b. 20 September 1938, Brooklyn, New York, USA, d. 25 May 1994, Baja California, Mexico. Gale studied chemistry at Niagara University. He took up the double bass when he was 12 years old and also played tenor saxophone, trombone and tuba before he chose the guitar. The basis of his style was formed on the 50s and 60s R&B circuit. He was with the Drifters, Jackie Wilson, the Flamingos and Maxine Brown, before playing in the 60s with King Curtis, Jimmy Smith, David "Fathead" Newman, Mongo Santamar¡a and Aretha Franklin. In the early 70s Gale became the house guitarist with Creed Taylor's new CTI Records label and worked with Stanley Turrentine's band. He took four years off on his Ohio farm and went to Jamaica where he assimilated the reggae style. On his return to New York in 1976 he was a founder of the influential funk band Stuff along with artists including Steve Gadd, Cornell Dupree and Richard Tee. They played regularly at Mikell's in Manhattan with only minimal rehearsal. In the early 90s he performed as a regular band member in several US television shows. Gale thought like a frontline musician and played like a saxophonist.

Listen to ERIC GALE at Finetune.

• (2008)  Island Breeze
• (2008)  Blue Horizon
• (1977)  Ginseng Woman/Multiplication

• Sara Smile
• Multiplication
• De Rabbit
• Oh! Mary Don't You Weep
• East End, West End

• George Benson
• David Sanborn
• Stuff
• Lee Ritenour
• Grover Washington Jr.
• Paul Simon
• Bob James
• Herbie Hancock
• The Crusaders
• Eric Clapton
• Joe Sample
• Larry Carlton
• Quincy Jones
• Dave Grusin
• Weather Report
• Steely Dan
• Fourplay
• Aretha Franklin
• Miles Davis
• Spyro Gyra

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• mikki4120
• marksof

• marksof on 2007-09-28 01:51:02.810:
  I'm happy for your choice Eric,playing guitar instead of chemistry!You make us so HAPPY!