Bonnie's current faves (in no particular order!):
Rodney Crowell, Patty Griffin, Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentleman, Habib Koite, Delbert McClinton, Boz Scaggs, Mary J. Blige -- No More Drama, Maria Muldaur -- Naughty, Bawdy and Blue (read review,) Heart of Mine: Love Songs of Bob Dylan, Richland Woman Blues, Charlie Haden -- Nocturne, Stephen Bruton, Choying Drolma and Steve Tibbets -- Cho, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Cindy Bullens --Dream #29 and Neverland, John Mayer, Roy Rogers, Lyle Lovett, Loudon Wainwright III, Jude Johnstone, Emory Joseph, Richard Julian, Randall Bramblett, Peter C. Johnson, Eric Bibb -- Diamond Days and A Ship Called Love, Paul Thorn, Maia Sharp, Bettye LaVette, Jimmy McCracklin, Lizz Wright -- Dreaming Wide Awake, Paul Brady, Richard Thompson, Ry Cooder -- My Name Is Buddy, Mavis Staples -- We’ll Never Turn Back, Lucinda Williams, Bruce Hornsby -- Intersections: 1985-2005 (box set), George Marinelli, Ashley Cleveland, Ivan Neville, Pamela Polland, Paul Cebar, Tony Scherr and Sasha Dobson, Richard Bona, Howard Tate, Ruthie Foster
Classics:
Muddy Waters (Real Folk Blues, Best of,) Howlin Wolf (Real Folk Blues, Best of,) Aretha Franklin (I Never Loved a Man, Respect, et al.,) Ry Cooder (ALL!,) Mississippi Fred McDowell (ALL,) Little Feat (Sailin Shoes, Dixie Chicken, Waiting for Columbus, et al.,) Jackson Browne (ALL,) Ray Charles (60s especially,) Etta James, Bob Dylan (Freewheelin and Times they Are a Changin, et al.,) Randy Newman (ALL,) Al Green (best of,) Taj Mahal (Taj Mahal, the Natch'l Blues, et al.,) Son House, Joni Mitchell (Blue, et al.,) (ALL,) Bruce Hornsby (Scenes from the Southside, et al.,) Indestructible Beat of Soweto, vol 1&2, J.B.Lenoir (Vietnam Blues 2 cd set,)Toots and the Maytals (Reggae Got Soul, et al.)....
If you're curious about my old pal/bass player, Freebo, he released his third solo album in 2005 and I recommend checking it out. Some wonderful stuff...Freebo.com
You may be thinking to yourself, that those don't look like links. Well, you're right about that! Bonnie knows you're web savvy and can search out these artists on your own. So dive in and have fun!
For links to great organizations Bonnie works with, go to Activism