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- NAME: Bonnie Raitt
- OCCUPATION: Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
- BIRTH DATE: November 08, 1949 (Age: 63)
- EDUCATION: Radcliffe College
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Burbank, California
- Full Name: Bonnie Lynn Raitt
- ZODIAC SIGN: Scorpio
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Bonnie Raitt is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose musical range encompasses blues, folk, rhythm and blues, pop, and country rock.
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Nick of Time earned the songstress three Grammy Awards in 1990, and she won another award for a duet with John Lee Hooker. The album rose all the way to the top of the charts, selling 4 million copies. Three years later, Raitt and producer Don Was struck platinum again with Luck of the Draw,
winning more Grammy Awards and critical accolades. The hit singles "Something to Talk About" and "I Can't Make You Love Me" sold more than 8 million copies in the United States.
Raitt continued to release strong albums throughout the early 1990s. In 1991, she married Michael O'Keefe and, after decades of nonstop work, decided to take a break from studio recording. Traveling for fun instead of work rejuvenated Raitt, but she still took the time to collaborate with friends like Keb' Mo and Pete Seeger on musical projects, even earning a Grammy in 1996 for her work on a tribute album to Stevie Ray Vaughn. Continuing to work for favored causes such as reproductive freedom, environmental defense and health care, Raitt lent her name to a series of Fender guitars with proceeds going to inner city music programs for young girls.
In 2000, Raitt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; three years later, she released a greatest hits album, The Best of Bonnie Raitt on Capitol 1989-2003. A follow-up project was a CD/DVD collaboration called Bonnie Raitt and Friends, featuring performances alongside the likes of Norah Jones, Alison Krauss, Keb' Mo and Ben Harper.
In Recent Years
In 2009, Raitt and Taj Mahal set off on a 30-date tour across the United States, featuring duets as well as individual performances. Adding philanthropy to the mix, they also raised money for various charities by matching any donations made by ticket holders. "It's a great opportunity for all of us to raise the ante and the attention for something that needs focus. It's the cosmic food chain—that we get so much and we give something back—it's what we're supposed to do."
In April 2012, Raitt released her 16th studio album, Slipstream, which went on to win various awards, including the 2013 Grammy Award for best americana album.
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