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Bonnie Raitt - "Too Long at the Fair" performance 1976
June 1977 Midnight Special with: Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris & Jesse Winchester.
John Lee Hooker and Bonnie Raitt perform "I'm In The Mood." From the DVD "John Lee Hooker & Friends 1984-92." More info at http://guitarvideos.com/dvd/13054dvd.htm
Another of my fave songs - enjoy the music and images. (Spot The typo!) http://happinessislikethewind.blogspot.com/
Lyrics: Turn down the lights, turn down the bed Turn down these voices inside my head Lay down with me, tell me no lies Just hold me close, dont patronize - dont patronize me Chorus: cause I cant make you love me if you dont You cant make your heart feel something it wont Here in the dark, in these final hours I will lay down my heart and Ill feel the power But you wont, no you wont cause I cant make you love me, if you dont Ill close my eyes, then I wont see The love you dont feel when youre holding me Morning will come and Ill do whats right Just give me till then to give up this fight And I will give up this fight Chorus: cause I cant make you love me if you dont You cant make your heart feel something it wont Here in the dark, in these final hours I will lay down my heart and Ill feel the power But you wont, no you wont cause I cant make you love me, if you dont
1990) Bonnie Raitt - one of the most critically admired yet commercially ignored white R&B singers in the history of popular music, Bonnie Raitt only achieved the success and respect she had so obviously deserved with her tenth album, almost 20 years after her recording debut. The daugher of Broadway star John Raitt (of Carousel and The Pajama Game fame), Bonnie Raitt (born 1949) was first captivated by the blues and began learning guitar at the age of 12. After dropping out of college in 1969, she began playing on the US folk and blues circuit, turning heads due to her ability - almost unique in a white female - to play credible bottleneck guitar. She became friendly with many of the surviving blues legends, including Howlin' Wolf, Mississippi Fred McDowell and particularly Sippie Wallace, with whom she later recorded. After paying her dues in clubs, she signed with a major record label in 1971,when she released her eponymous debut album which included both contemporary songs by Stephen Stills and Paul Siebel and a number of blues covers, plus two selfpenned originals. Backed largely by R&B musicians who normally worked with producer Willie Murphy, Raitt was somewhat sold short by the album. as became clear with the release of 1972's greatly improved "Give it up" album, which made the US chart and featured mainly white rock players and superb songs written by under-appreciated songwriters like Eric Kaz and Jackson Browne, plus three originals and several R&B covers. She went on to release seven more albums ("Takin' my Time" (1973),"Streetlights" (1974), "Home Plate" (1975), "Sweet Forgiveness" (1977), "The Glow" (1979), "Green Light"(1982) and "Nine Lives" ( 1986) ). 1989's "Nick of Time" found Raitt on a different record label after 18 years with one company, and with production by Don Was, Raitt finally found herself receiving the commercial rewards (and Grammy Awards) her mainly excellent body of work had always deserved. 1990 saw her winning another Grammy awards for her work on John Lee Hooker's "The Healer" album, which was to some extent a return to the roots for two truly great artists from different generations. Chart positions are largely irrelivant in Bonnie Raitt's case, but anyone who enjoys great music is missing something should they decide to ignore this supremely tasteful andutterly sincere artist.
Bonnie Raitt - 1971. For high quality, add "&fmt=18" to the end of the video URL. Finest Lovin' Man - Bonnie Raitt The man I'm lovin' Don't worry 'bout me runnin' around You won't ever find my baby Hustlin' after me all over town He don't have to shout He don't even have to call Knows I'm comin' home Even if I got to crawl He'll get me when he wants me He's the finest lovin' man around When he gets up in the morning Or when he comes home late at night You know the man's always hungry Knows I'm gonna cook it up just right He don't ever hurry He just takes his time Just a little taste is all it takes to make him mine He'll get it when he wants it He's the finest lovin' man around Some women they act just Like their men will never amount to no good You know they are always on the cheat And never treat him like a good woman should You want him to do you right Honey, that ain't the way You got to love him all night You do just what he say And you get just what you give out That's the only way the game is played Now me and my baby We always know just what we're puttin' down And we know we'll be together Til the day when something better comes around Til that day comes You won't hear me complaining I'll take him as like he is Cause you know I can't change him I'll love him best I can He's the finest lovin' man around
Bonnie Raitt - Love Letter with the George Duke Band - An International Tribute for a Free South Africa with Nelson Mandela 1988
Bonnie Raitt & Norah Jones~I Don't Want Anything To Change
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early recording b4 she hit big with her Grammy
Linda & Bonnie sing Blowing Away- Lowell George Tribute 1979
Not sure about the title "Everybody's Cryin' Mercy"
From the DVD "Lightning In a Bottle", I'm uploading 2 more clips, they are Bonnie Raitt playing Coming Home, and Steven Tyler and Joe Perry from Aerosmith playing King Bee. Just for sharing the great blues music, buy the DVD for the whole fantastic night, enjoy!
..fixer upper, did the best I could, since the original is not posted...
Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne perform Angel from Montgomery at a John Edwards for President Town Hall in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Raitt and Browne have endorsed Edwards and are campaigning with him.
Bonnie Raitt - Thing Called Love 32nd Grammy Awards 1990 Public broadcasting of Japan 1990
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Recorded in 1971, this track is off Bonnie's first LP, self titled Bonnie Raitt, when she was only 21. Far from her 80s & 90s pop-country hits, this song gets under your skin like good blues should, and feels easy to me, like a Saturday afternoon or the way you feel sated and full up after a good meal in the company of someone you love. This will always be my Bonnie Raitt. If you haven't taken a listen yet, track down this album and also her second album, Give It Up, released in 1972. She has never been better than she is across these two albums, she and her songs and her guitar recording in a cabin in the woods with her pared down band. I love the intimacy. Simply gorgeous.
In my opinion the best version of this Prine favorite
Bonnie performs a Del Shannon's 61 song, with John Hall on the guitar. Recorded at the Madison Square Garden.