Latest about Bonnie Raitt
Her signature slide work went from studio backing track to primetime beach anthem without her even knowing it
What she learned on her visit helped her become her band’s lead guitarist after years of playing acoustics
In May 1977, Bonnie Raitt became Guitar Player's first female cover star. "I hate to be called a blues singer or a folkie," she said. "This is a new kind of music – it's a hybrid!"
From the players of old to the guitarists shaping the blues scene, this list serves up a cross section of the genre’s finest solos from across nearly a century of guitar blues
Fluent on guitar and any number of stringed instruments, David Lindley shaped the sound of California's classic-rock era
The legendary slide-master discusses how to find the right bandmates and collaborators, and reveals why the "loosey-goosey parts" of songs can be the most exciting, in this classic GP interview
From Jimmie Vaughan, Doyle Bramhall II and Kenny Wayne Shepherd to Robert Cray and Bonnie Raitt, these deep cuts are bound to have you reaching for your Strat
Koko Taylor's “Little Miss Dynamite” gives blues women their due on new album ‘Ain’t Nobody Worried,’ with acoustic covers of Bonnie Raitt, Tracy Chapman, Elizabeth Cotten and more
