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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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BILLBOARD: Bonnie Raitt on Channeling the ‘Dark Stuff’ for Her New Album
and Why She Likes The Bernie Sanders In Putting Hillary Clinton’s ‘Feet to the Fire’
Written by David Ritz
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An amazing night at The GRAMMYs
It was my pleasure to honor the memory and incredible legacy of the great BB King on the GRAMMY stage on Monday night. The outpouring of support and appreciation for our performance has been very, very moving and I want to thank Chris Stapleton for asking me to join the tribute. Performing with Chris, Gary Clark Jr and the other musicians with BB shining down on us in the video montage, his beautiful guitar, Lucille, perched beside us, is something I will never forget.
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Bonnie Raitt: One Life To Live (American Songwriter)
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Bonnie Adds Summer Dates to her U.S. Tour!
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Bonnie to perform at The GRAMMYs on Feb 15th!
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Billboard -- Bonnie Raitt Talks About 'Dig In Deep,' Life on the Road...
Raitt’s devotion to both blues-rock and the touring life is clear on “Gypsy In Me,” the singer’s first lyric video and a “Dig In Deep” track, which debuted exclusively on Billboard.com. ...
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Watch the Official Lyric Video for "Gypsy In Me!"