Charlie Wood

Many in the know have long believed that Charlie Wood was one of Memphis' best-kept musical secrets. These days, Wood lives in London and is starting to gain an international footing in the world of blues and roots music. This talented keyboardist, singer, and songwriter led a procession of small groups in and around Memphis for much of the 1990s and only moved to London in the late 2000s. Wood has a knack for writing stunningly original, witty vignettes and breaking new thematic ground in the blues idiom, and he avoids the tired old clichés of the music. Instead, he writes in...