Writing a good blues song is like mixing a good, stiff drink – it can make you feel good or forget about your troubles. It can be cool and uplifting or powerful enough to bring you to your knees. In the end, it’s all a matter of taste, and you keep on mixing until you get it right.
Whether he is slamming out notes on the Hammond or sliding through a groove on the lap steel, Selwyn Birchwood…