Born and raised in Louisiana, seven-time Blues Music Award nominee Eugene 'Hideaway' Bridges is the son of Preacher Othineil Bridges Sr., also known as blues singer and guitarist Hideaway Slim. Eugene's musical foundation was built on Gospel and blues, singing and playing guitar and bass for numerous gospel groups as he was growing up. Eugene was also influenced by many other styles and musicians, such as T-Bone Walker and Sam Cooke.

Turning 50 in 2013, Eugene wanted to put together an eclectic, retrospective collection of thirteen of his own songs and four covers.