A cult hero, Little Jimmy King passed away way too early, aged merely 37, back in 2002, having left behind cherished – and, fortunately, recorded – memories of his work with such blues giants as Ann Peebles and Otis Clay and influenced his now-famous younger sibling. If that doesn’t ring a bell to many a listener, it’s just because the late guitarist who changed his last name after playing in Albert King’s band was born Emmanuel Lynn Gales and his little brother is none other than Eric Gales. And now Eric decided to remember Little Jimmy by laying down quite a few of his tunes on an album titled “A Tribute To LJK” and scheduled for release on October 24th.
The ten tracks on offer, sourced from King’s solo platters as well as those he cut with THE GALES BROS., where Eric also played, feature several guests, including Buddy Guy and a seда-proclaimed Jimmy fan Joe Bonamassa, so the results promise to be impressive.
A Tribute To LJK
1. U Shouldn’t Have Left Me
2. Rockin Horse Ride (feat. Christone “Kingfish” Ingram)
3. Guitar Man
4. Don’t Wanna Go Home (feat. Joe Bonamassa)
5. Something Inside of Me
6. Baby Baby
7. Whole Lotta Money (feat. Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith)
8. Worried Man
9. Blues Been Too Good To Me
10. Somebody (feat. Buddy Guy and Roosevelt Collier)
