Rock Legends The Eagles, actor Al Pacino, gospel and blues singer Mavis Staples, pianist Martha Argerich and singer-songwriter James Taylor.
Kennedy Center Honors Highlights 2016
Bonnie Raitt joined a handful of other stars in honoring legendary blues singer Mavis Staples at the 2016 Kennedy Center Honors. Backed by a full gospel choir, Raitt and Day brought audience members to their feet with their powerful performance of two of the most beloved songs from Staples’ prolific career as both a solo artist and as part of her family band, the Staples Singers.
“Mavis Staples is a revelation; it’s as simple as that,” Raitt said in a spoken tribute to Staples before her performance. “From the first time I heard her sing, I was gone. She had the deepest, most soulful, simultaneously earthy and anointed voice I’d ever heard.”
Staples released her version of “We Shall Not Be Moved,” originally penned as an African-American spiritual, in 2007, paying homage to the Civil Rights Movement in which she and her family played a major part during the 1960s. Their involvement includes an historic live performance of “Freedom Highway” at Chicago’s New Nazareth Church in 1965; the song was written in honor of the more than 600 people who fought for African-Americans’ right to vote during the Selma-to-Montgomery marches that took place in March of 1965.
Along with Raitt and Day, Staples was also honored during the 2016 Kennedy Center Honors with a spoken tribute from actor Don Cheadle and vocal performances of her biggest hits, including a medley of “Respect Yourself” and “I’ll Take You There” by Elle King. Other honorees at the 2016 Kennedy Center Honors included James Taylor, the Eagles, pianist Martha Argerich and actor Al Pacino.
Bonnie Raitt Salutes Kennedy Center Honoree Mavis Staples
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Bonnie Raitt Salutes Kennedy Center Honoree Mavis Staples
Bonnie Raitt shared a moving tribute to Kennedy Center Honoree Mavis Staples, who was honored for her career as a rhythm and blues singer.
Andra Day And Bonnie Raitt Honor Mavis Staples With Music Performance
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Andra Day And Bonnie Raitt Honor Mavis Staples With Music Performance
Andra Day and Bonnie Raitt sang ‘We Shall Not Be Moved’ and ‘Freedom Highway’ during a tribute to Mavis Staples at the 39th Annual Kennedy Center Honors.
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Timeline photosBetter times. Just devastated by the loss of one of my heroes. RIP John. This photo with Bonnie from the Troubadours of Folk festival at UCLA, 5 June 1993. ... See MoreSee Less
Congratulations to Blues Hall of Famer Bonnie Raitt who was honored at last night's GRAMMYs with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
“To be validated by my peers… it’s a very big celebration and I’m very grateful.” On being an inspiration and influence to other musicians, like Sheryl Crow who was inspired to play guitar after hearing Raitt play for the first time, she says “it’s hard for me to imagine because I still feel like I’m just starting out. It’s been 50 years, but you know people have been really kind. So many more women are playing lead guitar - Prince’s band, Beyonce’s band, all the late-night bands who have women musicians. It’s fantastic.” ... See MoreSee Less
Bonnie will be a presenter at THE 64TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS® this Sunday, April 3rd! Catch the broadcast live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on the CBS Television Network or stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Tune in to Music's Biggest Night®! ... See MoreSee Less
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Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2, the anticipated new John Prine tribute record from Oh Boy Records, is out today. Stream/purchase HERE.
Created as a celebration of Prine’s life and career, the album features new renditions of some of Prine’s most beloved songs performed by Brandi Carlile (“I Remember Everything”), Tyler Childers (“Yes I Guess They Oughta Name A Drink After You”), Iris DeMent (“One Red Rose”), Emmylou Harris (“Hello In There”), Jason Isbell (“Souvenirs”), Valerie June (“Summer’s End”), Margo Price (“Sweet Revenge”), Bonnie Raitt (“Angel From Montgomery”), Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (“Pretty Good”), Amanda Shires (“Saddle in the Rain”), Sturgill Simpson(“Paradise”) and John Paul White (“Sam Stone”). Proceeds from the album will benefit twelve different non-profit organizations, one selected by each of the featured artists.
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Bonnie Raitt - Write Me a Few of Your Lines/Kokomo Blues
60 years anniversary celebration of Arhoolie
December 10, 2020
Arhoolie Foundation celebrates it's 60th anniversary (1960-2020) with an online broadcast.
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Bonnie Raitt - Shadow of Doubt
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
October 3, 2020
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass celebrates it's 20th anniversary with an online broadcast titled “Let The Music Play On”.
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Bonnie Raitt & Boz Scaggs - You Don't Know Like I Know
Farm Aid 2020 On the Road
Sam & Dave classic written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter.
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Sheryl Crow & Bonnie Raitt - Everything Is Broken
[Eric Clapton’s Crossroads 2019]
Eric Clapton, one of the world’s pre-eminent blues/rock guitarists, once again summoned an all-star team of six-string heroes for his fifth Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2019. Held at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, the two-day concert event raised funds for the Crossroads Centre in Antigua, the chemical dependency treatment and education facility that Clapton founded in 1998.
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'A Tribute To Mose Allison'
Celebrates The Music Of An Exciting Jazz Master
Raitt contributed to a new album, If You're Going To The City: A Tribute To Mose Allison, which celebrates the late singer and pianist, who famously blended the rough-edged blues of the Mississippi Delta with the 1950s jazz of New York City.
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Bonnie Raitt about her friendship with the Mose Allison. They're also joined by Amy Allison — his daughter, who executive produced the album — about selecting an unexpected list of artists to contribute songs to the album.
Recorded on tour June 3, 2017 - Centennial Hall, London - Ontario Canada
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