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Bonnie Raitt is an American singer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and musician. Born in Burbank in 1949, she is educated at Radcliffe College and Harvard University. Her work spans the blues, Americana, and folk rock genres. She performs using her voice and guitar, and her field of work includes music composing.
Raitt has received several awards, including a Grammy Award for Song of the Year, the MusiCares Person of the Year, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is recognized in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Kennedy Center Honors collections. She has been signed to Capitol Records and began her work period in 1971.
She is married to Michael O'Keefe and is the daughter of John Raitt. Raitt speaks English. Her official website is BonnieRaitt.com.
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Burbank, California, USA
Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born 8 November 1949) is an American blues singer-songwriter, musician, and activist. During the 1970s, Raitt released a series of roots-influenced albums that incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country. In 1989, after several years of critical acclaim but little commercial success, she had a major hit with the album Nick of Time. The following two albums, Luck…
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1949
Discography
- Bonnie Raitt1971
- Give It Up1972
- The Lost Broadcast - Philadelphia 19721972
- Takin My Time1973
- Streetlights1974
- Home Plate1975
- Gamblin' Man1977
- Runaway / Louise1977
- Sweet Forgiveness1977
- The Glow1979
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- 830,594
- Total plays
- 9,136,598
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Bonnie Raitt, (born November 8, 1949) is an American blues and R&B singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was born in Burbank, California, the daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt. Raitt began playing guitar at an early age, something not a lot of her high school girlfriends did. "I had played a little at school and at camp," she later recalled in a July 2002 interview. "My parents would drag me out to perform for my family, like all parents do, but it was a hobby—nothing more. <a href="
Key facts
- Born
- Bonnie Lynn Raitt , ( 1949-11-08 ) November 8, 1949 (age 76) , Burbank, California , U.S.
- Genres
- Rock blues country folk
- Occupations
- Singer musician songwriter
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar
- Years active
- 1971–present
- Labels
- Warner Bros. Capitol Redwing Proper
- Website
- bonnieraitt .com
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Official website
BonnieRaitt.com | The Official Website of Bonnie Raitt
The Official Website of Bonnie Raitt
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bonnie
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Burbank
- Spouse
- Michael O'Keefe
- Father
- John Raitt
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music composing
- Genre
- folk rock
- Instrument
- guitar
- Official website
- www.bonnieraitt.com
- Image
- Bonnie Raitt on December 8, 2024 in the White House Oval Office (cropped).jpg
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- start of work period
- 1971-00-00
- social media followers
- 174000
- name in native language
- Bonnie Raitt
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Encyclopedic overview
Bonnie Lynn Raitt (/reɪt/; born November 8, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter. In 1971, Raitt released her self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed roots-influenced albums that incorporated elements of rock, blues, country, and folk. She was also a frequent session player and collaborator with other artists, including Warren Zevon, Little Feat, Jackson Browne, the Pointer Sisters, John Prine, and Leon Russell.
In 1989, after several years of limited commercial success, she had a major hit with her tenth studio album, Nick of Time, which included the song "Nick of Time". The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart, and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. It has since been selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry. Her following two albums, Luck of the Draw (1991) and Longing in Their Hearts (1994), were multimillion sellers, generating several hit singles, including "Something to Talk About", "Love Sneakin' Up On You", and the ballad "I Can't Make You Love Me" (with Bruce Hornsby on piano). Her 2022 single "Just Like That" won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year.
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