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Bonnie Raitt has spent decades paying her dues to the music industry, and fans get to enjoy that when they have a chance to hear her musical genius live. After leaving Radcliffe in 1969, she spent the first 20 years of her career on the road, trying to build up her name after many commercial flops, honing the skills that have since madder her one of the premiere blues artists in the world, and probably the best of the female variety.
Raitt emerged onto the scene with a successful cover of Del Shannon?s "Runaway," in 1977, but she didn?t get another commercial hit until 1989 with "Luck of the Draw," which featured the hit single "I Can?t Make You Love Me." A majority of her albums since then have gone multi platinum.
Throughout the years, Raitt has charted the massive hits "Something to Talk About," "Love Sneakin? Up on You," "You Got It" and "Rock Steady" with Bryan Adams. In 2000, her hard work paid off in a way beyond numbers on a chart, gaining her a spot in the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Throughout Raitt?s musical career, she has been aligned with some of the biggest names in blues music, and has clearly learned a thing or two from them. She spent time in her youth performing with masters such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Howlin? Wolf, Sippie Wallace and Mississippi Fred McDowell.
After she found commercial success, Raitt didn?t find a need to end her non-stop touring schedule. Last summer, she brought the blues to fans across the country with fellow blues guitarist Keb? Mo.?
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