Country? Blues, baby. John Prine was a fellow alumnus of the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, as was his good buddy Steve Goodman who wrote “City of New Orleans.” When I go to a class there, I always nod to Big Bill Broonzy’s guitar in the lobby.
Love both versions of this song. More from John Prine Definitely. John was the ultimate story teller. I think he holds the record for most Austin City limits appearances as well spanning 4 decades.
Bonnie Raitt is and always has been a blueswoman. In 1986, her career was considered pretty much over. Then, as she reached her 40s, she got off the drugs and booze and made the album that skyrocketed her into superstardom. She is such an amazing slide guitarist.
@@kerrycronin3581 and Mississippi Fred McDowell. But ultimately she evolved into her own style. She always plays it half time and it reminds me of her singing
I have been a Bonnie Raitt fan since the 70's I can't tell you how many copies of The Bonnie Raitt collection I've been through baddest Red haired guitar player ever✌️
ABSOLUTELY.. he has been a lifelong inspiration to me. I had seen him to many times to count and feel blessed to have his music in my life. What a wonderful human being he was.
Bonnie Raitt is incredible!! She has won 14 grammys!!!!! Amazing talent!! "Nick of Time" kicks it!! Also her recent grammy for "Just Like That" Her music is the BEST!!!
There's a video of Bonnie in a duet with her father singing "Hey There," a song from the musical "The Pajama Game," in which John Raitt had starred on Broadway way back in the 1950s.
I think of Bonnie Raitt as more blues than country. I saw her at the Hard Rock Live venue in Orlando about 15 years ago. When she sang this song is was pure MAGIC!
Bonnie and SRV were great friends and she sang at his funeral and at his tribute concert. He performed with many great female artist most people haven't even heard of
"How the hell can a person go to work in the morning then come home in the evening and have nothing to say?" Such a great line. John Prine wrote this song about an old woman along with many other amazing songs while he was a Chicago mailman in his early 20's. The movie critic Roger Ebert discovered John after he left a movie theater to go to a nearby folk club to get a beer because his popcorn was too salty. It was open mic night there and he saw John's performance. Even though he wasn't a music critic he wrote an article about John and the incredible songs he performed including "Angel From Montgomery."
Wow, what a great story or anecdote. Somehow I never knew of this despite being very familiar with Ebert when he wrote for the Sun times and had his movie review show with Gene Siskel on PBS. Or I may have known of this but had long since forgotten.
Apparently getting discovered in Chicago is something of.a right place, right time thing. John Prine was discovered because Ebert walked in on open-mic night. Styx got their national deal because Jim Smith (the WLS deejay) found one of their local-label songs on the jukebox at a pizza parlor. And Rock Hudson was, er, discovered in the freight elevator at Marshall Field…but that's a bit of an "adults-only" story, so…
I saw her live earlier this year and of course played this song. 73 years old now and if anything sings better now than when she was younger. An absolute gem.
I think that Bonnie like John Hyatt and JJ Cale defy categorizing but are influenced by folk, rock country and blues. Hiatt and Raitt both covered Something To Talk About, a great song written by female Canadian Songwriter Shirley Elkhard who recently passed.
Bonnie is more of a blues woman. However she can sing pretty much any genre of music. She is actually considered a cross over artist. Amazing all around musician.
I have had a celebrity crush on .Bonnie since 1971. Blues is her passion and slide guitar is her thing. She has a remarkable way of showing strength and pain in her voice ....at the same time. Having a John Prine song to sing, a brilliant bonus! She can be playful too: "Something to talk about"
There is an incredible video of Bonnie Raitt and her father John Raitt singing "Blowing Away" with a full orchestra. John Raitt was an amazing voice in musical theater. This will pull at your heartstrings seeing father and daughter sing this tune. There is also another incredible video of Bonnie and Linda Ronstadt singing this song.
Bonnie is one of the greats, and is rated as one of the very best female guitarists. She had a great start in the early '70's, then went the route that too many musicians did back then with the drugs and booze. She went back to her roots, and garnered 19 Grammy's, and FINALLY got inducted into the RRHOF.
So glad you got back to some Bonnie Rhett!! She is classified as a blues artist and has received many awards including ten Grammy Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2000 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rolling Stone listed her number 50 their list of the Hundred Greatest Singers of All Time. They also listed her as one of the Top Hundred Greatest Guitarist of All Time. And B. B. King said she was the "best damn slide player working today". Looking forward to more Bonnie Rhett!!
Amber, This song was on John Prine's first album from 1971. Sadly, COVID 19 took John away from us in April of 2020. He hag continued to write and perform until his death. Please more songs by him. After getting out of the Army during the Vietnam war, John became a mailman in Chicago. He wrote most of his songs while walking his route delivering mail. The story of how this song came about is long, too long to copy and paste the whole thing here. I'll link the whole interview where he talks about his writing style and how this song came about. "Eddie said, “Why don’t we write a song together?” And I said, “Jeez, I’ve never written with anybody. But I guess we could try.” So we went over to his apartment, and I said, “What do you want to write about?” And he said, “I really like that song you wrote about old people, let’s write another song about old people.” I said [laughs], “I can’t, Eddie, I said everything I wanted to in ‘Hello In There,’ I can’t do it.” So I thought for awhile and said, “How bout a song about a middle-aged woman who feels older than she is.” And Eddie goes, “Naw.” [Much laughter] But the idea stuck with me, and when I went home I started “Angel From Montgomery” that night. With the words “I am an old woman named after my mother”... americansongwriter.com/john-prine-angel-from-montgomery-behind-the-song/
This is one of my favorite Bonnie Raitt songs. She's primarily a blues singer. I love her! Others have mentioned John Prine - definitely do that! An amazing songwriter!
Fun fact: Bonnie and Jackson Browne have been friends since they were teens. They have sung and played on several songs together. Her backing vocals, along with Rosemary Butler, on JB's 'Here Come Those Tears Again' is stellar.
YEA!!!! Bonnie!!!! This is still her as a balladeer, I'd love for you to hear her sassy blues. Songs like: Give It Up, You Gotta' Know How, Mighty Tight Woman, Wah She Go' Do?
Now there is a great song. Prine was one of our greatest lyric writer. She is not country - she is a blues artist. The writer of this song is a folk artist.
Many of your commenters have mentioned John Prine as the writer of this song. One of the great storytellers of the latter half of the 20th century. This song is the story of a middle-aged woman who, he says, "feels older." She laments that the young cowboy she married has grown into man who doesn't pay attention to her, he just works, comes home, eats dinner, and sleeps. She thinks her life is over, that she can't start over, so she looks out the window over the kitchen sink and daydreams. Bonnie kills this but what's amazing is that this was written by man in his early 20s who has this seemingly preternatural talent for looking out at the world through other people's eyes.
I went to many of her shows in the 80's to see her rock out with the blues. As mentioned, the great John Prine wrote the beautiful, "Angel From Montgomery", the character, an older woman, feels life has passed her by & is looking for some meaning. She may be feeling older than her years & is dreaming of things that would make her feel special. I think most people feel this at some point in their lives, if only for moment. Some of her popular hits are "Thing Called Love", "Have A Heart" "Nick Of Time" & try "Love Me Like A Man", Blender Blues", "Walking Blues" for some of her blues songs.
John Prine song. She is a master. John write so much.Many artists were touched by him, R.I.P John. Bonnie is a treasurer. Thank you again, more John Prine, please.
The great Bonnie Raitt. Bonnie is a huge part of the blues/rock genre. She mostly plays slide guitar, and she is amazing at it. Bonnie can stand on any stage with the best rock or blues or country musicians and hold her own!! Also one of many great songs written by the great John Prine.
Well, Bonnie's song "Just Like That" was not only a surprise nomination for this year's Grammy Song of the Year...IT WON...over Beyonce, Lizzo, Harry Styles, Adele, Taylor Swift, etc. I'm dying to see you guys react to that one. It's a killer song. Master songwriting.
Bonnie's self-written song "Just Like That..," from her most recent album of the same title was just nominated for this year's Song of the Year Grammy award. The nomination came as a surprise as it is the only one of the nominees that was NOT released as a radio hit single. Also, the ONLY song nominee written by only one songwriter, I might add. Check it out and get ready to be taken on an unimaginable journey. Have tissues on hand. Yeah, it's THAT good.
This song was originally written and recorded in 1971 by John Prine. Carly Simon was the first to cover it in 1972, but the record company rejected it, and it didn't resurface until 1995.
I first heard this song when John Denver included it on his 1973 Farewell Andromeda album. He did a great job of it. I was 13 & didn't know of John Prine for a few more years. Fast forward to the 80s when Bonnie Raitt returned to the music charts. God gave her such a gift of a voice and guitar talent. RU-vid shows us how many musicians have covered this one, and why not? It's a gift from Mr. Prine to the world.
Bonnie had some great rocking blues songs - check out Thing Called Love or Something To Talk About. Bonnie was first known for folk and blues - long before she was a mainstream singer
Bonnie is a great blues guitarist and singer. She has played a lot with all the old blues men and women. Her 'Women Be Wise' with Sippie Wallace is a must listen. Also, 'I'm in The Mood' with John Lee Hooker shows her love for the blues.
The great John Prine. Was fortunate to have seen Bonnie Raitt at a BYOB in a National Guard Armory back about 1978 in Mobile Alabama. Thanks for your reaction.
John Prine wrote this. They do it as a duet live. But his solo version is awesome, as is Bonnie Raitt. My favorite version of this is actually The Tedeschi Trucks Band doing it. Awesome song...
You should check out her song "Woman Be Wise" with Sippie Wallace. I have heard Bonnie Raitt live often - both in small clubs and large arenas. She is simply amazing.
Bonnie is a icon! She is by far my favorite female vocalist. She is a great slide gutiar player as well. Here main genre is blues, but she mixes a little rock and country twang in there too. Some of my favorites by Miss Raitt are: Gamblin Man, Love Me Like A Man, Love Sneaking Up On You, Love Letter, Thing Called Love, Not The Only One, Nick Of Time and my #1 Fealing Of Falling! I saw here around 2013 in Baltimore inner harbor, a great concert Note: I'm pretty sure she played at S.R.V.'s funeral, two blues legends!!! Ps: I have to gush a little, that FIRE red hair, what man could resist, she is my type of woman😊
I've been singing her praises for the longest time here on your channel...Bonnie Raitt's voice is pure "Mississippi river" smooth blues, just ambling down the line. My favorite is "Have a Heart" from the movie "Heart Condition" (1990) with Denzel and Bob Hoskins. But her cover of "Can't Find My Way Home" is sumptious golden honey vocals that will melt your heart. It's recorded live from 1972 and is gorgeous and begins about 2:45 minutes into the recording Bonnie and Lowell George & John Hammond - it has over 6 million views. Recorded in Ultrasound Studios, Hempstead NY, October 17, 1972 (Bonnie, I believe was 19 y.o. when she sang this beautiful song by Stevie Winwood).
Bonnie Raitt is a close friend of Fanny lead guitarist June Millington. Early in her career, Bonnie Raitt lived with Fanny at their home in the Hollywood Hills known as Fanny Hill. I hope you give Fanny another listen. It has been almost a year.
BB KING said “I came up in a macho world and never thought I’d ever declare the best living slide guitarist to be a woman. Well, I’m declaring. I’m also saying Bonnie is as true-blue an artist as anyone before or since. She might be singing pop or she might be singing R&B, but she’s never far from the source. She has become part of the source herself. She’s a master.”
Bonnie is simply an icon to me and many others. I had always appreciated her guitar work and talent more back in the day (later'80's), but her voice is everything you are describing. The bottom line for me is that Bonnie's music is "inviting." I may not seek her out much (my loss), but if I come across her, I let it play. It's just good and inviting.
Dear Abby, dear Abby, you won't believe this; My stomach makes noises whenever I kiss. My girlfriend tells me its all in my head, but my stomach tells me to write you instead. Signed: Noisemaker. Noisemaker, Noisemaker, you have no complaint; you are what you are and you ain't what you ain't. So listen up buster and listen up good, stop wishing for bad luck and knockin' on wood. Signed, Dear Abby Dear Abby, dear Abby, I never had thought that me and my girlfriend would ever get caught. We were sittin' in the basement just shootin' the breeze, with her hair up in curlers and her pants to her knees. Signed, Just Married.
This is a wonderful song. You might want to hear her Grammy award song, "Just Like That". Make sure you have tissues near. It's a powerful, very moving song.
