More great news to share about the special guests joining Bonnie and her band on their U.S. tour dates this spring! Singer-songwriters Larry John McNally, Sarah Siskind and Maia Sharp as well as New Orleans, funk heavyweights Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentleman have been added to the dates below. Get ready to be steeped in song by these incredibly talented artists! Tickets on sale now for all dates at bonnieraitt.com!

April 18 Lancaster, PA   Special Guest Larry John McNally (solo/duo)
April 19 Atlantic City, NJ  Special Guest Larry John McNally (solo/duo)
April 22  Richmond, VA  Special Guest Larry John McNally (solo/duo)
April 23  Asheville, NC  Special Guest Sarah Siskind (solo)
April 25  Wilkesboro, NC
April 26  Savannah, GA  Special Guest Maia Sharp (solo)
April 29  Ft Lauderdale FL   Special Guest Maia Sharp (solo)
April 30  Melbourne, FL  Special Guest Maia Sharp (solo)
May 2  Miramar Beach, FL
May 6  Shreveport, LA   Special Guest Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentleman
May 7   Little Rock, AR   Special Guest Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentleman
May 9    Memphis, TN      Special Guest Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentleman
May 10  Louisville, KY    Special Guest Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentleman 

ABOUT LARRY JOHN MCNALLY
Larry John McNally’s career began in 1981 with the release of his debut album on Columbia Records. Perhaps best categorized as a “Singer-Songwriter-Guitarist”, he calls his blend of literary lyrics and blues/folk/jazz guitar style, “Folk-Hendrix”. He continues to record and perform both as a solo artist and with his trio in clubs and concert venues from Tokyo to Kokomo. He is well-known in many circles as a songwriter’s songwriter. His lyrical guitar-driven songs have been covered by artists from The Eagles, Don Henley to Bonnie Raitt, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker, the Staple Singers and Aaron Neville. LJM’s own recordings are coveted treasures among his devotees and delightful finds for those who happen upon them for the first time. They are filled with songs of passion, angst, city lights, and more, all with the unique ability to create both an aural as well as visual cinematic-like impression.

ABOUT SARAH SISKIND
Sarah Siskind’s artistry speaks for itself – an arresting voice; a respected, much-covered songwriter; a frequently-licensed recording artist; an admired, free-spirited, commanding performer. 

Her songs have been covered by Alison Krauss, Bon Iver, Wynonna, Randy Travis and many others. She’s had over 20 songs in the hit TV series Nashville including the unofficial theme song “A Life That’s Good” and heart-wrencher “Sanctuary” which was recently performed on American Idol by a finalist. READ MORE

ABOUT MAIA SHARP
“I always want to write in a way where people will plug their own lives into the song,” says Nashville-based singer-songwriter Maia Sharp while reflecting on her forthcoming 9th solo album, Reckless Thoughts, due August 18. “And I want them to choose this album because it provokes whatever it is they need to feel.”

The culmination of a 25-year career that’s included writing songs for the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Trisha Yearwood, Cher, and Art Garfunkel, Reckless Thoughts both continues and refines a confessional mood that emerged with Sharp’s previous album, 2021’s Mercy Rising. While that record was an Americana eruption of emotions from the end of a long marriage and leaving her native California, Reckless Thoughts is a more nuanced, clear-headed review of that life-changing roll of the dice. “This album took some searching,” mulls Sharp. “It was more of a challenge, because I’m not in the middle of a dramatic emotional mess anymore.” READ MORE

ABOUT JON CLEARY & THE ABSOLUTE MONSTER GENTLEMAN
Jon Cleary’s love and affinity for New Orleans music goes back to the rural British village of Cranbrook, Kent, where he was raised in a musical family.  Cleary’s maternal grandparents performed in London in the 1940s, under the respective stage names Sweet Dolly Daydream and Frank Neville, The Little Fellow With The Educated Feet  – she as a singer, and he as a crooner and tap dancer.  

As a teen Cleary grew increasingly interested in funk-infused music and discovered that three such songs that he particularly admired – LaBelle’s “Lady Marmalade,” Robert Palmer’s version of “Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley,” and Frankie Miller’s rendition of “Brickyard Blues”  – were attributed to Allen Toussaint as either the songwriter, the producer, or both. Cleary’s knowledge of Toussaint’s work expanded significantly when his uncle returned home to the U.K., after a two-year sojourn in New Orleans, with a copy of a Toussaint LP and two suitcases full of New Orleans R&B 45s. READ MORE