Synopses & Reviews
This is the in-depth biography of Bonnie Raitt, the Grammy-Award-winning musician whose career rocketed up in the 1970s, stalled in the 1980s, and resurged in the 1990s. Bego reveals how the Quaker daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt and an accomplished pianist Marjorie became acquainted with the emerging folk and protest music that swept the country during her adolescence; he charts her swift transformation from a serious student at Radcliffe to full-time blues singer, her dependence on alcohol and subsequent recovery, her marriage to actor Michael O'Keefe, and the huge mainstream success of her watershed album Nick of Time. Furthermore, Bego details her collaborations with the rhythm and blues greats, her recent activism with the Rhythm and Blues Foundation, and her ongoing struggles with an often chauvinistic music industry.
Synopsis
Here is the definitive biography of the Grammy Award-winning singer/song-writer and political activist whose career rose rapidly in the 1970s, stalled in the 1980s, and resurged in the 1990s. This evocative, ultimately triumphant tale details Raitt's career from her debut record in 1971 to her recent, highly acclaimed "Silver Lining" album and tour; her friendships and collaborations with rhythm-and-blues legends including Howlin' Wolf, Aretha Franklin, and John Lee Hooker; her struggles with alcoholism and the often-chauvinistic music industry; and much more.
Synopsis
Includes bibliogaphical references, discography (p. 249-275) and index.
Table of Contents
You got it -- Bonnie's childhood -- Bonnie gets the blues -- You got to know how -- Home plate -- The glow of success -- Green light -- Too long at the fair -- Nick of time -- Let's give them something to talk about -- Love sneakin' up on you -- What is success? -- Silver lining.