Bonnie Raitt

<p>Bonnie Lynn Raitt was born on November 8, 1949, in Burbank, California, the daughter of Broadway star John Raitt and pianist Marge Goddard. Picking up the guitar at age eight, she was profoundly inspired by Mississippi blues masters like Sippie Wallace and Mississippi Fred McDowell, mastering the intricate technique of bottleneck slide guitar.</p><p>After two decades of critical acclaim and touring, Raitt achieved commercial triumph with her 1989 album <em>Nick of Time</em>, which swept four Grammy Awards and topped the Billboard 200. Her 1991 follow-up <em>Luck of the Draw</em> sold seven million copies, powered by the immortal ballad 'I Can't Make You Love Me' (voted among Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time) and 'Something to Talk About'. A passionate activist for environmental causes and social justice through the Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE), Raitt won the prestigious Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 2023 for 'Just Like That', cementing her position as an American musical treasure.</p>