As expected, the legendary Bonnie Raitt is hard at work on the road supporting her latest hit album, Just Like That. . . The set topped no less than six Billboard charts — including the magazine's Folk and Top Blues lists. Raitt hits San Diego tonight (September 27th), playing the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park with special guest Mavis Staples opening the show.
With decades of studio and stage work under her belt, Bonnie Raitt explained to us that the lessons she's learned apply to the studio and concert hall alike: “A show and an album are not dissimilar. Y'know, you have a certain way of opening up things. And a certain. . . for me it's how to set the three big ballads into the record with enough recovery time after you hear them and enough build up before them. You can't put four ballads in a row and you can't put any similar grooves in a row, so after 21 records, I kinda know what works and its part of the artistry, I think.”
Bonnie Raitt – with special guest Marc Cohn – tour dates (subject to change):