Bonnie Raitt

Known For: Acting
Born: November 8, 1949
Place of Birth: Burbank, California, USA

Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born 8 November 1949) is an American blues singer-songwriter, musician, and activist. During the 1970s, Raitt released a series of roots-influenced albums that incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country. In 1989, after several years of critical acclaim but little commercial success, she had a major hit with the album Nick of Time. The following two albums, Luck of the Draw (1991) and Longing in Their Hearts (1994), were also multimillion sellers, generating several hit singles, including "Something to Talk About", "Love Sneakin' Up on You", and the ballad "I Can't Make You Love Me" (with Bruce Hornsby on piano). Raitt has received 10 Grammy Awards. She is listed as number 50 in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" and number 89 on the magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".

Filmography

You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine

2025 · Self

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery

2025 · Self

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025 · Self

Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM

2023 · Performer

The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane

2023 · Herself

Heartbreakers at the BBC

2023 · Self (archive footage)

Anne Murray: Full Circle

2021 · Self

Fanny: The Right to Rock

2021 · Self

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019

2020 · Self

Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man

2020 · Self

Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine

2020 · Self

Laurel Canyon

2020 · Self

Mark Knopfler: Live at Madison Square Garden 2019

2019 · guitars, vocals

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 · Self

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

2019 · Self

John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man

2019 · Self

ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads

2019 · Self

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017

2018 · Self

Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30

2017 · Self

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue

2017 · Self

Soundbreaking

2016 · Self

Shake 'Em On Down

2016 · Herself

Greatest Hits

2016 · Self

Road to Austin

2016

Sidemen: Long Road To Glory

2016

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 · Self - Musical Guest

Mavis!

2015 · Self

Led Zeppelin Played Here

2014 · Self (archive footage)

Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years

2014 · Self - Performer

This Ain't No Mouse Music!

2014 · Self

B.B. King: The Life of Riley

2012 · Self

Who Bombed Judi Bari?

2012 · Self (archive footage)

Troubadours

2011 · Self

Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie

2010 · Self

I'm Still Here

2010 · Thanks

Les Paul - Live in New York

2010 · Self

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

2009 · Self

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

2009 · Self - Musical Guest

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1977

2007

Before the Music Dies

2006 · Self - Musician

A MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute Honoring James Taylor

2006 · Self

The New Orleans Concert: The Music of America's Soul

2006 · Self

The Colbert Report

2005

Bonnie Raitt and Friends - Live at Decades Rock Live!

2005

Make It Funky!

2005 · Self

Trudell

2005 · Self - Musician, Activist

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

2004 · Self

John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me

2004 · Self

Lightning in a Bottle

2004 · Self

The Blues

2003 · Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003 · Self

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

2003 · Self - Interviewee

The Soul of a Man

2003 · Self

Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied

2003 · Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self - Musical Guest

The Country Bears

2002 · Self

CMT Crossroads

2002 · Self

Last Party 2000

2001 · Self

John Lee Hooker - That's My Story

2001

Raitt, Browne, Colvin, Hornsby, Lindley & Ingram - Red Rocks, Denver - Sept.12, 1999

1999 · Self - vocals, guitar

Motown 40: The Music Is Forever

1998 · Self

Behind the Music

1997 · Self

A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan

1996 · Self

Bonnie Raitt: Road Tested

1996 · Self

Bonnie Raitt Has Something To Talk About

Bonnie Raitt Has Something To Talk About

1995 · Self

Ellen

1994 · Bonnie Raitt

Curves Contours & Body Horns

1993 · Self

Frasier

1993 · Denise (voice)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 · Self - Musical Guest

Late Show with David Letterman

1993 · Self - Musical Guest

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

1993 · Self

Aretha Franklin: Duets

1993 · Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

1992 · Narrator (voice)

John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992

1992

The Changer: A Record of the Times

The Changer: A Record of the Times

1991 · Self

Geld oder Liebe

1989 · Self

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

1988 · Self - Backing Vocals

The Arlo Guthrie Show

The Arlo Guthrie Show

1987 · Self

Women in Rock

1986 · Self

Late Night with David Letterman

1982 · Self - Musical Guest

No Nukes

1980 · Self

Urban Cowboy

1980 · Herself

Fridays

1980 · Self - Musical Guest

CBS News Sunday Morning

1979 · Self

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978 · Self - Honoree

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1978 · Our Guests at Heartland

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1977

1977 · Self

Bonnie Raitt Live at Montreax

1977

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Musical Guest

Austin City Limits

1975 · Self

The Old Grey Whistle Test

1971 · self

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self

The Grammys

1959 · Self

Playback Social Entrepreneurs: Climate Change, COVID, and Commerce

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Del Shannon: The Runaway

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The Wild West Bank Sound

— · Self - Musician

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