Jackson Browne & Friends will play a benefit for hurricane relief this Saturday night, November 7 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Browne's friends include Bonnie Raitt, Joan Baez, Ry Cooder and Ben Harper & the Relentless 7. Money goes to Operation USA, which is providing relief efforts to the U.S. Gulf Coast, Cuba and Haiti.Tom Jones tells Spinner that he looked to Amy Winehouse for hi...
I realize this is five years too late... but as you all know I found my old CD's and am really feeling nostalgic and thinking I should bring out all the oldies 'cause quite frankly the shit on the radio aint worth me taking time out of my day to talk about... less a few songs.Bonnie Raitt is the shit. I have a story.So when I came back to SF from NYC I was on this whole Yoga trip (I now practic...
Like any story passed on with some music this needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Here is what was told to me and this is what I know.An intern at WMMR in the 80's recorded this show to ananalog source. Being such a tremendous recording thisindividual longed to re-record the master reel straight to a digital source as they became increasingly popular in theearly 90's. At this point the inte...
Thank you inrumford for this post. Bonnie Raitt is a treasure. She is among that elite group of archivists who's encyclopedic knowledge of roots music is awe inspiring & humbling. And if she were a guy folks would be much more atuned to her prowess on the guitar. This beautiful rendition of the Blind Faith Classic "I Can't Find My Way Home" is about perfect. Eschewing the affectations of ...
This tune was originally released in 1972 on Jackson Browne's debut album. Written by Jackson, Bonnie has recorded it on numerous occasions, and in so doing, has made it her own. This is one of my favorite versions, taken from "Road Tested" and recorded live with Jackson on harmony vocals.The depth of emotion and feeling in Bonnie's vocal is part and parcel to her making this song her own.This ...
Some time ago, I posted this particular dylan cover as performed by ben harper and the blind boys of alabamaI have come across another iteration performed by ben with Bonnie RaittSing that gospel