Blues guitar phenom Eric Gales was born and raised in Memphis, learning to play at age four from older brothers Eugene and Manuel in imitation of their upside-down, left-handed style (a tradition actually passed down from their grandfather, Dempsey Garrett, Sr., who was known to jam with the likes of Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf). Winning his first blues contest at 11, four years later Eric signed to Elektra to issue his 1991 debut LP, recorded with Eugene on bass; Picture of a Thousand Faces followed in 1993. Manuel (who previously performed under the alias Little Jimmy King) reunited with his siblings for 1995's Left Hand Band, credited to the Gales Brothers.

A newly matured Gales returned in spring 2001 to release his debut for MCA, That's What I Am. Often billed as the second coming of Jimi Hendrix, Gales, an adequate singer at best but a dynamite guitarist, suffered for the comparison. Always influenced by Hendrix and the power trio format, Gales' next albums, 2006's Crystal Vision and 2007's Psychedelic Underground, both released by Blues Bureau Records, seemed like facsimile Hendrix albums, right down to the album art. His next two releases from Blues Bureau, 2008's The Story of My Life and 2009's Layin' Down the Blues,Relentless, found the Hendrix influence muted somewhat, but Gales, a breathtaking guitarist at times, still seemed to be looking for a way out of the Hendrix shadow and into his own voice. Gales returned in 2010 with a collection of 13 originals.~ Jason Ankeny & Steve Leggett, Rovi

The Stoney Curtis Band is a power trio from Los Angeles, CA. Originally from Chicago, Stoney Curtis formed the SCB in 1995. Curtis’ passion for ’60s and ’70s hard rock as well as soul and funk doesn’t decrease the amount of blues feeling that he brings to ballsy, hard-rocking selections like “Black Rose,” “Girlfriend,” “American Lady,” and “That’s Right” — not at all. Curtis, who wrote or co-wrote all of the material, employs a wealth of blues feeling and blues imagery. Mainstays on the Blues and Rock circuit, an award winning band that includes, “Best Blues/Rock Band” in 1999 and 2001.

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