Eric Gales

Eric Gales (aka Raw Dawg) (geboren am 29. Oktober 1974, Memphis, Tennessee) ist ein amerikanischer Blues-Rock-Gitarrist, der ursprünglich als Wunderkind gefeiert wurde. Ab 2011 hat Gales zehn Alben für große Plattenfirmen aufgenommen und hat Session und Tributarbeit gemacht. Er hat auch Vocals auf mehreren Platten von den Memphis Rap Gruppen Prophet Posse und Three 6 Mafia unter dem Namen Lil E. beigetragen.
Discography

1991: The Eric Gales Band (Elektra Records)
1993: Picture of a Thousand Faces (Elektra Records)
1995: Lil E – Playa for Life (underground tape, produced by Blackout)
1996: The Gales Brothers: Left Hand Brand (House of Blues Records)
2001: That's What I Am (MCA Records)
2006: Crystal Vision (Shrapnel Records)
2007: The Psychedelic Underground (Shrapnel Records)
2008: The Story of My Life (Blues Bureau International)
2009: Layin' Down the Blues (Blues Bureau International)
2010: Relentless (Blues Bureau International)
2011: Transformation (Blues Bureau International)
2012: Live
2013: Pinnick Gales Pridgen, Pinnick Gales Pridgen (Magna Carta)
2013: Eric Gales Trio, Ghost Notes (Tone Center Records)
2014: Pinnick Gales Pridgen, PGP2 (Magna Carta)
2014: Good for Sumthin (Cleopatra Records)
2016: A Night on the Sunset Strip, two discs (Cleopatra Records)
2017: “Middle Of The Road” (Provogue/Mascot)

Gales war an folgenden Alben mit beteiligt:

1994: L.A. Blues Authority: Cream of the Crop
1994: Hard Love: 14 Original Metal Ballads
1999: Project Pat: Ghetty Green, uncredited verse on the song “Up There”, as Lil E (Hypnotize Minds)
1999: Whole Lotta Blues: Songs of Led Zeppelin
1999: Parker Card & The Sideman Syndicate, Parker Card, with Shawn Lane (Orchard Records)
1999: This Ain't No Tribute Blues Cube
1999: Blues Power: Songs of Eric Clapton
1999: Blue Power: Song of Eric Clapton, This Ain't No Tribute
1999: Triple 6 Mafia: Underground Vol. 2 (Club Memphis), with “Lil E – Half on a Sack or Blow” (Prophet Entertainment)
2000: Blue Haze: Songs of Jimi Hendrix
2000: Hypnotize Camp Posse: Three 6 Mafia Presents…Hypnotize Camp Posse, uncredited verse on the song “We Bout to Ride”, as Lil E (Hypnotize Minds)
2000: Triple 6 Mafia: Underground Vol. 3 (Kings of Memphis), with “Lil E – The Powder [The Higher Version]” and “Lil E – Niggaz Down 2 Make Some Endz” (Prophet Entertainment)
2001: Hellhound on My Trail: Songs of Robert Johnson
2002: Led Zeppelin: This Ain't No Tribute Series – All Blues'd Up!
2002: Eric Clapton: This Ain't No Tribute Series – All Blues
2002: A Salute to the Delta Blues Masters
2003: Presents, Vol. 1
2003: Highway 60's 70's Blues Revisited
2003: Got Blues!
2003: Wall of Soul: Lance Lopez
2003: Gangsta Boo – Enquiring Minds II: The Soap Opera, on the song “Let Me Get That Off You Feat. Lil E” (R2 Entertainment)
2004: Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
2004: T-Rock & Area 51 – Slang & Serve Mixtape, on the song “Gangsta Boo – Hit U Wit Drumma Feat. Drumma Boy, Lil E & T-Rock” (Rock Solid Music)
2005: Show You a Good Time
2005: Rock Revisited
2005: Get Down Workout
2005: Blues Interlude
2005: Lottery: Diamonds-N-Da-Ruff
2006: Wes Jeans – Forest of the Pine
2006: Viva Carlos: Supernatural Marathon Celebration
2006: A Walk on the Blues Side
2006: Billy Cox and Buddy Miles, The Band of Gypsys Return
2014: Eli Cook, Primitive Son[6]