FROM THE VAULT: AN INTERVIEW WITH EUGENE “HIDEAWAY” BRIDGES

Born in 1963, Eugene Bridges is the son of acclaimed blues guitarist Hideaway Slim. His mother was from the Bullock family (the same as Anna Mae Bullock, better known to most punters as Tina Turner), and Eugene claims that he got his guitar skills from the Bridges side and his voice from the Bullocks. At the young age of 56, he’s a nomadic musician living his life at full speed on the road.

Though he hails from New Orleans, Bridges’ home is wherever him next performance takes him. Every year, this takes him from America through Europe, to Australia and Asia with many other stops in-between. In fact, he’s visited our shores over 30 times thus far!