Eric Gales at Infinity Music Hall in Hartford, CT | The 860 Life

Eric Gales at Infinity Music Hall in Hartford, CT | The 860 Life

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Public Onsale: 6/12/26 10 AM buy tickets › GENRE Blues / Blues Rock / Guitar Eric Gales Connect with this artist: www.ericgales.com Video: Artist Bio Eric Gales’ time is now.

A rule-breaking, genre-fusing force of nature, hailed by giants like Joe Bonamassa, Dave Navarro and Mark Tremonti as one of the best guitarists on the planet, you’ll find the Memphis blues-rocker’s thumbprint on everything from his Grammy-nominated solo catalogue to the soundtrack of director Ryan Coogler’s smash-hit horror movie, Sinners.

Yet there comes a time when every musician must look their past squarely in the eye.

And while Gales’ latest release, Tribute To LJK, is a thrillingly modern record for the here-and-now, it’s also a nod to his bloodline and the roots of his family tree. “This record has been a long time coming,” he says of the speaker-rattling release co-produced by Bonamassa and Josh Smith. “I wanted it to be the ultimate tribute to my late brother, Little Jimmy King, to keep his memory alive and make sure people remember who he was and still is.

All of these songs except one are his originals.

I wanted to deliver his tunes to the world, through my eyes.

And I wanted it to be badass – and that’s exactly how it turned out.” The blues is an ecosystem, and it’s a measure of the respect commanded by both Eric – and his fabled older brother, real name Manuel, who sadly passed away in 2002 – that these ten explosive covers are delivered by an all-star cast with deep ties to the project. “Buddy Guy and Little Jimmy played together, so he guests on the track ‘Somebody’,” explains Gales. “Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram has gone on record to say my brother was a big influence, so he’s on ‘Rockin’ Horse Ride’.

They also both make pretty s…

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