E street shuffle fallon7/4/2023 ![]() Raitt added that she’d still love to work with Keith Richards, Bob Dylan, and H.E.R. That’s probably why, as Raitt noted, she’s recorded duets with more than 100 different musical acts - from Bryan Adams to B.B. Whenever the show’s team has struggled to think of who could best pay tribute to someone like John Prine, Ray Charles, or Christine McVie, "the answer is always Bonnie Raitt." "No one commands more respect" amongst their musical peers than Bonnie Raitt, said Wild, who's worked on the GRAMMY Awards as a writer since 2001. ![]() She’s A Master Collaborator, With More On The Way Swift also introduced herself to Raitt, whom she’d never met, saying,"Hi, I’m Taylor." Raitt said she responded, "Ya think?" - which made the audience in the Clive Davis Theater crack up. Swift's "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)" was in competition, alongside works by Lizzo, Adele and Harry Styles. Raitt recounted being chatted up by Taylor Swift during the GRAMMYs, with Swift telling Raitt backstage that she felt okay losing Song Of The Year to her. Here are six things we learned at "A Conversation With Bonnie Raitt." Taylor Swift Is A Fan - And A Humble One At That It was an illuminating and downright charming experience - as well as an educational one. īefore she heads out on a tour of the western United States and Australia, Raitt sat down to chat with moderator David Wild for about two hours, musing not only about her "total surprise" about snagging the Song trophy, but also about her experience at the ceremony. Last year, Raitt was awarded the GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award, and at this year’s ceremony, she snagged GRAMMYs for Best American Roots Song, Best Americana Performance and the coveted Song Of The Year. Over the course of her decades-long career, Raitt has earned 30 GRAMMY nominations, taking home 13 golden gramophones for tracks like "Nick Of Time," "Something To Talk About," and “SRV Shuffle,” as well as albums such as Luck Of The Draw and Longing In The Hearts. But to the millions in the know, and the choice few in attendance for a chat with Raitt at the Grammy Museum on March 5, she is a living legend. ![]() For the uninitiated, Bonnie Raitt is just an "unknown blues singer" - albeit one who managed to nab the Song Of The Year award at the 2023 GRAMMYs, plus two other trophies. ![]()
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