Stuff were some of the best of New York's studio musicians. In addition to releasing 7 Stuff CDs, Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Art Garfunkel, George Harrison, Grover Washington Jr, Dianne Schurr, Joe Cocker and many others relied on these guys for their stuff (music). Stuff were Gordon Edwards (bass), Richard Tee (keyboards), Eric Gale (guitar), Cornell Dupree (guitar), Steve Gadd (drums), and Chris Parker (drums).
Eric Gale (1938 - 1994) recorded over 500 albums as sideman, backing such stars as Aretha Franklin, King Curtis, Dianna Ross, Paul Simon, Lena Horne, Michel Legrand, Quincy Jones, Roberta Flack, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Joe Cocker, Carly Simon, Van Morrison, Milton Nascimento, Herbie Mann, Billy Joel, Grover Washington, Jr, Gato Barbieri and Mongo Santamaria, to name a few.