News/Press | Bonnie Raitt

Postponing March 2020 concerts...

As a measure of caution in relation to the containment of the COVID-19 Virus, and in accordance with the California Department of Public Health Gathering Guidance policy issued on March 11th, we have decided to make the difficult decision to postpone our three concerts scheduled for March 18th, 20th and 21st as two of those shows are in California.
Watch Bonnie perform "Angel From Montgomery" on the GRAMMYs!

WATCH Bonnie's performance on the 62nd GRAMMYs in tribute to Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, John Prine!
https://www.grammy.com/grammys/videos/bonnie-raitt-pays-tribute-john-prine-angel-montgomery-2020-grammys-performance
Rest in Peace Marty Grebb

What a tragic beginning to a new year. I’m still stunned at the news of my longtime friend and musical collaborator, Marty Grebb’s sudden passing. I pray he is truly ’smooth sailin,’ free from his terrible pain and finally at peace. I send my love and deep condolences to all his beautiful family. (continued)
On the legacy of Joe Smith...

So sorry to mark the passing of my friend and record company mentor, Joe Smith. For signing me to Warner Brothers Records in 1971 and then to Capitol Records in 1989, I owe both my start and later career breakthrough to Joe Smith. (continued)
WATCH Bonnie's performance with John Prine on the 18th Americana Awards & Honors!

The hourlong special premieres Saturday, November 23 at 8pm CT / 9pm ET on PBS. Check local PBS listings for times. The broadcast will be available to music fans everywhere to stream online beginning Sunday, November 24 @ 9am CT / 10am ET at pbs.org/austincitylimits.
Joe Henry's new album: The Gospel According to Water

All hail--my friend Joe Henry’s new album, The Gospel of Water, will be available Nov. 15th.
He's asked some friends to each debut one song and I’ve chosen: In Time for Tomorrow
(funeral for sorrow), which I truly love. It’s an extraordinary album, with songs in part inspired
by his recent serious health crisis. I think you’ll be as moved as I am by the sheer beauty, wisdom
and eloquence throughout.
LISTEN NOW
https://www.joehenrylovesyoumadly.com/intimefortomorrow
Rolling Stone: Musicians On Musicians - Bonnie Raitt & Brandi Carlile

"She illuminated the path I could have," Carlile says as she sits down with her hero for the first time. "She taught me I could lead and not apologize."
READ THE FULL TEXT/WATCH VIDEO
Celebrating Sippie Wallace's 121st Birthday!

Photo by Thomas Weschler
Happy 121st Birthday (Nov 1, 2019) to one of the greatest Blues artists ever, my mentor, collaborator and dear friend, Sippie Wallace. I recorded three of her songs on my first two albums and we performed them together on tour, TV and on her classic Atlantic album from 1982, SIPPIE.
Enjoy these clips and let's celebrate her enduring artistry!
On the passing of Paul Barrere

Oh my God. I just heard about the passing of another dear friend, Little Feat's Paul Barrere. A brilliant guitarist, singer and songwriter---a cornerstone of one of the greatest bands of all time. I'm glad he is free of pain and may he rest in peace. I send my deep love and condolences to his family, bandmates and friends. We will hold him in our hearts and celebrate his life and music always.
On the passing of Ed Cherney

Heartbroken at the loss of my dear friend and brilliant engineer Ed Cherney...
FARM AID coverage in Billboard and Rolling Stone

Why Bonnie Raitt Returned to Farm Aid: 'It's Activists I'm Singing For -- That's My Job'
by Thom Duffy
Billboard.com
This week marks the 40th Anniversary of the No Nukes Concerts at MSG!

Musicians United for Safe Energy, or MUSE, was an activist group founded in 1979 by Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt, and John Hall. The group advocated against the use of nuclear energy, forming shortly after the Three Mile Island nuclear accident in March 1979. MUSE organized a series of five No Nukes concerts held at Madison Square Garden in New York City in September 1979. On September 23, 1979, almost 200,000 people attended a large rally staged by MUSE on the then-empty north end of the Battery Park City landfill in New York.

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