Eric Gales rounds up big-time talent for this significant tribute to his late brother Little Jimmy King (Manuel Gales) on his new album A Tribute to LJK. Buddy Guy, Christone Kingfish Ingram, Joe Bonamassa, Roosevelt Collier and Josh Smith all join Gales in a meaningful and rollicking collection of blues and blues rock. Expect some thrilling guitar playing on this album, along with powerful, emotional vocals. Eric Gales takes a deep dive into his brother’s blues.
If you’ve never heard of Little Jimmie King, he was considered blues lightening — fiery, unforgettable, and gone too soon. He died suddenly in 2002 at the age of 37. A left-handed guitarist who strung his instrument upside down like his brother Eric and the great Jimi Hendrix, King carried…