Bonnie Raitt

Folk Rock 

Jesse Lynn Madera Shares ‘Woke Up in LA’

April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Bonnie Raitt, Jesse Lynn Madera, Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Woke Up in LA

U.S. tour ends May 1 at NYC’s The Cutting Room; Europe dates to follow  

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North Americana 

LISTEN: Tai Shan Shares “Jump On In”

June 19, 2024June 19, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Bonnie Raitt, Brandon Bee, Joni Mitchell, Jump On In, Neilson Hubbard, Tai Shan, Wildflower Moon

New album, Wildflower Moon, out later this summer

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Blues 

John Lee Hooker’s The Best of Friends Returns to Print

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments BMG, Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Jimmie Vaughan, John Lee Hooker, Los Lobos, Robert Cray, Ry Cooder, The Best of Friends, Van Morrison

The collaborative 1998 collection will be reissued on July 12th

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Rock 

All Back to Sam’s Place with Little Feat

May 24, 2024May 24, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2024, Bill Payne, Bonnie Raitt, Frank Zappa, Fred Tackett, Hot Tomato Productions, Kenny Gradney, Little Feat, Lowell George, Sam Clayton, Sam's Place, Scott Sharrard, Tony Leone

Longtime keyboardist Bill Payne sizes up the band’s legacy

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Folk Rock 

Breezy Stories: A Chat with Danny O’Keefe

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2023, Alan Jackson, Alison Krauss, Bonnie Raitt, Cab Calloway, Circular Turns, Danny O'Keefe, Donny Hathaway, Gary Stewart, Glen Campbell, Jackson Browne, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Buffett, John Denver, Judy Collins, Leo Sayer, Leon Russell, Linda Ronstadt, Loggins and Messina, Maria Muldaur, Miranda Lambert, Nickel Creek, Sunset Blvd. Records, The Blind Boys of Alabama, The Hollies, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

With a new retrospective release, the renowned singer/songwriter revisits a remarkable career

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Country and/or Western North Americana 

LISTEN: The Waymores Share “But I Don’t”

June 13, 2023June 13, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments B.B. King, Bonnie Raitt, Buck Owens, George Jones, Greener Pastures, John Prine, Johnny Lee Schell, Kira Annalise, Lucinda Williams, Marty Robbins, Shel Talmy, Tammy Wynette, The Waymores, Willie Neal

The Atlanta duo’s third album, Greener Pastures, due out in August

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Films Hard Rock Rock 

Fanny Finally Receive Their Flowers

May 27, 2023May 28, 2023 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments ABBA, AC/DC, Bonnie Raitt, David Bowie, Fanny, Fanny: The Right To Rock, Jean Millington, Journey, June Millington, Kiss, Los Angeles, PBS, Van Halen, Whisky A Go Go

A fantastic new documentary sheds light on a most underrated rock ‘n’ roll band

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Music Journalism Rock 

25 Great Songs About Rock & Roll Life

January 31, 2023February 1, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments AC/DC, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bad Company, Beastie Boys, Bonnie Raitt, Creedence Clearwater Revival, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Frank Zappa, Grand Funk Railroad, Horse Girl, Jeff Beck, Joni Mitchell, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Motörhead, Mott the Hoople, Patti Smith, The Guess Who, The Kinks, The Minutemen, The Old 97's, The Ramones, The Tubes, The Who, Willie Nelson

Ranking some of our favorite tunes that brought you behind the curtain

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Rock 

Little Victories: Bob Seger’s The Distance Turns 40

December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1982, 40th Anniversary, Alto Reed, Bill Payne, Bob Seger, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Bobby Hall, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Campbell, Craig Frost, Danny Kortchmar, Davey Johnstone, David Hood, Don Felder, Elton John Band, John Fogerty, John Mellencamp, Little Feat, Pete Carr, Randy McCormick, Roger Hawkins, Roy Bittan, Russ Kunkel, The Eagles, Waddy Wachtel

The Detroit rock great released this Silver Bullet Band classic in the last week of 1982

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North Americana Rock 

Bonnie Raitt and Lucinda Williams Rock Knoxville

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bonnie Raitt, Concert, Duke Levine, Glenn Patscha, James “Hutch” Hutchinson, John Prine, Just Like That, Knoxville, Lucinda Williams, Ricky Fataar, Talking Heads, Tennessee

Two American icons stun their audience with energy and emotion

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Blues Rock 

Any Day Woman: 50 Years of Bonnie Raitt

December 12, 2021April 3, 2022 Christopher Treacy 0 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, Bonnie Raitt, Joni Mitchell, Little Feat, Lowell George

With her eponymous 1971 debut, the California-born guitar legend was disrupting the template the others were establishing from the very start

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Country and/or Western North Americana Pop 

Nobody’s Girl Returns With Eponymous Sophomore Set

July 18, 2021July 19, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Austin, BettySoo, Bonnie Raitt, Grace Pettis, I'm With Her, Nobody's Girl, Rebecca Loebe, Texas

Named after a classic Bonnie Raitt tune, this Austin super trio continue their ascension on beguiling second LP

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Alternative Rock Folk North Americana 

Maia Sharp: Sister of Mercy

May 13, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, Bonnie Raitt, Cher, Crooked Crown, Edwin McCain, Lisa Loeb, Maia Sharp, Mercy Rising, Terri Clark, The Chicks, Trisha Yearwood

The Nashville songwriter goes deep and personal on her stirring new album

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Rock 

The Killer at 85!

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Bill Clinton, Billy F Gibbons, Bonnie Raitt, Chris Janson, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Great Balls of Fire, Jacob Tolliver, James Burton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Phillips, Jimmy Swaggart, Joe Walsh, Johnny Cash, Lee Ann Womack, Linda Gail Lewis, Lindsay Ell, Marty Stuart, Mickey Gilley, Mike Love, Priscilla Presley, Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys, Tom Jones, Willie Nelson, Wink Martindale

No one thought Jerry Lee Lewis would be the last man standing, least of all Jerry Lee Lewis

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North Americana Rock 

It’s Cid, not Cindy

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Beth Nielsen-Chapman, Bill Lloyd, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Bryan Adams, Cidny Bullens, Cindy Bullens, Deborah Holland, Delbert McClinton, Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt, Mary Gauthier, Radney Foster, Rodney Crowell, Siobhan Kennedy, Steve Earle

Cidny Bullens returns reborn…personally and professionally 

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