The heart-wrenching ballad, "I Can't Make You Love Me," written by songwriters Mike Reed and Allen Shamblin was inspired by a story in a 1989 edition of The Tennessean about street drunks. The song, ...

Bonnie Raitt’s talent for the blues is unmistakable, but she’s far from a cookie-cutter clone of other blues crooners. She’s always had a very rock-focused and bittersweet vibe to the way she sings, ...

Perseverance characterizes the career of Bonnie Raitt. Through personal and professional setbacks, Raitt kept plugging away at her art and her craft. Public indifference to her brilliance bordered on ...

American Idol judges have come and gone over the years, but plenty of song choices have stayed. With more than 20 seasons under its belt, thousands of hopeful musicians have graced the singing ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli. One of this year's Kennedy Center honorees is singer and songwriter Bonnie Raitt. She's a 10-time Grammy Award winner, best known for her soulful voice and her ...

I’m not a music critic like the gifted Matt Wake, but here goes: When Bonnie Raitt came to town last week, she was determined to give her audience “Something to Talk About” and she did. By the time ...

The song was inspired by a quote in a Tennessean story from 1989. The song was recorded by Bonnie Raitt, George Michael, Prince, Boys II Men and Adele. The heart-wrenching ballad, "I Can't Make You ...