Scouts from major record companies were soon attending her shows to watch her play. In the fall of 1970, She played with her brother David on stand up Bass with Mississippi Fred McDowell at the Philly Folk Festival as well as Opening for John Hammond at the Gaslight Cafe in New York, she was seen by a reporter from Newsweek, who began to spread the word about her performance. Raitt says it was an "opportunity that changed everything." Career 1970–1976 During her second year of college Raitt took a semester off and moved to Philadelphia with Waterman and other local musicians. Raitt became friends with blues promoter Dick Waterman. She said her "plan was to travel to Tanzania, where President Julius Nyerere was creating a government based on democracy and socialism". Īfter graduating from Oakwood Friends School in Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1967 Raitt entered Radcliffe College, majoring in social relations and African studies. Raitt is of Scottish ancestry, with her ancestors being those who constructed Rait Castle near Nairn. Raitt says she played "a little at school and at camp", Camp Regis-Applejack, in New York. Later she gained notice for her bottleneck-style guitar playing. She began playing guitar at Camp Regis-Apple Jack in Paul Smiths, NY, at an early age. She is the daughter of the Broadway musical star John Raitt and his first wife, the pianist Marjorie Haydock, and was raised in the Quaker tradition. She is listed as number 50 in Rolling Stone 's list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" and number 89 on the magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". The following two albums, Luck of the Draw (1991) and Longing in Their Hearts (1994), were also 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). In 1989, after several years of critical acclaim but little commercial success, she had a major hit with the album Nick of Time. Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer-songwriter, musician, and activist.ĭuring the 1970s, Raitt released a series of roots-influenced albums that incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country.
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