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Bonnie donates unreleased live track to "Download for a Difference" Initiative!

Bonnie has donated a previously unreleased, live version of "Shadow of Doubt" to a charity download compilation being offered by Whole Planet Foundation. The "Download for a Difference" card can be purchased for $5 at participating Whole Foods Markets* and redeemed online for the 15-track download compilation. All net proceeds benefit the Whole Planet Foundation's work to alleviate poverty in the developing world by supporting microlending programs.
Bonnie to Receive Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance

Bonnie will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance at the Americana Music Association’s 11th Annual Honors and Awards ceremony in Nashville, TN.
Catch up on Bonnie's Street Week TV/Radio appearances!

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Apr 16 COLBERT REPORT Interview
Apr 16 COLBERT REPORT "Right Down the Line"
COLBERT *web exclusive*
Apr 17 GMA Interview
Apr 17 GMA "Right Down the Line"
GMA *web exclusive*
Reignited: Bonnie Raitt steps into multifaceted ‘Slipstream,’ 1st album in 7 years

By Chris Talbott
Associated Press
April 10, 2012
NPR First Listen: Bonnie Raitt, 'Slipstream'

by Ann Powers
NPR Music
April 1, 2012
Bonnie Raitt still follows her own tune

BY EDNA GUNDERSON
USA TODAY
April 9, 2012
STUDIO CITY, Calif. – Bonnie Raitt had not enjoyed a proper hiatus since her launch on the Boston folk and blues club circuit in the late '60s...
Cover of LA Times Calendar section!

Bonnie Raitt waited until she was 'really ready' for 'Slipstream'
RANDY LEWIS, LOS ANGELES TIMES
April 7, 2012
NY Post -- Some Bonnie good rock & blues

By BILLY HELLER
April 9, 2012
WITH her first new album in seven years, Bonnie Raitt slips into a few different styles without straying far from the familiar. And that’s not a bad thing...
New Official Music Video for "Right Down the Line!"

The response to Bonnie's music video for "Right Down The Line" has been phenomenal. This is the first music video Bonnie has made since 1998, and we hope you enjoy it!
Watch it now!
Bonnie Raitt: Thank God for Occupy (Salon.com)

By Stephen Deusner
Salon.com
March 31, 2012
Salon exclusive: The music legend praises Occupy, and discusses her activist history and that amazing Adele cover
Weeding a Garden of the Soul

BY JON PARELES
NEW YORK TIMES
A Singer Praises Other People's Songs

BY JOHN JURGENSON
WALL STREET JOURNAL

"...I'm sure I would have been considered a more significant artist if I was a singer-songwriter. It's just not the way I roll. I love being a curator and a musicologist."

Bonnie donates unreleased live track to "Download for a Difference" Initiative!

Bonnie to Receive Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance

Catch up on Bonnie's Street Week TV/Radio appearances!

Watch the clips!

Reignited: Bonnie Raitt steps into multifaceted ‘Slipstream,’ 1st album in 7 years

NPR First Listen: Bonnie Raitt, 'Slipstream'

Bonnie Raitt still follows her own tune

Cover of LA Times Calendar section!

Bonnie Raitt waited until she was 'really ready' for 'Slipstream'

NY Post -- Some Bonnie good rock & blues

New Official Music Video for "Right Down the Line!"

Bonnie Raitt: Thank God for Occupy (Salon.com)

Salon exclusive: The music legend praises Occupy, and discusses her activist history and that amazing Adele cover

Weeding a Garden of the Soul

BY JON PARELESNEW YORK TIMES

A Singer Praises Other People's Songs

BY JOHN JURGENSONWALL STREET JOURNAL

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WALL STREET JOURNAL