Happy 75th birthday to Bonnie Raitt (born 11/8/49), one of the most skilled guitarists and vocalists in the blues and pop ...

Previously, guitars had been dumpy ... Amy Winehouse played a light blue Strat, American Blues singer Bonnie Raitt favours the sunburst finish. Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple used his 1961 ...

David Lindley was the epitome of a musician’s musician, not only for his comprehensive skills but also for his infectious ...

Bonnie Raitt She got her start in the early '70s as a blues-based singer-songwriter who covered many of the era's up-and-coming folk and country stylists. She's also a hell of a guitar player.

Raitt honed her craft at an early age after listening to blues music and learning to play bottleneck slide guitar, and she began to gain notoriety in the ‘70s and ‘80s while collaborating with ...

In a conversation with Steve Morse just shy of her 30th birthday, Raitt opened up about her career aspirations.

One of the year’s least expected samples on a record started with an email. A few months ago, Bonnie Raitt received a note from Bon Iver auteur Justin Vernon. Raitt was already familiar with ...

“The Rocker” is simply a sensational early rock guitar. Bell can get an awesome pounding rhythm out of his Strat for the ...

Bonnie Raitt is a perfect example of an incendiary talent who was almost shuffled off to obscurity by the whims of the record industry. Her artistic struggles coincided with a rough patch in her ...

Folk rock band The Avett Brothers released their self-titled 11th studio album earlier this year and are now on a national ...

On the surface, Just Like That… is business as usual, its maker’s default setting of blues-based AOR and soulful country balladry all present and correct, but much of its content is informed ...

Never accuse Bonnie Raitt of leaving a job undone. She marched into town determined to rock and roll, and she didn’t dally in making her point. After plowing through one particularly all-out ...