The daughter of Broadway star John Raitt and accomplished pianist Marjorie, Bonnie Raitt grew up in Los Angeles in a family of artists and social activists. At age 8, a Christmas gift of a Stella guitar was emblematic. Bonnie's ultimate six-string prowess and singing would ultimately land her a major-label deal by 1971. "Bonnie Raitt", her Warner Brothers debut, featured blues classics by Robert Johnson and Sippie Wallace, as well as what would become her trademark mix of R&B, rock, originals and contemporary songs by great, usually little-known, songwriters. It displayed precocious power – chops the performer had honed in East coast coffeehouses and on the road as she'd joined the vanguard of the folk and blues revival.
With six albums in seven years, "Give it Up," "Takin' My Time" and "Home Plate" revealed her strengths as an interpreter of great songs (Jackson Browne, Randy Newman, Alan Toussaint, Eric Kaz). "Sweet Forgiveness" was a particular highlight, its durability won by years on the road and its accessibility landing Bonnie her first charting single, a funky remake of Del Shannon's "Runaway." "The Glow," "Green Light" and "Nine Lives" underscored Bonnie Raitt's aesthetic achievement throughout the 80's, gathering three Grammy nominations. With a new alliance in 1989 with Capitol Records and producer Don Was came Bonnie's breakthrough, the hugely successful "Nick of Time." Garnering four Grammy Awards in 1990, including Best Album, "It was like winning the lottery," she says. "It catapulted the record to #1 and soon I was off on a whole new tour, this time playing to up to 20,000 a night." 
With "Luck of the Draw" and its hits, "Something to Talk About" and "I Can't Make You Love Me," the winning streak continued. 1993's "Longing in Their Hearts" followed with more critical and commercial success and "Road Tested," a live tour-de-force double CD and movie, marked the culmination of a career-long dream.
After 1994's Longing in Their Hearts, Raitt resurfaced in 1998 with Fundamental. Silver Lining appeared in 2002, followed by Souls Alike in 2005. A year later, Bonnie Raitt and Friends was released, featuring guest appearances from Norah Jones and Ben Harper among others.

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