar "upside-down" (with the bass E string on the bottom), he is not
naturally left-handed; he was taught by his brother, who is left-handed,
and never second-guessed the untraditional technique.
In late 1990, Eric and Eugene Gales signed with Elektra Records, and
together with the drummer Hubert Crawford released The Eric Gales Band
(1991) and Picture of a Thousand Faces (1993). Guitar World magazine's
Reader's Poll named Eric the "Best New Talent", in 1991. During this time
he had two rock radio hits, "Sign of the Storm" (number 9, U.S. Mainstream
Rock) and "Paralyzed" (number 31, U.S. Mainstream Rock) and had spots on
television programs such as The Arsenio Hall Show.
In 1994, Gales performed with Carlos Santana at Woodstock '94.[3] In
1995, Gales teamed up with both of his brothers to record an album, Left
Hand Brand (released in 1996), as the Gales Brothers.[4] In 2001 Gales
released his album That's What I Am on MCA Records.
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).....
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