Hi there,
I want to thank you all for your beautiful, caring wishes for my speedy recovery. Everything went really well. My healing is on track and I’m feeling better every day. The band and I can’t wait to get back to playing in a few weeks. I’m so sorry we had to postpone our shows and apologize to those of you who won’t be able to join us for the rescheduled dates. I so appreciate your support and hope you can come see us another time.
Happy early Mother’s Day to all the moms, and honoring our grandmas’ lineage too! Who’d we be without them? So many thanks.
Very grateful to bring good news,
See you soon!
Bonnie 💜
One year ago today, Bonnie and her band performed “Blame It On Me” on the @colbertlateshow. This is the only television performance of this song to date! It’s from Bonnie’s award-winning album, ‘Just Like That…’. Check out the full performance at the link in bio.
— BRHQ
Wishing my dear big sister, @mavisstaples, a very Happy Birthday today! Can’t think of a better way to celebrate than by sharing her strong and steady message of love, respect, justice and equality so powerfully espoused in this performance of her song, “Turn Me Around.” It’s as relevant a clarion call today as it was when she and Pops and the Staples Singers sang it during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s. This performance, with Bonnie joining in, is from her tribute concert, “Mavis Staples: I’ll Take You There” filmed in Chicago on November 16, 2014.
Safe travels to you, dear heart, and the band and crew during your tour this summer and fall. Miss you and love you so much! 84 looks good on you, baby—keep it up! Happy Birthday! -Bonnie, your baby sis.
Watch the full performance at the link in bio.
Remembering my Dad with so much love, fond memories and great admiration on Father’s Day. You can enjoy going through his life and career a bit on JohnRaitt.com, but here is a highlight clip the team at BRHQ put together to share a bit of his magic…
Happy Father’s Day to all of the wonderful Dads, Bonus Dads and Grandads out there!
Love,
Bonnie
Thanks to my longtime friend and inspiration, @chrissmithermusic, for being my special guest, at our show last month at the @chq1874 Amphitheater in upstate New York. What a great pair!
https://smither.com
Bonnie and the band are heading across the pond, starting the next leg of the Just Like That… Tour in Dublin, Ireland with a sold out show at @vicar_st on June 1st before a run of shows in England (including the @blackdeerfest!) Here’s a throwback to a performance for the BBC in 2013. Legendary Irish singer-songwriter @paulbradymusic joined Bonnie and the band on “Marriage Made In Hollywood,” a song he co-wrote with Michael O’Keefe, recorded by Bonnie for her 2012 album, Slipstream. Tickets for the tour are available at the link in bio.
Great news, everyone! We have rescheduled dates to announce for the Pittsburgh, PA and Athens, GA concerts that Bonnie postponed this spring.
The @heinzhallpgh, Pittsburgh concert originally scheduled for May 23, 2023 will take place April 29, 2024, and tickets for the May 23, 2023 show will be honored for the new rescheduled show. Anyone who would like to receive a refund has until July 29, 2023 to reach out to their point of purchase for a refund.
The @theclassiccenter, Athens concert originally scheduled for May 17, 2023 will take place May 11, 2024, and tickets for the May 17, 2023 show will be honored for the new rescheduled show. Anyone who would like to receive a refund has until July 29, 2023 to reach out to their point of purchase for a refund.
REMINDER! The rescheduled concerts for Louisville and Indianapolis are this week! Friday, June 30th The @louisvillepalace and Saturday, July 1st Murat Theater at @oldnationalcentre, Indianapolis. Both show are sold out, thanks to all of you amazing folks!
Rest in peace, dear @itstonybennett. One of the greatest singers of all time, and one of the warmest, most joyful and evolved people I’ve ever known. One of the honors of my lifetime was getting to duet with him on his Bennett Sings the Blues album back in 2001. My love and sympathy go out to his family and don’t we know there’ll be some swingin’ on high when Tony passes through those gates.
Thanks to my dear pal, @maiasharpmusic, once again knocking ’em out as my special guest opening our recent shows in Louisville and Indianapolis.
She debuted new music from her upcoming album, Restless Thoughts. Check out her new singles and stay tuned for more!
KIND: https://youtu.be/WesjOnCPhVE
OLD DREAMS: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/maiasharp/old-dreams
Just like that, you can now view #BonnieRaitt’s program on our COLLECTION:live for FREE! ✨
In celebration of her incredible wins from this year’s #GRAMMYs, including Song Of The Year, Best American Roots Song, and Best Americana Performance, the #GRAMMYMuseum was thrilled to welcome the 13-time golden gramophone winner and Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award honoree for a special benefit program.
🎶 Watch now at the link in our bio.
Monday, 05 June 2023 at 21:00 Bonnie will join The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews @cerys6music for an interview in studio! Tune in live on @bbcradio2 or visit the link in bio after the broadcast to stream the show on demand.
“The key to playing this song is to keep the guitar sparse and supportive, and let the powerful story sink in.”
@acousticguitarmag has published a feature on how to play Bonnie’s @recordingacademy GRAMMY-winning Song of the Year, “Just Like That.” Beyond the underlying chords, they break down the added embellishments, voicings, and subtle variations to perfectly match the song itself. Read more about that at the link in bio.
If you’re looking to learn how to play “Just Like That” the way Bonnie does, you can order a physical copy of the May/June Acoustic Guitar issue right at the link in bio — BRHQ
Photo taken at the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
The Ireland/England/Scotland leg of the Just Like That… Tour is off to a terrific start! Bonnie is so grateful for this rave review in The @guardian but wants to also acknowledge the crucial contributions to the success of these shows from her stellar band and crew. Knocking it out of the park every night is her longtime rhythm section, Hutch Hutchinson @brbassman (bass), Ricky Fataar (drums); new members Glenn Patscha @glennpatscha (keys), Duke Levine @thedukelevine (guitars), all of them singing backup as well. Equally brilliant are her sound and light team, aided by an incomparable stage and production crew. Not for a moment does she feel she got here by herself.
Hope you can catch one of the next seven shows (including Bonnie’s only festival appearance in England at @blackdeerfest in Kent on June 17th!) — BRHQ
Read more at the link in bio.
Photo by @aolmosphoto /The Guardian
Bonnie and the band have a full plate of Fall Tour dates coming up in September and October! Most of the shows are sold out, however there are still Special Benefit Seats available for a number of shows that are otherwise sold out (Vancouver, Colorado Springs, Penticton, Calgary, Winnipeg, London, ON and Chicago.) These tickets can be accessed by logging in to the FREE Fan Community at https://www.bonnieraitt.com/members/ and then visiting the Tour page. — BRHQ
Bonnie and the band had a blast overseas touring Ireland, England and Scotland. The weather was gorgeous, the audiences were enthusiastic and the time just flew by! It was a wonderful return after a long absence (since 2018.) Thanks so much to our special guest @GarethDunlop and his bandmate @petewallacemusic, we loved touring with you! We’ve collected some reviews of the concerts on Bonnie’s website, in case you are interested in taking a read, click on the link in bio!
From L to R: Ricky Fataar, Glenn Patscha (@glennpatscha), Duke Levine (@thedukelevine), Gareth Dunlop, Bonnie Raitt, Pete Wallace, James “Hutch” Hutchinson (@brbassman). — BRHQ
Happy Birthday, @tajmahalblues! Love your music and being your pal. Sending you a big hug and hope to see you soon!
XXBonnie
(Photo by Larry Mills — The BonTaj Roulet Tour, @sbbowl, Sept 12, 2009)
In 2013, Bonnie and her band appeared at the renowned @northseajazz, captivating the audience with a wide-ranging set including material from her GRAMMY-winning album Slipstream, as well as a classic, “Come To Me,” from her 1991 album, Luck of the Draw. Check out the full performance at the link in bio!
#NorthSeaJazzFestival #festival #BonnieRaitt #ComeToMe
We are marking the sad passing this weekend of our friend Chris Strachwitz, 91, founder of Arhoolie Records @arhooliefoundation, ‘an indispensable label for American Roots music, from blues and zydeco to gospel and Mexican folk, for nearly seven decades.’
No one has meant more to the preservation and appreciation of American Roots music than Chris. Through him I discovered Mississippi Fred McDowell, Memphis Minnie, Clifton Chenier, Flaco Jimenez and so many others. He was as large in personality as he was in stature—full of life and passion for the music he loved. I send condolences to his family and will treasure his memory always.
— Bonnie
Please read more about him at the link in bio. And an excerpt from the fantastic documentary made about Chris Strachwitz in 2014, This Ain’t No Mouse Music!
B/W photo: Chris Strachwitz, right, with Mance Lipscomb in a scene from the 2013 documentary This Ain’t No Mouse Music. Photograph: Everett Collection Inc/Alamy
Color photo: Chris Strachwitz in 2011. He was promoter and publisher, folklorist and film-maker, but above all a fan, who pursued his enthusiasms indefatigably. Photograph: San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images
We are marking the sad passing this weekend of our friend Chris Strachwitz, 91, founder of Arhoolie Records @arhooliefoundation, ‘an indispensable label for American Roots music, from blues and zydeco to gospel and Mexican folk, for nearly seven decades.’
No one has meant more to the preservation and appreciation of American Roots music than Chris. Through him I discovered Mississippi Fred McDowell, Memphis Minnie, Clifton Chenier, Flaco Jimenez and so many others. He was as large in personality as he was in stature—full of life and passion for the music he loved. I send condolences to his family and will treasure his memory always.
— Bonnie
Please read more about him at the link in bio. And an excerpt from the fantastic documentary made about Chris Strachwitz in 2014, This Ain’t No Mouse Music!
B/W photo: Chris Strachwitz, right, with Mance Lipscomb in a scene from the 2013 documentary This Ain’t No Mouse Music. Photograph: Everett Collection Inc/Alamy
Color photo: Chris Strachwitz in 2011. He was promoter and publisher, folklorist and film-maker, but above all a fan, who pursued his enthusiasms indefatigably. Photograph: San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images
Congratulations to all of the nominees and honorees for the 2023 @americanafest Awards & Honors, including Bonnie, whose own GRAMMY award-winning song “Just Like That” has been nominated for the AMA’s Song of the Year! Each year the Americana Music Association honors distinguished members of the roots music community. It’s been an important hub and springboard for many artists whose music stretches the boundaries of blues, bluegrass, country, folk, rock, Indigenous and regional roots music of all kinds. AMERICANAFEST is like “old home week” and this year it takes place Sept 19- 23 in Nashville, TN. Learn more about it at the link in bio.
– BRHQ
Don’t forget to enter our Signed LP Contest for a chance to win a limited edition, ‘Just Like That…’ teal vinyl, personally addressed to the winner and signed by Bonnie herself!
The three-time @recordingacademy GRAMMY Award®-winning album also features it’s own beautiful packaging with lyrics, credits, photos and a special message inside from Bonnie. This LP is from the first Redwing Records pressing.
Visit the link in bio to Join or Log-In to the Fan Community. Enter the contest on the Members page (once you’ve logged in.) We will be accepting entries until May 31, 2023 at 11:59 pm EST. Good luck!
Music = “When We Say Goodnight” written by @jonah.smith.official, recorded by Bonnie and her band for the album, Just Like That… – BRHQ
We are pleased to announce that guitarist extraordinaire Roy Rogers will join Bonnie on multiple Just Like That… tour dates in September and October! For the June/July U.S. dates, Bonnie will be joined by @chrissmithermusic in Chautauqua, NY and @maiasharpmusic in Louisville, KY and Indianapolis, IN. Previously announced special guests, @garethdunlop, @royalwood and @sunnywarmusic are on board for the tour as well. All of the details are in the graphic above! Tickets are available now at the link in bio.
We are pleased to announce that guitarist extraordinaire Roy Rogers will join Bonnie on multiple Just Like That… tour dates in September and October! For the June/July U.S. dates, Bonnie will be joined by @chrissmithermusic in Chautauqua, NY and @maiasharpmusic in Louisville, KY and Indianapolis, IN. Previously announced special guests, @garethdunlop, @royalwood and @sunnywarmusic are on board for the tour as well. All of the details are in the graphic above! Tickets are available now at the link in bio.
Bonnie and the band will be making a highly anticipated comeback to the @spacsaratoga Festival this Sunday, June 25th, in Saratoga Springs, NY. This will be Bonnie’s first appearance at the festival since 1988. Alongside Bonnie and the band’s performance, a lineup of esteemed musical acts, including @patmetheny Side-Eye, @stpaulandthebrokenbones, @samarajoysings, @hiromimusic, and more, will bring their good vibes and great tunes to this beloved festival. –BRHQ
Tickets are still available. Make sure to grab them here https://spac.org/whats-on/freihofers-saratoga-jazz-festival-sunday/book/18801/
