Eric Gale was a jazz musician from New York best known as a session guitarist.
During his 30-year career he released several solo albums, including 'Negril'
(1975), 'Ginseng Woman' (1977) and 'Let's Stay Together' (1988), founded the
group Stuff, and appeared on tracks by prominent artists including Aretha
Franklin, Quincy Jones, Van Morrison, Bob Marley, Paul Simon, Nina Simone and
Billy Joel.
He died in 1994 at the age of 55 as a result of lung cancer.