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The stars will come out at the Kennedy Center for Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Raitt and Sandoval

Celebrities, cultural icons and a few surprise guests are gathering for the annual Kennedy Center Honors celebration in Washington

The Independent UK

“If I was only doing blues, we wouldn’t be sitting here. The mix of what I do is what makes it stand out”: Bonnie Raitt on why pushing beyond the blues was key to her success – that, and making her guitar “sound like bacon smells”

Praised by the likes of B.B. King and Sheryl Crow, Raitt’s guitar playing continues to influence – and transcend – genres and generations

Guitar World

“Justin said, ‘I’m working with this artist you may or may not know’”: Bonnie Raitt confirms that Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon contacted her personally when he and Charli XCX wanted to sample Nick Of Time on their Brat remix track

Raitt also reveals how Taylor Swift reacted after she beat her to Song Of The Year at The Grammys

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Country-Rock Pioneer JD Souther Dies At 78

Remembering JD Souther, the influential songwriter and musician who shaped the country-rock sound of the 1970s. His collaborations with Eagles and Linda Ro...

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JD Souther, a singer-songwriter who penned hits for the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, dies at 78

John David “JD” Souther has died

The Independent UK

32 Times Celebrities Went Gray (and Looked Absolutely Stunning)

From the lightest streaks of white to a whole head of silver hair.

Marie Claire

“I was doing overdubs, and by that point we had Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders and players standing around, all drinking beer with Hank”: From Hank Williams Jr. to B.B. King and Bonnie Raitt, Hutch Hutchinson has led a diverse career in the low-end

Bonnie Raitt’s longtime bass sideman can do it all – and he even played on the Toy Story soundtrack

Guitar World

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Francis Ford Coppola, Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt Get Kennedy Center Honors

Event will air on CBS and Paramount Plus in December

Broadcasting & Cable

The Grateful Dead and Francis Ford Coppola are among the newest Kennedy Center Honors recipients

A filmmaking legend and one of the world’s most enduring musical acts headline this year’s crop of Kennedy Center Honors recipients

The Independent UK

“It was one of the most moving pieces of music I'd heard. It hit me in a hard way... Instantly, I knew it was the best thing I'd ever been part of": How I Can’t Make You Love Me links Bonnie Raitt, George Michael, Prince, Adele, Bon Iver and Bruce Hornsby

“There was an article in the newspaper about a guy,” says songwriter Mike Reid. “He lost his wife and he lost his family and he got himself in trouble and the phrase was ‘well, you can’t make a woman love you if she don’t’”

MusicRadar

"I've always loved Little Feat": Bonnie Raitt hooks up with Little Feat for a steamy cover of a Muddy Waters classic

The collaboration appears on Little Feat's first album in a dozen years, Sam's Place

Louder

The Prettiest Grammys Beauty Looks Ever

Hair and makeup fit for music's biggest night.

Marie Claire

‘With a Strat you can rule the world!’ Nile Rodgers, Bonnie Raitt and John Squire on the electric guitar that changed everything

How did a radio repair man make an instrument so sublime that it makes giants of music weep with reverence? As the Fender Stratocaster turns 70, we explore its extraordinary life

The Guardian - UK

"This has to be the album against which every rock album that followed should be measured": Led Zeppelin attain peak Led Zeppelin status on Led Zeppelin IV

Of all their records, Led Zeppelin’s fourth album, released in late 1971, remains their most admired work

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"One of the last genuine bluesmen out there – he is a legend and should be revered as such": Strong Persuader by Robert Cray - Album Of The Week Club review

Robert Cray's 1986 album Strong Persuader album took blues to the masses and sold more than two million copies in the US

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“When you hear that rock and roll thing, it really kind of comes from her”: A lost and previously unheard live recording of rock ’n’ roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe is being released for Record Store Day

The recording of Tharpe's epic 1966 set at Limoges, France, was unearthed by Zev Feldman – the so-called "Indiana Jones of Jazz" – and will feature liner notes from Susan Tedeschi, Bonnie Raitt and more

Guitar World

“Her roaring mastery of her trusty Gibson Les Paul Custom rivaled the best of her male contemporaries”: A lost Sister Rosetta Tharpe live album featuring never-before-heard recordings has been unearthed – and it’s set for release this year

21 tracks discovered by “The Indiana Jones of jazz” have been compiled into a new live album, which will contain liner notes from Tharpe experts and contemporary artists, including Susan Tedeschi, Billy Gibbons, Bonnie Raitt and more

The Guardian - US

‘Kills me every single time’: readers on their favourite breakup songs

For Valentine’s Day, Guardian writers picked their favourite breakup songs and here are some of your picks, all the way from sadness to fury

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“The riffs are crazy. If I had to describe the songs, they’re like Bonnie Raitt meets Sheryl Crow meets Joe Walsh meets the Stones – with hints of INXS”: Introducing Danni Stefanetti, the Silver Sky-toting graduate of the PRS Pulse program

The Clapton and SRV-schooled Aussie-turned-LA songstress promises a rocking, riff-packed about-face on her upcoming studio outing

Chicago Sun-Times

Things to do in Chicago Oct. 5-11: The Mix

Bonnie Raitt’s post-Grammy victory tour, a Broadway-bound Louis Armstrong musical and the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns are among this week’s entertainment highlights.

The Independent UK

Paul McCartney says working with ‘good friend’ Tony Bennett was a ‘privilege’

Tributes have continued to pour in for Bennett from musicians such as Bonnie Raitt and Mariah Carey.

Guitar World

A lost Dumble Overdrive Special that's been called “possibly the greatest amplifier ever made“ has resurfaced after 40 years

Formerly owned by producer/guitarist Dennis Herring – known for his work with Bonnie Raitt and Buddy Guy – the amp now belongs to Jason Isbell

Louder

"Success certainly beats obscurity. I have an incredible life, and I know it" - the epic journey of Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt has played with everyone, from Ray Charles to Bruce Springsteen to Elton John and Aretha Franklin - and she's still winning awards

The Guardian - UK

Bonnie Raitt review – a blues fireball in full bloom

With typically charismatic fervour and to a star-studded audience, the master of heartbreak brilliantly honours her singular path through modern music

Louder

Elles Bailey: "I've never been interested in fame. I just want to make good music that can help people"

With the august influences of Bonnie Raitt, Beth Hart and Imelda May, Elles Bailey’s bluesy rock is winning hearts and minds

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