Bonnie Raitt
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Biography
Bonnie Lynn Raitt is an American blues singer-songwriter, musician, and activist.
During the 1970s, Raitt released a series of roots-influenced albums that incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country.
In 1989, after several years of critical acclaim but little commercial success, she had a major hit with the album Nick of Time.
The following two albums, Luck of the Draw (1991) and Longing in Their Hearts (1994), were also multimillion sellers, generating several hit singles, including "Something to Talk About", "Love Sneakin' Up on You", and the ballad "I Can't Make You Love Me" (with Bruce Hornsby on piano).
Raitt has received 10 Grammy Awards.
She is listed as number 50 in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" and number 89 on the magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
Known For
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Frasier
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Grammy Awards
The Colbert Report
Behind the Music
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
The Country Bears
Urban Cowboy
Heartbreakers at the BBC
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
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