  Bonnie Raitt was born November
8, 1949 to the parents of John Raitt
(Broadway performer known for his work in Carousel,
Oklahoma!, and The Pajama Game)
and Marge Goddard (singer and pianist).
Bonnie was 8 years old, she was given a
guitar as a Christmas present and her journey
to becoming an accomplished singer,
guitarist, and songwriter had begun. During
the 60s, Bonnie moved from Los Angeles to
Cambridge, Massachusetts and while at
Harvard/Radcliffe she became even more
involved in social causes and her love of
folk and blues music. By the early 70s,
Bonnie had been signed by Warner Bros.
Records.
In 1971, Bonnie released her
debut LP Bonnie Raitt. Over the
decade, Bonnie released Give It Up, Takin'
My Time, Streetlights, Home
Plate, and Sweet Forgiveness.
Bonnie also had a hit with her cover of Del
Shannon's "Runaway."
During the early 80s, Bonnie
released The Glow, Green Light,
and Nine Lives.
Bonnie was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal
Performance - Female ("You're Gonna Get What's
Coming").
Bonnie was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal
Performance - Female ("Green Light").
Bonnie was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal
Performance - Female ("No Way To Treat A
Lady").
 # 155
Singles Artist of the Year
 Bonnie won 4 Grammy Awards for Album of the Year, Best Traditional
Blues Recording ("I'm In The Mood"
with John Lee Hooker), and Best Female Pop Vocal
Performance and Best Rock Vocal
Performance - Female (Nick
Of Time).
Bonnie hit the Top 40 with
"Have A Heart."
 # 62
Singles Artist of the Year
Bonnie hit the Top 40 with
"Something To Talk About."
Bonnie hit the Top 10 with "Something To Talk About."
 # 58
Singles Artist of the Year
 Bonnie hit the Top 40 with
"I Can't Make You Love
Me."
from the LP Luck
Of The Draw
ARC chart run: 36 - 33 - 29 - 24 - 17 - 14 - 13 - 21 - 32 - 39 - off
Bonnie won 3 Grammy Awards for Best Female Pop Vocal
Performance ("Something To Talk About"), Best Rock Vocal Solo
Performance (Luck
Of The Draw), Best Rock Group Vocal
Performance ("Good Man, Good
Woman" with Delbert McClinton),
and was nominated for Album of the Year (Luck
Of The Draw), Record of the Year ("Something To Talk About"),
 Bonnie hit the Top 40 with
"Not The Only One."
Bonnie was nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist.
 Bonnie could be heard on Elton
John's LP Duets on "Love
Letters."
 # 58
Singles Artist of the Year
Bonnie hit the Top 10 with "Love Sneakin' Up On You."
Bonnie hit the Top 40 with
"You."
 # 83
Singles Artist of the Year
Bonnie was nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist.
 Bonnie won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Album (Longing
In Their Hearts) and was nominated for Album of the Year (Longing
In Their Hearts), Record of the Year, Best Rock Vocal
Performance - Female, and Best Female Pop Vocal
Performance ("Love Sneakin' Up On
You")
Bonnie hit the Top 40 with
"You Got It" from the Boys
On The Side soundtrack.
Bonnie was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal
Performance ("You Got It").
 Bonnie won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental
Performance ("SRV Shuffle" with B.B. King, Jimmie
Vaughan, Robert Cray,
Eric
Clapton, Buddy Guy,
and Art Neville from
the Tribute
To Stevie Ray Vaughan compilation)
and was nominated for Best Rock Vocal
Performance - Female ("Burning Down The
House") and Best Rock Album (Road
Tested).
Bonnie could be heard on B.B. King's LP Deuces
Wild.
Bonnie was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration With
Vocals
("Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" with Jackson
Browne).
VH1: 100
Greatest Women of Rock & Roll included Bonnie at # 4.
Bonnie was inducted into the
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Rolling Stone:
50 Essential 'Woman In Rock' Albums included Nick
Of Time at # 45.
Bonnie was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal
Performance - Female ("Gnawin' On It").
 Rolling Stone:
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time included Nick Of Time at # 229.
Bonnie was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal
Performance - Female ("Time Of Our
Lives").
Bonnie could be heard on the Ray Charles LP Genius
Loves Company.
# 281 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 Bonnie lost her dad, John
Raitt.
Bonnie released Souls
Alike (Rolling Stone:  - Billboard peak: # 19) with the single
"I Will Not Be Broken."
Bonnie could be heard on the Hurricane
Relief: Come Together Now compilation
with "I Will Not Be Broken."
 Bonnie was
nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance -
Female
("I Will Not Be Broken").
Bonnie
Raitt And Friends was released.
 Rolling Stone:
'The Greatest Singers' includes Raitt at # 50.
Bonnie released Slipstream (available for
download at iTunes and Amazon.mp3).
Bonnie topped the Billboard Rock
Albums chart with Slipstream.
Bonnie topped the Billboard 2012
Year-End Chart-Toppers chart as the Top Blues
Album Artist and with the Top Blues Album (Slipstream).
Bonnie won a Grammy Award for
Best Americana Album (Slipstream).
- February 5: Bonnie won 3 Grammy
Awards including Song of the Year (awarded to the
songwriter) and Best American Roots Song
(awarded to the songwriter) ("Just
Like That") and Best American
Performance ("Made Up Mind"),
and was nominated for Best Americana
Album (Just Like That...).
- February 2: Bonnie was
nominated for a Grammy
Award for Best
American Roots Performance ("Nothing
In Rambling")
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