Bonnie Raitt is a recent recipient of the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award and an American music treasure. With a Houston date approaching, we asked Raitt about the people - particularly the Texans - who made an impact on her legendary career, including one Houston area writer who helped connect this article's writer to her music four decades ago.
Billy F Gibbons & Friends to Headline 2022 Aimloan.com San Diego Blues Festival on Saturday, September 10 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Embarcadero Marina Park North.This year’s 2022 lineup features returning headliner Billy F Gibbons with amazing national and local acts including: Southern Avenue, Phantom Blues Band with Curtis Salgado, Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials, Eddie 9v, Memphissippi Sounds, Ben Powell and the Taryn Donath Duo.The event lives up to its mission to provide great blues at an affordable price while raising food and funds to support the fight against hunger in our community.Tickets to this year’s festival are now available! Whether you enjoy the festival sitting in your favorite beach chair on the grassy knolls of the Embarcadero Martina Park North or you opt for the VIP treatment with two covered seating areas and a catered lunch, the San Diego Blues Festival team is determined to give you a great experience. From the music to the beautiful bay front se