April 21, 1978 Gusto review: Bonnie Raitt and John Hall at Shea's Buffalo
One of my big regrets of 2023 is missing this woman when she played the amphitheater at Chautauqua Institution back in June. April 21, 1978 The fans couldn’t get enough of Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Raitt is the best white blueswoman making popular music today. If there ever was any doubt, she erased it Thursday night while a wet spring snow fell outside Shea’s Buffalo . What sets her apart is that she’s not just a singer in front of a band. Raitt’s a musician, a student of the blues. Over her sparkly purple blouse and jeans, she wears an electric hollow-bodied guitar, with the F-holes taped over to minimize feedback, and a capo on the third fret. And she knows how to use it. She plays a mean bottleneck solo. She knows how to choose a band...