Bonnie Raitt's genre-blending repertoire – and by extension, her guitar playing – has captivated audiences for over five decades. The emotive interplay between her guitar and vocals is further amplified by her slide mastery, transforming the technique into a quasi-second voice that once prompted B.B. King to call her the “best damn slide player working today”.
“That feel is something you can’t teach – it’s something where I just listened and listened,” she tells The Guardian when asked about how to get her beautifully smooth slide tone.
