Bonnie Raitt
USA, 1971–now
American singer and slide guitarist who learned directly from older blues musicians before a long recording career, reaching a mass audience with Nick of Time and 'I Can't Make You Love Me'.
MusicRoots documents 3 artists who influenced Bonnie Raitt and 0 artists Bonnie Raitt influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Bonnie Raitt?
- Muddy Waters — Raitt came up among the blues greats — Muddy Waters's electric Chicago blues shaped her bar-band roots.
- John Lee Hooker — John Lee Hooker was a friend and influence — his hypnotic blues part of Raitt's foundation.
- Son House — The Delta bottleneck of Son House was central to the slide-guitar style Raitt built her sound on.