Bonnie+Raitt

Sam B. As you research your selected guitarist, you will need to note some specific information from his or her life and career. Include the following in your final writing: Details for your written assignment: ,
 * Introduction
 * Biography
 * Discography
 * Legacy
 * Conclusion

Written Information : As you enter information, the area will expand. Make sure to check the required details of the assignment.

Bonnie Raitt was best known in her older years for using the bottle neck or sliding-guitar style.which is when you make the notes sound like they're sliding by using a "steel" wich is a cover you put over your finger to change the sound of the notes.

Works Cited "Bonnie Raitt." //Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians//. New York: Schirmer, 2001. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 23 May 2012

"Slide guitar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 11 Jun2012. .

Sources : Include the source information for all of the articles or web sites that were used to complete your project. Source information is found at the end of each article in iCONN.They should also be listed in alphabetical order by the first word of the source citation. //sample:// "Carol Kaye." //Contemporary Musicians//. Vol. 22. Detroit: Gale, 1998. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. "Selected Websites on Carol Kaye's Life and Works." //Gale Biography in Context//. Detroit: Gale, 2008. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012.

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Guitarist Research Notes Table

 * ** Information Feature ** ||= **Your Findings** //cells will expand as you enter your findings// ||
 * The guitar style I am researching is:

Blues
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 * The artist I am researching is:

Bonnie Raitt
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 * This guitarist lived from:

to currently
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 * Describe the guitar style you are researching.

Bottle neck or slide-guitar technique
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 * What kind of musical training did the guitarist have? ||  ||
 * What types of music influenced this artist?

black blues artists that influenced her song writing
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 * Name some musicians who influenced the guitarist you are researching.

John Hurt, Fred McDowell, and Sippie Wallace.
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 * Has this guitarist played more than one style? If so, what other styles? ||  ||
 * What type of guitar does this musician play?

Gibson Les Paul
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 * What are some interesting facts about your guitarist’s childhood?

her dad sang on Broadway and she first started playing guitar at 9
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 * What did this guitarist do before she became famous?

played piano and played in Boston clubs
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 * List two interesting facts about the guitarist’s life.

2.she's a founding member of M.U.S.E ( musicians united for safe energy)
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 * List two albums or songs your artist released, the dates they were released and why they are important.

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 * Who is playing this style of music today?What do you like about his/her style?

Adele sings some forms of soul or blues and i like her style because her songs have really deep meaning
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 * What legacy has this guitarist left to the world of music?

She has proven that you don't have to be really young to to all the things shes done. Not only that but women can play guitar too
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