\nEric Gales

7-16-2017
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\nIf you'\;re not familiar with blues guitarist \;Eric Gales\, go now &\; find his albums or a live show and check him out. Eric is a truly explosive guitarist - the kind \;whose playing makes scores of other guitarists wonder what the hell they'\;ve been doing with their lives. He has a brand new album\, "\;Middle of the Road\,"\; which was just released \;in February. The standout cut\, "\;Boogie Man\,"\; finds Gales teamed up with \;Gary Clark Jr. \;"\;It'\;s an amazing track that I think all will enjoy\,"\; Gales tells \;Guitar World. "\;Gary adds an extra spice that just takes it over the top. Boom!"\; \;
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\nEric'\;s siblings began teaching him licks in the style of Hendrix and Albert &\; BB King at age four. By the time he was ten years old he was playing blues competitions with his brother Eugene backing him on bass. And 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 he never second-guessed the untraditional technique. \;
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\nGuitar 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"\; and "\;Paralyzed"\; and had spots on TV shows such as \;The Arsenio Hall Show. In 1994 he performed with \;Carlos Santana \;at Woodstock '\;94. In 1995\, he teamed up with both of his brothers to record the album\, "\;Left Hand Brand"\; as the Gales Brothers. And he has released a string of highly acclaimed albums including "\;That'\;s What I Am\,"\; "\;Crystal Vision\,"\; "\;The Psychedelic Underground\,"\; "\;The Story of My Life\,"\; "\;Layin'\; Down the Blues\,"\; "\;Relentless\,"\; "\;Transformation\,"\; "\;Live 2012"\; and now his newest\, "\;Middle of the Road."\; Of the new album\, Eric says &ldquo\;It&rsquo\;s about being fully focussed and centred in the middle of the road\,"\; Gales adds. "\;If you&rsquo\;re on the wrong side and in the gravel\, you&rsquo\;re not too good and if you&rsquo\;re on the median strip that&rsquo\;s not too good either\, so being in the middle of the road is the best place to be.&rdquo\;
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\nSo I'\;m going to say it again in case you missed it\, if you'\;re not familiar with blues guitarist Eric Gales\, go now &\; find his albums or a live show and check him out. Remember I told you. \;
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\nOPEN: \;Lil'\; Stevie &\; the Westsiders \;- Guitarist Lil&rsquo\; Stevie Silver has played with some of Boston&rsquo\;s hippest blues acts over the past 20 years and jumps out front on vocals with his debut CD "\;Can&rsquo\;t Get Enough"\; and his follow-up CD "\;Juke Box Baby"\; that was produced by Grammy nominated and multiple Blues Music Award winner \;Duke Robillard. He has had great reviews in the \;Blues Review Magazine \;and air-time on \;Sirius XM&rsquo\;s B. B. King&rsquo\;s Bluesville radio show.
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