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This Article Is About Eric Gale 1938-94 The Jazz Guitarist Not Blues Guitarist Eric Gales B. 1974 Eric Gale Brooklyn New York 20 September 1938 - Baja California Mexico 25 May 1994 Was A Leading American Jazz And Session Guitarist. He Began Playing Guitar At The Age Of 12. Although He Majored In Chemistry At Niagara University Gale Was Determined To Pursue A Musical Career And Began Contributing To Accompaniments For Such Stars As Maxine Brown The Drifters And Jesse Belvin. He Soon Began To Attract The Attention Of King Curtis And Jimmy Smith Who Began Recommending Him For Studio Work. He Became Known First As A Session Musician In The 1960s Eventually Appearing On An Estimated 500 Albums. Among The Many Artists He Recorded With Were Aretha Franklin Paul Simon Lena Horne Quincy Jones Grover Washington Jr. Herbie Mann Esther Phillips Lalo Schifrin Joe Cocker Carly Simon Van Morrison And Billy Joel. He Also Had A Spell In Aretha Franklin's Stage Band. The Epitome Of The Guitarist's Guitarist He Was Also Used For Many R&B-Oriented Dates. From The Early 1970s He Recorded Extensively On The CTI Label As A Sideman On His Own Records And As Part Of The Group Stuff. Among His Own Albums Were Forecast 1975 And Ginseng Woman 1976 And Many More. According To The New York Times Gale Died May 25 1994 In A Hospital In Baja California Mexico Of Lung Cancer. read less