Bonnie Raitt

If there’s one word that
describes Bonnie Raitt best,
it’s her innate love for
political activism. And
there’s her ability to play
music that has enthralled the
world, if not at the
beginning, but definitely by
the year of 1989 which earned
her four out of the nine
Grammy awards that she has
received so far.

It wasn’t surprising that
music was a natural choice for
Bonnie Raitt as her mother was
an accomplished pianist while
her father, John Raitt, was a
Broadway musical star. Yet her
deepest desire was in
political activism (which also
ran in the family), and while
she ran off to Radcliff to
study African culture and
protest the Vietnam war, her
plans to teach in Tanzania
went off the radar as her
musical abilities earned her a
cult following in local blues
houses.

With a promising voice and
impressive guitar technique,
Warner Bros. signed her on,
but it wasn’t until her
tenth album (Nick of Time)
that she attained true
success. Most people attribute
this mainstream success to the
end of the anti-nuclear
campaigns and from a personal
point-of-view, her decision to
rid herself of an alcohol
habit that had overstayed its
welcome.

To say the least, Bonnie Raitt
has a colorful resume that has
spanned several decades which
has resulted in working with
popular musicians across the
blues, folk, rock and country
spectrum, and her tireless
contribution to all these
genres of music has been duly
acknowledged when she was
inducted into the Rock N Roll
Hall of Fame in 2000. All in
all, a gifted musician who
seeks to influence people for
causes much bigger than
herself.

Videos In The Playlist:

Bonnie Raitt w. Crosby, Stills and Nash - Love Has No Pride - Madison Square Garden - 2009/10/29&30
Bonnie Raitt - Love letter
John Lee Hooker and Bonnie Raitt play "I'm In The Mood"
Bonnie Raitt - Too Long at the Fair
Bonnie Raitt - Nick Of Time
Bonnie Raitt & Bruce Hornsby - Thing Called Love (live)
Bonnie Raitt - Have A Heart
Bonnie Raitt & Norah Jones~I Don't Want Anything To Change
Bonnie Raitt - Love me like a man
Linda Ronstadt & Bonnie Raitt - Blowing Away