Rainy Day Blues is one of those songs that reminds you why the blues is one of the great cultural legacies of modern America. A few simple guitar chords, a few lyrics, and a deep, deep feeling that kicks you in the gut. Big Bill, who hails from the golden state of California, certainly knows his stuff. Rainy Day Blues is a mix of simple narrative and guitar pyrotechnics against a low-down backbeat. The tune pretty much wraps it all together where the blues are concerned: