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 Brand Credited To The Gales Brothers. A Newly Matured Gales Returned In The New Millenium To Start His Solo Career.