Bonnie Raitt
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Bonnie Raitt is an Award winning American blues singer-songwriter who rose to fame with her award winning album, Nick of Time.
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About
Bonnie Raitt was born on November 8, 1949 at Burbank, California. Born to a musical family, she is the daughter of Broadway singer, John Raitt, the lead role in the Broadway movie, Carousel, Oklahoma and Pajama Game and Marge Goddard, an accomplished pianist and singer. Bonnie grew up in Los Angeles.
A Stella guitar was given to her as a christmas present, this launched Bonnie on her creative journey at the age of eight. Exposure to the album Blues, at the age of 14 Bonnie had kindled her interest in blues and slide guitar, and between classes at Harvard she explored these and other styles in local coffeehouse gigs.
Bonnie took African Studies in Harvard's Radcliffe College in 1967. Within two years, Bonnie had dropped out from college to begin playing the Boston folk and blues club circuit. She signed a management contract to Dick Waterman. Shortly afterward, she found herself opening alongside the likes of her idols, Sippie Wallace and Fred McDowell, Son House, Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker.
While Bonnie was performing at Gaslight Cafe in New York in 1970, a reporter from Newsweek Magazine saw her and began writing her performance. Bonnie signed a recording contract under Warner Bros. in 1970. She released her self-titled debut in 1971. Her follow up album, Give It Up was released in 1972 which received a good reviews in music critics. Over the next seven years, she released six albums.
After more than twenty years of singing and recording popular music, Bonnie Raitt achieved immense success with her 10th album. Released in 1989, Nick of Time reached number 1 of the U.S. charts and won three Grammy Awards. Her next album, Luck of Draw which contains her hit single, I Can't Make You Love Me was released in 1991. She won three Grammy Awards from this album. After three years, she added two more Grammy's with her follow up album, Longing in Their Hearts.
Bonnie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2000. Bonnie's next two albums, Silver Lining was released in 2002 and Souls Alike in 2005. Bonnie signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids Rock in 2002, a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and free lessons to children in public schools throughout the U.S.A.
Awards & Certifications
| Year | Award | Category |
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| 1989 | Grammy Awards | Best Female Rock Vocal Performance For Nick of Time |
| 1989 | Grammy Awards | Best Female Pop Vocal Performance For Nick of Time |
| 1989 | Grammy Awards | Album of The Year For Nick of Time |
| 1991 | Grammy Awards | Best Solo Rock Vocal Performace For Something To Talk About |
| 1991 | Grammy Awards | Best Female Pop Vocal Performance For Something To Talk About |
| 1994 | Grammy Awards | Best Pop Album For Longing in Their Hearts |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | US Hot 100 | US Adult | Album |
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| 1990 | Have A Heart | 49 | 3 | Nick of Time |
| 1990 | Nick of Time | 92 | 10 | Nick of Time |
| 1991 | Something To Talk About | 5 | 5 | Luck of The Draw |
| 1991 | I Can't Make You Love Me | 18 | 6 | Luck of The Draw |
| 1992 | Not The Only One | 34 | 2 | Luck of The Draw |
| 1994 | Love Sneakin Up On You | 19 | 2 | Longing in Their Hearts |
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Tours & Concerts
April 05, 2007 Hamer Hall, Melbourne, Australia
April 06, 2007 Enmore Theatre, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
April 07, 2007 Whitlam Theatre, Sydney, Australia
April 09, 2007 East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival, Byron Bay, Australia
April 13, 2007 New Zealand International Jazz & Blues Festival
April 14, 2007 Aotea Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
April 21, 2007 Pavilion Harbor Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
April 22, 2007 Charlottesville Pavilion, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
April 24, 2007 North Charleston Performing Arts Center, North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
April 25, 2007 Johnny Mercer Theatre, Savannah, Georgia, United States
April 26, 2007 The Classic Center, Athens, Georgia, United States
April 29, 2007 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Announcements
There are no announcements as of this time
Discography
Albums
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Singles
| Date | Title | Album |
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| 1977 | Runaway | Sweet Forgiveness |
| 1980 | You're Gonna Get What's Coming | The Glow |
| 1982 | Keep This Heart in Mind | Green Light |
| 1986 | No Way To Treat A Lady | Nine Lives |
| 1989 | Thing Called Love | Nick of Time |
| 1990 | Have A Heart | Nick of Time |
| 1991 | Something To Talk About | Luck of The Draw |
| 1991 | I Can't Make You Love Me | Luck of The Draw |
| 1991 | Slow Ride | Luck of The Draw |
| 1992 | Not The Only One | Luck of The Draw |
| 1993 | All At Once | Luck of The Draw |
| 1994 | Love Sneakin Up On You | Longing in Their Hearts |
| 1994 | You | Longing in Their Hearts |
| 1998 | One Belief Away | Fundamental |
| 1999 | Lover's Will | Fundamental |
| 2002 | Silver Lining | Silver Lining |
| 2003 | Time of Our Lives | Silver Lining |
| 2005 | I Will Not Be Broken | Souls Alike |
Compilations & Live Releases
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Contemporaries
Influences
Trivia
- Bonnie Raitt and actor Michael O'Keefe married on April 27, 1991, and announced their divorce on November 9, 1999.
Reviews
Bonnie Raitt is a superb talented bottleneck guitarist, not to mention an effective singer with a raspy, husky contralto voice, who is arguably the greatest blues-woman of modern times and one of the greatest white blues musicians of all times. --Autolady006 00:21, 4 April 2007 (PDT)
