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Eric Gale

American jazz guitarist (1938–1994)
Person Human Q456335

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
September 20, 1938
Date of death
May 25, 1994, April 25, 1994[4][9]
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Place of death
Baja California peninsula
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
jazz musician, guitarist, jazz guitarist, musician
Educated at
Niagara University[11]
Genre
jazz[13]
Cause of death
lung cancer[16]
Family name
Gale[17]
Given name
Eric[18]
Instrument
guitar[20]
Manner of death
natural causes[19]
Record label
Columbia Records, CTI Records[14][15]
Start of work period
1964[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Eric Gale ar اريك غيل fa اریک گیل ja エリック・ゲイル ja Eric Gale ru Эрик Гэйл uk Ерік Гейл uk Ерік Дж. Гейл
🔖 Identifiers · 42
ISNI
0000000059336423
VIAF cluster ID
2660222
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83194284
GND ID
134380681
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Eric Gale.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000188366
Allcinema person ID
769139
Apple Music artist ID
289269330
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13935696g
Carnegie Hall agent ID
22012
CiNii Research ID
1140000791768475264
DAHR artist ID
316840
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134380681
Discogs artist ID
135850
Europeana entity
agent/base/89118
Facebook username
EricGaleMusic
Film.ru person ID
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Freebase ID
/m/01pjxtr
GTAA ID
257019
Grove Music Online ID
J161800
HAND ID
E409-50D2-6963-983D-B6F0
IMDb ID
nm0301844
IdRef ID
193415534
J9U entity ID
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Jaxsta profile ID
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KANTO ID
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Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000093012
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA16222136
NL CR AUT ID
xx0168964
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1400522
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
097815306
Obálky knih ID
xx0168964
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095840871
Rate Your Music artist ID
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Rock's Backpages artist ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
0354198-Gale-Eric-19381994
Spotify artist ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/1f7bd682-67a1-455c-b94f-f1102f591120

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
musician, guitarist, jazz musician
Mb:performer of 2
In Concert Volume Two, Negril
Mb:recording contract 2
Columbia Records, Columbia Records
Cause of death 1
lung cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Niagara University
Family name 1
Gale
Genre 1
jazz
Given name 1
Eric
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
guitar
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:member of band 1
Stuff
Place of birth 1
Brooklyn
Place of death 1
Baja California peninsula
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Eric Gale was born in Brooklyn[1]. He was born on September 20, 1938[2]. He passed away in Baja California peninsula[3]. He died on May 25, 1994[4]. He worked as a jazz musician[5], guitarist[6], jazz guitarist[7], and musician[8].

FAQs

Where was Eric Gale born?

Born in Brooklyn[1].

Where did Eric Gale die?

Eric Gale passed away in Baja California peninsula[3].

What did Eric Gale do for work?

Eric Gale worked as jazz musician[5], guitarist[6], jazz guitarist[7], and musician[8].

Where did Eric Gale go to school?

Eric Gale was educated at Niagara University[11].

Related Entities

Columbia Records Niagara University United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57984: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 769139
    "Created claim: Allcinema person ID: 769139, Matched to エリック・ゲイル (#322498638) in Allcinema person #mix'"
  3. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → E409-50D2-6963-983D-B6F0
    Record label → Columbia Records, CTI Records
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46458: HAND ID (5)"
  4. 14w ago · Tom63 · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label → Columbia Records, CTI Records
    "Created claim: Record label: Columbia Records"
  5. 22w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0354198-Gale-Eric-19381994
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0354198-Gale-Eric-19381994, batch #259496"
  6. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Eric
    Family name → Gale
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Instance of → human
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32086: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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