BBC Four Sessions: Bonnie Raitt (BBC Four Friday 18 August 2023)

BBC Four Sessions: Bonnie Raitt airs Friday 18 August 2023 on BBC Four.

What is this episode about

This concert, which was filmed at Stoke Newington Town Hall in north London, showcases Bonnie Raitt and her seasoned band in fine form and spans her entire career.

Beginning with blues musicians like Mississippi Fred McDowell, Raitt later became an advocate for the new wave of singer-songwriters that emerged in the early ’70s. Her self-titled debut album came out in 1971, and her most recent album before this performance was 2012’s Slipstream.

This concert features songs from throughout her career, from the early Love Has No Pride and Nick of Time to the later bluesy Love Me Like a Man. On Marriage Made in Hollywood, the slide guitar-playing, flame-haired queen of roots and blues rock is joined by frequent collaborator and songwriter Paul Brady, and they even take the old Elvis tune, A Big Hunk o’ Love, for a bluesy romp.

When can we see the episode

BBC Four Sessions: Bonnie Raitt airs Friday 18 August 2023 at 9.55pm on BBC Four

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