Bonnie Raitt Tickets
California-born Bonnie Lynn Raitt has been recording and releasing music regularly since 1971, amassing some 17 studio albums. Born in 1949, she debuted amongst the early 1970s boom in blues rock with the albums Bonnie Raitt (1971) and Give It Up (1972). Although the intervening years often found her struggling to break through the US charts, she kept working hard, eventually being rewarded with the major commercial success of 1989 LP Nick of Time.
About Bonnie Raitt
Taking her Time
Raitt was born into a musical home, with her father, John a famed Broadway singer. Learning to play guitar and sing from an early age, she adopted the bottleneck slide guitar style popular at the time. Raitt’s initial ‘70s albums were all popular with critics, but unfortunately not so much with the public. There was a minor hit with the single “Runaway” in 1977, but Raitt was unable to build on this success. During the ‘80s, the singer found herself struggling. Alcoholism impacted on her ability to play, and her records were struggling to sell. Worse, her record label Warner Brothers dropped her in 1983, just as she had completed the LP Tongue & Groove. The record was shelved and then released in 1986 as Nine Lives, performing terribly both with critics and audiences.Success in the Nick of Time
Despite declining success, Bonnie Raitt picked herself up and took another shot. Sober, she signed to Capitol and released Nick of Time in 1989. Hitting 40, she suddenly found herself at the peak of her fame. Aided by a host of hit singles, the album went to number 1 on the charts, going platinum multiple times, with a slew of Grammy wins in 1990. This triumph was repeated with the follow-up albums Luck of the Draw (1991) and Longing in Their Hearts (1994). The hard work had finally paid off. Since then, Raitt remains busy, recording, writing, and constantly touring in addition to her long-time commitment to political and philanthropic activism.Bonnie Raitt tour dates
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