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BONNIE RAITT

“LOWELL GEORGE SHOWED ME HOW TO USE A COMPRESSOR TO LET THE NOTE LAST LONGER, AND THAT REALLY IMPACTED MY SLIDE STYLE” —BONNIE RAITT

ROCK AND ROLL Hall of Famer Bonnie Raitt returns to some of her beloved musical and lyrical themes on , her first new album in more than six years. Her familiar smoky voice and biting slide guitar that still manage to cut to the bone — not to mention soothe the soul. But Raitt also stretches out on the album, and at its emotional core are four songs she wrote herself, each of which finds her taking different musical and lyrical approaches. Especially noteworthy are “Living for the Ones,” which pays rocking tribute to the friends and family

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