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PITCHFORK: Bonnie Raitt on Her Legacy of Playing Hard, Working Harder

Bonnie Raitt has won 10 Grammys and sold millions of albums without wavering from her artistic instincts and integrity. After nearly five decades of combining blues, country, and folk into a signature mix, Raitt shows no signs of slowing down now, at age 66.
Watch Bonnie's performance on THE VIEW!

Bonnie and the band performed "Gypsy In Me" on THE VIEW on March 9th.
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Listen to Bonnie's interview on The Strombo Show (CBC Radio 2)

Bonnie joins George Stroumboulopoulos to dig through her five-decade-spanning career, from performing for Skip James before his death to the truth behind the album that she recorded with Prince.LISTEN NOW
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.
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ROLLING STONE: How Bonnie Raitt Overcame Loss for Her First LP of New Songs in a Decade

"I need to take some time to sit down and fall apart," singer-songwriter says.

By Patrick Doyle

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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)

Raitt's new album is dominated by uptempo songs, R&B sounds and complex emotions. Rock critic Ken Tucker says the singer's distinctive style gives Dig In Deep a "vital glow."
Album review by Ken Tucker
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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