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LENNY LETTER: The Lenny Interview - Bonnie Raitt
As I morphed into a preteen and began forming my own taste in music — which meant anything that my family did not love — Bonnie Raitt was one of the few artists I could never turn off.
Written by Brittany Spanos ~ Illustration by Anna Bak-Kvapil
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Watch Bonnie's performance on ELLEN!
Bonnie and the band made their debut TV performance of Dig In Deep with a performance of "Gypsy In Me" on the ELLEN show on March 3rd.
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Catch up on video from Bonnie's Facebook Live Q&A!
On Friday, Feb 26th Bonnie did her first Facebook Live Q&A, answering fan questions for about 15 minutes. Then the band answered a question or two before getting down to performing "Gypsy In Me" from the new album, Dig In Deep, which was released that very day.
Visit facebook.com/officialbonnieraitt to watch the full video!
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ROLLING STONE: How Bonnie Raitt Overcame Loss for Her First LP of New Songs in a Decade
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NY TIMES: Bonnie Raitt on Time, Loss and Renewal on ‘Dig in Deep’
“The Ones We Couldn’t Be,” the final track on Bonnie Raitt’s soul-rattling new album, “Dig in Deep,” is a rueful hymn to what might have been. “My glass is raised for all the ways/We tried to get it right,” she sings, sifting through the remnants of a relationship that could be romantic or familial.
Written by Nate Chinen
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Fresh Air/NPR album review (audio)
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PARADE: After 45 Years, Bonnie Raitt is Still Ready to Dig in Deep
On Friday, Bonnie Raitt released Dig In Deep, her 20th album and the follow-up to her 2012 smash, the Grammy-winning Slipstream. The singer/songwriter/guitar player chatted with Parade about life on the road, her relationship with fans new and old and singing her truth.
By Alison Abbey
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WSJ SPEAKEASY: Bonnie Raitt Digs Deep for a New Album and Tour
The tempo of Bonnie Raitt’s musical life is speeding up again. After a soulful tribute to her late friend B.B. King at the Grammys (alongside Gary Clark Jr. and Chris Stapleton), she’s releasing a new album this week, “Dig In Deep,” and gearing up for a tour that will take her through the fall and beyond.
Written by John Jurgensen
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LA TIMES: Bonnie Raitt is riding a creative burst after recent personal losses
Some musicians can steal a show. But in the case of Bonnie Raitt's recent run of appearances surrounding the Grammy Awards, it was less a case of theft than a claim of ownership.
There she was confidently taking over the stage in midst of the Grammys' tribute to blues master B.B. King — following perhaps the hottest singer in country music, Chris Stapleton, and Gary Clark Jr., one of the most lauded guitarists of the past decade.
Written by Randy Lewis
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HMV.com Talks To... Bonnie Raitt (CANADA)
Bonnie Raitt is truly an artist that needs no introduction.
An incomparable singer, songwriter and guitarist fluent in blues and rock (and country and folk and jazz…), Raitt is among the few who can legitimately lay claim to cult status and superstar status at the same time.
by Kim, hmv Toronto
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Exclaim! Music (CANADA) Review of Dig In Deep
Forty-five years into an illustrious career, Bonnie Raitt's place in music history is well assured. The young hotshot guitarist who idolized — and occasionally opened for — blues icons such as Sippie Wallace, Ruth Brown and Mississippi Fred McDowell is now a legend in her own right and an influence on a whole new generation of musicians that ranges from Adele to Bon Iver to rising country star Cam...
By Thierry Côté
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SAN DIEGO Union-Tribune: Bonnie Raitt digs in deep, in music and conversation
Bonnie Raitt was a precocious 21-year-old blues devotee when she recorded her self-titled debut album in 1971. Today, 10 Grammy Awards and 19 often splendid albums later, she remains a tireless champion of American roots-music — and one of its most vital performers.
Written by George Varga
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