Bonnie Raitt, Musician
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Bonnie Raitt: Singer, Guitarist, Activist
Beautiful Bonnie Raitt is a best-selling artist, respected guitarist, expressive vocalist, and winner of NINE grammies! Not only is Bonnie is an accomplished songwriter, entertainer, and American music shero, she also is dedicated as a political activist. .
In April of 2012, for the first time in SIX years... she's BACK! Bonnie finally returns with a new album after a long break from the music world. Her fans have missed her. Welcome back Bonnie Raitt!Contents at a Glance
Bonnie is BACK!
April 2012 Bonnie Raitt Plans Release of "Slipstream" Album and Concert Tour!
Bonnie Raitt plans to release her first album in six years in April of 2012. Her newest release is entitled "Slipstream' and will be followed by major tour dates. Bonnie Raitt now has her own new label, Redwing, and will feature cover songs by Bob Dylan, Joe Henry and also a reggae version of the late Gerry Rafferty's hit "Right Down the Line."
Slipstream marks a return to the spotlight for Bonnie, who took an extended break from performing music after the deaths of both parents, and also her brother and her best friend. Bonnie fans are excited - Bonnie is BACK!
Slipstream marks a return to the spotlight for Bonnie, who took an extended break from performing music after the deaths of both parents, and also her brother and her best friend. Bonnie fans are excited - Bonnie is BACK!
- Bonnie Returns in 2012!
- The Rolling Stone announces that Bonnie is preparing for her first concert in six years.
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Bonnie Raitt as a Political Activist
Bonnie is a legend as not only musician, but as an outstanding human being and political activist. Raitt's web site urges fans to learn more about preserving the environment. Her activities as a political activist are many and varied.
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- A page from Bonnie's official website outlines her activity as an activist.
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- Brave New Nation video with Bonnie and Dolores Herta.
- Bonnie Supports Patagonia Music Collective
- Bonnie and other musicians are working with Patagonia to produce a collective that makes music that used to be unavailable now linked for immediate download for consumers with all proceeds going to charity.
Did you know?
When Fender celebrated their
100th anniversary,
Bonnie Raitt was the first female
to be awarded a stratacaster.
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1982 Bonnie Raitt Green Light Album Promo Print Ad (Music Memorabilia) (12722)
An original vintage magazine ad print from the year published. Print ads make unique gift items that can be framed as artwork. Shipped flat un-framed in plastic sleeve with backing board, size approx 6 1/4" x 12 1/2", Unique gift
An original vintage magazine ad print from the year published. Print ads make unique gift items that can be framed as artwork. Shipped flat un-framed in plastic sleeve with backing board.
Bonnie Raitt & College Days
When she moved to Cambridge in the late 60's, Bonnie made this comment:"I couldn't wait to get back to where there were folkies and the antiwar and civil rights movements," she says. "There were so many great music and political scenes going on in the late '60s in Cambridge."
Also, she adds, with a laugh, "the ratio of guys to girls at Harvard was four to one, so all of those things were playing in my mind."
Top 10 Bonnie Raitt CDs
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I remember listening to 'Give it Up' and 'Road Tested' when I was in college (on LP albums) over and over again. Guess I have all of her CDs now, and it would be hard to pick a favorite (except Greatest Hits). Below are my top 10. Vote for YOUR favorite.
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What Folks are Saying about Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt News
- Bonnie Raitt puts her audience in the mood
- The great American singer Bonnie Raitt, midway through her soulful and just-sassy-enough concert, looked above and murmured, ?I'm in the mood, John Lee,? a reference to a sultry moan of a duet she once recorded with the one-bourbon bluesman.
- Bonnie Raitt treats Hill Auditorium crowd to powerful, emotional show
- Bonnie Raitt and her band performs Friday evening at Hill Auditorium. Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com Bonnie Raitt turned the page on a four-decade-long mutual love affair with Ann Arbor on Friday, delivering a riveting performance that reduced a packed ...
- Bonnie Raitt Captivates in Chicago
- By Dan Hyman "I should go away more often," Bonnie Raitt told the hooting-and-hollering crowd at the Chicago Theatre on Saturday evening before unspooling a multi-song encore highlighted by the heart-wrenching 1991 ballad "I Can't Make You Love Me.
- Bonnie Raitt Sings At Eastman
- Bonnie Raitt gave a concert at the Eastman School of Music Sunday night. Part of the proceeds from the nine-time Grammy Award winner's concert went to the ARIA (Artistic Resources In Action) Foundation. Raitt's concert was organized by the same outfit ...
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Beautiful Bonnie - Limited Edition Print
Bonnie Raitt in 1974
Gotta LOVE this video of Bonnie performing in the 70s as a very young woman!
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Bonnie Raitt in 1977
This photo of Bonnie was taken in 1977 and is a favorite, even though you cannot see her gorgeous red hair. This author saw Bonnie in concert that year for the first time, and has remained an avid Bonnie fan ever since.
Bonnie was borne into a musical family in Los Angeles, and moved to Cambridge MA is the late 60s. Rumor has it that she turned 60 years young this year. Bonnie is a generous and caring soul who respects the coalition between the musician community and the activist community What a beautiful lady, inside and out, the one-and-only Bonnie Raitt!
Bonnie at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2000
...with Melissa Etheridge singing "Are You ready for a thing called LOVE?"
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Find Bonnie Raitt on eBay
Yep, Bonnie can be found on eBay. Great deals there too, especially on some of her older cuts and some unique Bonnie items show up there like posters and prints.
Bonnie Raitt Paid Her Dues
To Sing The Blues
...and folk and gospel and jazz and rock and roll!
Bonnie and her 'Souls Alike' Album
I Will Not Be Broken
A more recent collection 'Souls Alike' featured surprising new directions and, as she describes them, "thorny, adult themes," This music reveals an extraordinary artist who's never been content to rest on her laurels."You gotta do stuff that stretches you," Bonnie says. "I'd hang up my spurs if I didn't have something new to play."
Regarding "I Will Not Be Broken," the Grammy-nominated lead single from Souls Alike, Bonnie comments:
"There was an element of being pushed to the wall with what was going on in my personal life, my family crises-and then there was the election," she says. "So that song was like an anthem for me, and for everybody that wants to feel like they can stand up to getting pushed around."
Bonnie Raitt and Folk Music, Blues and Jazz
Bonnie plays it all ... rock and roll, folk music, blues, jazz
When very young, Bonnie was very involved with folk music and blues...and commented:"I'm certain that it was an incredible gift for me to not only be friends with some of the greatest blues people who've ever lived, but to learn how they played, how they sang, how they lived their lives, ran their marriages, and talked to their kids," she says. "I was especially lucky as so many of them are no longer with us."
...and last but NOT least (love this one)...In July 2004, she drew thunderous applause at the Stockholm Jazz Festival with this comment about President George W. Bush:
"We're gonna sing this for George Bush because he's out of here, people!" before she launched into the opening licks of "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)," a cover that was featured on her 1979 album The Glow.
Give 'em somethin' to talk about, Bonnie!!!
Bonnie Raitt on Amazon
Bonnie CDs, DVDs and more
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Bonnie Raitt is BACK!
Now that Bonnie is back on the road for a music tour in 2012, news of her is more prevalent.
- Bonnie: Return of the Blues Baroness
- An interview with Bonnie - Why her new album is called 'Slipstream'
- Live Interview: Bonnie & Zeb at 'The Point'
- Hear Bonnie's voice on this clip as she discusses her new tour with Zeb.
About this Bonnie Raitt Fan
Bonnie ROCKS!
This author has been listening to Bonnie Raitt since the 70s and have seen her in concert at least half a dozen times. I rarely attend concerts much anymore, but when Bonnie comes to town, I'll find a way to be there. When it comes to female musicians, NOBODY does it like Bonnie! Beyond her musical prowess, Bonnie uses her music and her fame to support important causes for all of us all over the globe, and THAT puts her above and beyond as one of the greatest of all time.
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vineliner
May 26, 2012 @ 6:26 pm | delete
- Bonnie Raitt is a classic. She continues to release great blues even after the decades she's been at it.
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- Love Bonnie, love the lens!
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Jan 3, 2012 @ 7:09 pm | delete
- Love Bonnie Raitt. I didn't know she was going back on tour but am thrilled. Can't wait to hear new and familiar tunes. Great lens.
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Waxing-Lyrical Jan 3, 2012 @ 5:57 pm | delete
- As a Brit, I'm not that familiar with Bonnie Raitt, but her fans will be excited to learn of her return to recording and touring, I'm sure :)
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LetLoveBe
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- Friday night (7 Oct. 11), a guitarist who played with Bonnie played downtown with his wife. He was great and bluesy and when someone said he had played for Bonnie I knew why I liked him so much. And isn't it cool the way she wears her gray streak? Why can't my hair gray like that?
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