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I have trouble seeing the similarities between B. R.'s music and what is described in the article on Rhythm and Blues. Can someone explain? ike9898 02:08, Jan 12, 2005 (UTC)
I'll take a swing here. She isn't primarily rooted in R&B. She is primarily rooted in the blues. R&B is certainly related to blues but blues is older and R&B is partly derived from it, with heavy influences from church music and from pop music. Many of her songs, especially her early ones, are traditiona twelve-bar blues. In the end, it's all marketing categories anyway and you could market "Love Has no Pride" as a country song and have a hit. In fact, I always wanted to ask EK if he thought he was writing a country song when he wrote it. That would be with absolutely no disrespect. Will in New Haven
The big problem here is the lack of a definition for the term R&B. It could mean Chuck Berry, Sam Cooke, Earth Wind and Fire, Usher, Janet Jackson... The term is also complicated by the associations with African American culture rather than European American culture. To me, Bonnie Raitt is a blues rock musician or quite simply a rock musician. The vocabulary of her music resembles the Rolling Stones or Bruce Springsteen and all the rest of 'em (she sounds like a white musician that is for certain). All rock music is blues based anyway. For sure, Bonnie Raitt is not *modern* R&B - even when she won those Grammies her brand was 20 years out of date. I am a musician... my colleagues and I were surprised at her Grammy categorizations at the time, and on that basis alone I did not vote for her - I felt like white people were hijacking the term R&B for their own purposes like they are doing with rap now. She won anyway. She is an excellent musician; I don't mean to disparage her otherwise.
12.72.194.233 (
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14:36, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
Bonnie said on Tavis Smiley that Joan Baez gave her a guitar when she was 8... doesn't jive with starting to play at 12 —preceding unsigned comment by 141.151.172.183 ( talk • contribs) 23:29, November 24, 2005
Was she not born Bonnie Lynn Raitt ? Derek R Bullamore 20:21, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
Why is this under both Biography and guitarists? Shouldn't it just be under one project? Otherwise we'll end up getting (well, maybe not since there's not much traffic here, but we might get) edit wars between the priorities of the two projects.
Just a thought.
-- lincalinca 02:55, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
The article presently states Raitt was born in both 1948 and 1949 ! Which is correct ?
Derek R Bullamore 10:31, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
I always wondered why Freebo, bass player, tuba player, background vocals, never appeared on any of her albums or tours after being on all of them for so long. Will in New Haven
With no references at all, this article doesn't stand a chance of passing a GA. -- andreasegde 00:29, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
First thing needed is sourcing. There's a broken image (Tongue and Groove's name change and release section) and the lead needs expansion (at a glance). But yeah, the sources would be the first thing, and I can work from there. giggy ( :O) 23:30, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
The intro to this article says that Raitt is famous for *her* songs (Something To Talk About, Can't Make You Love Me...). They aren't *her* songs as she did not write them. The article should refer to her *performances* of those songs. i don't feel comfortable changing the article myself... 12.72.194.233 ( talk) 14:44, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
I took exception to the phrase "Harvard's Radcliffe College", which seems to imply that Radcliffe was part of, or belonged to, Harvard, which was not the case in 1967. The two colleges had very close ties, but Radcliffe was still an independent entity. So I deleted "Harvard's". Tomtab ( talk) 07:17, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
I have reclassified this to C class because of a lack of references throughout the article. The criteria for B class includes referencing and only 7 footnotes exist for the entire article. Cuprum17 ( talk) 02:00, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
I was there working for roger abrahams , promoter, back stage, met bonnie, what a night. does anyone remember, or attend this show ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.234.138.24 ( talk) 11:48, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
There are one or more missing words from this sentence:
Does anyone know what's missing?
— franl | talk ✤ 18:41, 21 July 2013 (UTC)
How is there not one mention of Bonnie's involvement with the incredible "Little Feat?" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.55.196.12 ( talk) 08:09, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
"Raitt became friends with, then 65 year old, bluesman, Dick Waterman." I was curious about Waterman, so I clicked on the link. His page says he was born in 1935. If that is true, he was 33 in 1968, the year Raitt was a sophomore in college. (And from a grammatical standpoint, none of those commas is necessary, although it should be 65-year-old. Or 33-year-old, as the case may be.) Lisapaloma ( talk) 20:01, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, -- Malerooster ( talk) 04:29, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
Her one streak of lighter hair is a very Distinctive Appearance. any one know if it is really Poliosis? It is also known as Mallen streak. Would it be appropriate to add this to the article ?
Here is seperate page on the condition I found before the Wiki Page. https://www.modernsalon.com/article/25105/rare-hair-condition-creates-mallen-streak-a-higlighted-streak-youre-born-with describes it as Wfoj3 ( talk) 20:26, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
The Redwing link is to a different company (Red). Which is unrelated to Bonnie's label "Redwing Records".. 24.61.217.148 ( talk) 12:23, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
![]() | Bonnie Raitt was a Music good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake. | |||||||||
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This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons (BLP) policy, even if it is not a biography, because it contains material about living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to this noticeboard.If you are a subject of this article, or acting on behalf of one, and you need help, please see this help page. |
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I have trouble seeing the similarities between B. R.'s music and what is described in the article on Rhythm and Blues. Can someone explain? ike9898 02:08, Jan 12, 2005 (UTC)
I'll take a swing here. She isn't primarily rooted in R&B. She is primarily rooted in the blues. R&B is certainly related to blues but blues is older and R&B is partly derived from it, with heavy influences from church music and from pop music. Many of her songs, especially her early ones, are traditiona twelve-bar blues. In the end, it's all marketing categories anyway and you could market "Love Has no Pride" as a country song and have a hit. In fact, I always wanted to ask EK if he thought he was writing a country song when he wrote it. That would be with absolutely no disrespect. Will in New Haven
The big problem here is the lack of a definition for the term R&B. It could mean Chuck Berry, Sam Cooke, Earth Wind and Fire, Usher, Janet Jackson... The term is also complicated by the associations with African American culture rather than European American culture. To me, Bonnie Raitt is a blues rock musician or quite simply a rock musician. The vocabulary of her music resembles the Rolling Stones or Bruce Springsteen and all the rest of 'em (she sounds like a white musician that is for certain). All rock music is blues based anyway. For sure, Bonnie Raitt is not *modern* R&B - even when she won those Grammies her brand was 20 years out of date. I am a musician... my colleagues and I were surprised at her Grammy categorizations at the time, and on that basis alone I did not vote for her - I felt like white people were hijacking the term R&B for their own purposes like they are doing with rap now. She won anyway. She is an excellent musician; I don't mean to disparage her otherwise.
12.72.194.233 (
talk)
14:36, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
Bonnie said on Tavis Smiley that Joan Baez gave her a guitar when she was 8... doesn't jive with starting to play at 12 —preceding unsigned comment by 141.151.172.183 ( talk • contribs) 23:29, November 24, 2005
Was she not born Bonnie Lynn Raitt ? Derek R Bullamore 20:21, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
Why is this under both Biography and guitarists? Shouldn't it just be under one project? Otherwise we'll end up getting (well, maybe not since there's not much traffic here, but we might get) edit wars between the priorities of the two projects.
Just a thought.
-- lincalinca 02:55, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
The article presently states Raitt was born in both 1948 and 1949 ! Which is correct ?
Derek R Bullamore 10:31, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
I always wondered why Freebo, bass player, tuba player, background vocals, never appeared on any of her albums or tours after being on all of them for so long. Will in New Haven
With no references at all, this article doesn't stand a chance of passing a GA. -- andreasegde 00:29, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
First thing needed is sourcing. There's a broken image (Tongue and Groove's name change and release section) and the lead needs expansion (at a glance). But yeah, the sources would be the first thing, and I can work from there. giggy ( :O) 23:30, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
The intro to this article says that Raitt is famous for *her* songs (Something To Talk About, Can't Make You Love Me...). They aren't *her* songs as she did not write them. The article should refer to her *performances* of those songs. i don't feel comfortable changing the article myself... 12.72.194.233 ( talk) 14:44, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
I took exception to the phrase "Harvard's Radcliffe College", which seems to imply that Radcliffe was part of, or belonged to, Harvard, which was not the case in 1967. The two colleges had very close ties, but Radcliffe was still an independent entity. So I deleted "Harvard's". Tomtab ( talk) 07:17, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
I have reclassified this to C class because of a lack of references throughout the article. The criteria for B class includes referencing and only 7 footnotes exist for the entire article. Cuprum17 ( talk) 02:00, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
I was there working for roger abrahams , promoter, back stage, met bonnie, what a night. does anyone remember, or attend this show ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.234.138.24 ( talk) 11:48, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
There are one or more missing words from this sentence:
Does anyone know what's missing?
— franl | talk ✤ 18:41, 21 July 2013 (UTC)
How is there not one mention of Bonnie's involvement with the incredible "Little Feat?" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.55.196.12 ( talk) 08:09, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
"Raitt became friends with, then 65 year old, bluesman, Dick Waterman." I was curious about Waterman, so I clicked on the link. His page says he was born in 1935. If that is true, he was 33 in 1968, the year Raitt was a sophomore in college. (And from a grammatical standpoint, none of those commas is necessary, although it should be 65-year-old. Or 33-year-old, as the case may be.) Lisapaloma ( talk) 20:01, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, -- Malerooster ( talk) 04:29, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
Her one streak of lighter hair is a very Distinctive Appearance. any one know if it is really Poliosis? It is also known as Mallen streak. Would it be appropriate to add this to the article ?
Here is seperate page on the condition I found before the Wiki Page. https://www.modernsalon.com/article/25105/rare-hair-condition-creates-mallen-streak-a-higlighted-streak-youre-born-with describes it as Wfoj3 ( talk) 20:26, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
The Redwing link is to a different company (Red). Which is unrelated to Bonnie's label "Redwing Records".. 24.61.217.148 ( talk) 12:23, 4 November 2022 (UTC)