Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt

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Never mind the Radcliffe education--Bonnie Raitt's real schooling occurred off-campus, in the folk and blues clubs of the Northeast, where she opened shows for legends such as Mississippi Fred McDowell, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, and others. Raitt's self-titled debut, recorded when she was only 21 years old, is a stunner that still holds up decades later. Her slide-guitar skills are already in place, and her choice of material--which includes a reading for Stephen Stills's folk-rock gem "Bluebird," a sinuous take of Robert Johnson's classic "Walkin' Blues," a bluesy reworking of the Marvelettes' "Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead," and a pair of fine originals ("Thank You" and "Finest Lovin' Man")--is impeccable. Best of all are two songs from Raitt's mentor, Sippie Wallace--"Women Be Wise" and the startlingly randy "Mighty Tight Woman." It was clear from the beginning that Raitt's was a career to watch. --Daniel Durchholz

From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD
Barely old enough to legally drink in Harvard Square bars, Bonnie Raitt journeyed from her early- 1970s folk blues roost in Cambridge to record her debut album near Minneapolis-a straightforward affair with Chicagoans Junior Wells and A. C. Reed plus several young white musician friends. Raitt's singing, with phrasing and intonation in order is grounded in spontaneous passion. She seizes the songs of' forebears Robert Johnson, Tommy Johnson, and especially Sippie Wallace as her own, extending her laid-back rapture to contemporary material as well. -- © Frank John Hadley 1993

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