Eric Gales
| Eric Gales | |
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Gales performing in the United States, 2011
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Raw Dawg |
| Born |
October 29, 1974 Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | Blues-rock, hard rock, blues, heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Elektra, House of Blues, MCA, Shrapnel, Blues Bureau International |
| Website | Eric Gales Band.com |
| Notable instruments | |
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Magneto Sonnet Raw Dawg Xotic XS-1 St. Blues Blindsider |
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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[update] 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.
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