Tom died last October surrounded by people who loved him. For the last 4 months, Tom’s widow Barbara Williams, Troy Garity, my son with Tom, and I have been working together to create a memorial that honored and celebrated Tom’s 6 decades of commitment to peace, justice and democracy.
In the course of preparing the memorial, I reread many of his books and speeches, watched films, news footage and interviews of Tom that Troy and Barbara assembled and read letters that friends and colleagues of his were sending in about the impact Tom had on their lives. And I was able to see with even more clarity than when he and I were together what an extraordinary life of dedication he lived and what a lasting impact he had on countless lives.
From a working class family in Royal Oak, Michigan, a student and alter boy in the arch conservative Father Coughlin’s Temple of the Little Flower, Tom became editor of the prestigious Michigan Daily and, after reporting on the new Free Speech Movement in Berkeley in the early 60’s, the civil rights bus boycotts and sit ins in the South, he stepped out from behind his notepad and became an organizer and builder of movements. He was able to whisper to me the day before he died that seeing people willing to die for their beliefs changed him forever. And it was ‘forever.’ He never stopped trying to make Democracy a reality.
We held the memorial at UCLA’s Royce Hall on Sunday February 19. People came from all over the country who had been in the trenches with Tom, some from the very beginning. There were people who were part of creating the seminal Port Huron Statement on which Tom was the lead writer and editor— the document that laid out in beautiful, even soulful, language an entirely new vision of what a Democratic society would look like. It was a profound departure from the doctrinaire, ideological view of the “old Left” and it brought hope and inspiration to a new generation of young activists who came together as SDS: Students for a Democratic Society. To illustrate the cultural impact that the Port Huron Statement had, we were able to get clips from “Mad Men” and the film, “The Big Lebowski” in which characters talked about the document and how “cool” it was.
Two of the Chicago 7 defendants, Rennie Davis and John Froines, were at the memorial.
Troy, Barbara and I had the speakers arranged in chronological order so that one could see the entire sweep of Tom’s life as an organizer/strategist/movement builder/writer/journalist/State Senator.
Troy, edited a wonderful opening video called “Who the Hell is Tom Hayden?” and then started everything off with an emotional, funny and welcoming speech that really set the perfect tone.
A beautifully emotional Alfre Woodard read from Tom’s memoir, Ed Begley spoke about Tom’s commitment to the environment and how it changed his life, ending by saying that he named his daughter Hayden in Tom’s honor.
Bobby Kennedy Jr spoke about Tom’s Irishness and why the Kennedy family asked Tom to be one of the pall bearers at Robert Kennedy’s funeral. Kevin DeLeon, President Pro Tem of the California Senate, talked about what Tom accomplished as a member of the state legislature for 14 years when term limits forced his retirement. Delores Huerta spoke. Bonnie Raitt, a longtime friend and supporter of Tom’s, sang “Change is Gonna Come.”
Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Jason Mraz, Joel Rafael and John Trudell’s Bad Dog donated over $85k to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe this week from proceeds and donations from their November 27 benefit concert at the Prairie Knights Pavilion in Fort Yates, ND, seven miles from Oceti Sakowin Camp.
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Bonnie Raitt, Nick of Time song by Bonnie Raitt (Standing Rock Reservation, 27 November 2016)
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"Nick of Time" is the title cut of a 1989 album by Bonnie Raitt. This was the second song of Bonnie’s set at Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
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"Thing Called Love" is a song written by John Hiatt; it appeared on his album Bring the Family (1987); Bonnie Raitt covered it on her album Nick of Time (1989).
This was the final song of Bonnie Raitt’s set at: Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
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Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Brown Thing Called Love song by John Hiatt (Standing Rock, 27 November 2016)
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"Thing Called Love" is a song written by John Hiatt; it appeared on his album Bring the Family (1987); Bonnie Raitt covered it on her album Nick of Time (1989).
This was the final song of Bonnie Raitt’s set at: Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
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"I Am a Patriot" is a song written by Little Steven Van Zandt which appeared on his album Voice of America (1983); Jackson Browne covered it on his album World in Motion (1989).
This was the second song of a 3-song encore at: Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday night, 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Joel Rafael, Jason Mraz I Am a Patriot (Standing Rock, 27 Nov 2016)
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"I Am a Patriot" is a song written by Little Steven Van Zandt which appeared on his album Voice of America (1983); Jackson Browne covered it on his album World in Motion (1989).
This was the second song of a 3-song encore at: Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday night, 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
"Take It Easy" is a song written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey; it was recorded by the Eagles and was the opening track on their eponymous first album (1972). Jackson recorded the song as the opening track on his second album For Everyman (1973).
This was the first encore song of: Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
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Jackson Browne, rap and Take it Easy with Bonnie Raitt (Standing Rock, 27 November 2016)
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"Take It Easy" is a song written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey; it was recorded by the Eagles and was the opening track on their eponymous first album (1972). Jackson recorded the song as the opening track on his second album For Everyman (1973).
This was the first encore song of: Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Valentine "Val" McCullum is an English-Scottish guitarist born in LA–yes, for people of my generation, the son of the actors David McCallum and Jill Ireland–and has toured extensively with Jackson Browne, and worked with Bonnie, Harry Nilsson, Natalie Merchant, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Shelby Lynne, and many others. He has at least one solo album to his credit with which I am familiar and also plays in Jackshit the Band.
This was the first song of Bonnie’s set at Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert ben
Valentine "Val" McCullum is an English-Scottish guitarist born in LA–yes, for people of my generation, the son of the actors David McCallum and Jill Ireland–and has toured extensively with Jackson Browne, and worked with Bonnie, Harry Nilsson, Natalie Merchant, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Shelby Lynne, and many others. He has at least one solo album to his credit with which I am familiar and also plays in Jackshit the Band.
This was the first song of Bonnie’s set at Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert ben
Wow, was Bonnie channeling Aretha Franklin’s National Anthem? Anyone heard her perform it so languorously slow before? "Angel from Montgomery" is a song by the great John Prine; it appeared on his debut album (1971). Bonnie Raitt recorded it on her fourth album Streetlights (1974).
This was the third of a 5-song set by Bonnie at: Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
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Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne Angel From Montgomery song by John Prine (Standing Rock, 27 Nov 2016)
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Wow, was Bonnie channeling Aretha Franklin’s National Anthem? Anyone heard her perform it so languorously slow before? "Angel from Montgomery" is a song by the great John Prine; it appeared on his debut album (1971). Bonnie Raitt recorded it on her fourth album Streetlights (1974).
This was the third of a 5-song set by Bonnie at: Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
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With Bonnie Raitt, Jason Mraz, and Quiltman (Milton Sahme) opening and closing the song. "Rockin’ the Rez" is a song written by John Trudell (1946-2015) and my friend Jesse Ed Davis (1944-1888). This was the third encore song and finale of Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday night, 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota. Please Stand with Standing Rock http://standwithstandingrock.net/oceti-sakowin/. Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
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Joel Rafael, Jackson Browne, Bad Dog, et alii Rockin’ the Rez (Standing Rock, 27 November 2016)
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With Bonnie Raitt, Jason Mraz, and Quiltman (Milton Sahme) opening and closing the song. "Rockin’ the Rez" is a song written by John Trudell (1946-2015) and my friend Jesse Ed Davis (1944-1888). This was the third encore song and finale of Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday night, 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota. Please Stand with Standing Rock http://standwithstandingrock.net/oceti-sakowin/. Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
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"World in Motion" is a song written by Jackson Browne and Craig Doerge; it appeared on Jackson’s 9th studio album "World in Motion" (1989).
This was the last song of Jackson’s set at Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
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Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt World in Motion (Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, 27 November 2016)
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"World in Motion" is a song written by Jackson Browne and Craig Doerge; it appeared on Jackson’s 9th studio album "World in Motion" (1989).
This was the last song of Jackson’s set at Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
Bonnie Raitt, Nick of Time song by Bonnie Raitt (Standing Rock Reservation, 27 November 2016)
"Nick of Time" is the title cut of a 1989 album by Bonnie Raitt. This was the second song of Bonnie’s set at Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Brown Thing Called Love song by John Hiatt (Standing Rock, 27 November 2016)
"Thing Called Love" is a song written by John Hiatt; it appeared on his album Bring the Family (1987); Bonnie Raitt covered it on her album Nick of Time (1989).
This was the final song of Bonnie Raitt’s set at: Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Joel Rafael, Jason Mraz I Am a Patriot (Standing Rock, 27 Nov 2016)
"I Am a Patriot" is a song written by Little Steven Van Zandt which appeared on his album Voice of America (1983); Jackson Browne covered it on his album World in Motion (1989).
This was the second song of a 3-song encore at: Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday night, 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Jackson Browne, rap and Take it Easy with Bonnie Raitt (Standing Rock, 27 November 2016)
"Take It Easy" is a song written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey; it was recorded by the Eagles and was the opening track on their eponymous first album (1972). Jackson recorded the song as the opening track on his second album For Everyman (1973).
This was the first encore song of: Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Valentine "Val" McCullum is an English-Scottish guitarist born in LA–yes, for people of my generation, the son of the actors David McCallum and Jill Ireland–and has toured extensively with Jackson Browne, and worked with Bonnie, Harry Nilsson, Natalie Merchant, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Shelby Lynne, and many others. He has at least one solo album to his credit with which I am familiar and also plays in Jackshit the Band.
This was the first song of Bonnie’s set at Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert ben
Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne Angel From Montgomery song by John Prine (Standing Rock, 27 Nov 2016)
Wow, was Bonnie channeling Aretha Franklin’s National Anthem? Anyone heard her perform it so languorously slow before? "Angel from Montgomery" is a song by the great John Prine; it appeared on his debut album (1971). Bonnie Raitt recorded it on her fourth album Streetlights (1974).
This was the third of a 5-song set by Bonnie at: Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
Joel Rafael, Jackson Browne, Bad Dog, et alii Rockin’ the Rez (Standing Rock, 27 November 2016)
With Bonnie Raitt, Jason Mraz, and Quiltman (Milton Sahme) opening and closing the song. "Rockin’ the Rez" is a song written by John Trudell (1946-2015) and my friend Jesse Ed Davis (1944-1888). This was the third encore song and finale of Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday night, 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota. Please Stand with Standing Rock http://standwithstandingrock.net/oceti-sakowin/. Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt World in Motion (Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, 27 November 2016)
"World in Motion" is a song written by Jackson Browne and Craig Doerge; it appeared on Jackson’s 9th studio album "World in Motion" (1989).
This was the last song of Jackson’s set at Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
Bonnie Raitt, Nick of Time song by Bonnie Raitt (Standing Rock Reservation, 27 November 2016)
"Nick of Time" is the title cut of a 1989 album by Bonnie Raitt. This was the second song of Bonnie’s set at Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Brown Thing Called Love song by John Hiatt (Standing Rock, 27 November 2016)
"Thing Called Love" is a song written by John Hiatt; it appeared on his album Bring the Family (1987); Bonnie Raitt covered it on her album Nick of Time (1989).
This was the final song of Bonnie Raitt’s set at: Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Joel Rafael, Jason Mraz I Am a Patriot (Standing Rock, 27 Nov 2016)
"I Am a Patriot" is a song written by Little Steven Van Zandt which appeared on his album Voice of America (1983); Jackson Browne covered it on his album World in Motion (1989).
This was the second song of a 3-song encore at: Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday night, 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Jackson Browne, rap and Take it Easy with Bonnie Raitt (Standing Rock, 27 November 2016)
"Take It Easy" is a song written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey; it was recorded by the Eagles and was the opening track on their eponymous first album (1972). Jackson recorded the song as the opening track on his second album For Everyman (1973).
This was the first encore song of: Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Valentine "Val" McCullum is an English-Scottish guitarist born in LA–yes, for people of my generation, the son of the actors David McCallum and Jill Ireland–and has toured extensively with Jackson Browne, and worked with Bonnie, Harry Nilsson, Natalie Merchant, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Shelby Lynne, and many others. He has at least one solo album to his credit with which I am familiar and also plays in Jackshit the Band.
This was the first song of Bonnie’s set at Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne Angel From Montgomery song by John Prine (Standing Rock, 27 Nov 2016)
Wow, was Bonnie channeling Aretha Franklin’s National Anthem? Anyone heard her perform it so languorously slow before? "Angel from Montgomery" is a song by the great John Prine; it appeared on his debut album (1971). Bonnie Raitt recorded it on her fourth album Streetlights (1974).
This was the third of a 5-song set by Bonnie at: Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
Joel Rafael, Jackson Browne, Bad Dog, et alii Rockin’ the Rez (Standing Rock, 27 November 2016)
With Bonnie Raitt, Jason Mraz, and Quiltman (Milton Sahme) opening and closing the song. "Rockin’ the Rez" is a song written by John Trudell (1946-2015) and my friend Jesse Ed Davis (1944-1888). This was the third encore song and finale of Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday night, 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota. Please Stand with Standing Rock http://standwithstandingrock.net/oceti-sakowin/. Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt World in Motion (Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, 27 November 2016)
"World in Motion" is a song written by Jackson Browne and Craig Doerge; it appeared on Jackson’s 9th studio album "World in Motion" (1989).
This was the last song of Jackson’s set at Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock, Sunday 27 November 2016, a concert benefiting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and in support of numerous water protectors opposed to current plans for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The concert was held on the reservation at Prairie Knights Pavilion, near Fort Yates, North Dakota.
Please consider donating to Standing Rock or organizational allies of Oceti Sakowin.
The benefit concert sold over 1,500 tickets to the general public and provided 800 free tickets to the Standing Rock community and water protectors. In addition to the money raised for the Tribe, Browne, Raitt and Rafael spent the day before the show at the Oceti Sakowin camp, donating over 500 blankets to those staying for the winter.
Bonnie Raitt with Faith Spotted Eagle and family at the Oceti Sakowin camp. Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Jason Mraz and donated $85k to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
“What an incredible honor it was to get to experience the powerful coming together of so many thousands united in spirit and commitment to nonviolence, to protect the water and sacred sites,” said Raitt in a press release.
“Arriving at the Oceti Sakowin Camp, with tipis, yurts and campers stretched as far as the eye could see, remains one of my life’s most memorable experiences. Meeting with the tribal elders, taking part in sacred ceremonies, witnessing the incredible work and coordination to provide food, sanitation, security, schooling, medical care and spiritual sustenance to those thousands who have been in the camps and on the line since the summer was incredible. I was filled with such great respect and admiration,” Raitt said.
“We hope the decision to halt construction will prevail in the New Year, but I know the people taking a stand there will continue their fight. We are committed to moving away from our dependence on fossil fuels and into a safer, more job-intensive green energy future. In the meantime, the resilience, strength and courage of all those at Standing Rock will continue to inspire my commitment to nonviolence and the power of people coming together to impact social change,” she said.
This is my love letter to Bonnie Raitt – the other woman in my life.
I am here in Santa Barbara with Deb, celebrating our 35th wedding anniversary, having driven up the coast 100 miles from our home in Redondo Beach to see Bonnie play at the Santa Barbara Bowl.
Bonnie doesn’t know I’m here. I didn’t let her know I was coming. Didn’t even send her a text or leave a voicemail.
Even if I had it wouldn’t have made any difference. She wouldn’t care, believe me. How could she? Bonnie Raitt doesn’t know me. She doesn’t know I’m here to celebrate our 35th anniversary.
She doesn’t know that on my birthday next month it will be the 36th anniversary of the day in 1980 I proposed to Debra at a Bonnie Raitt concert at the Universal Ampitheatre. Not just any Bonnie concert – the one with Sippie Wallace!
Bonnie doesn’t know that six years earlier, Deb helped produce a performance Bonnie did at the Kiva while Deb was a college student at Michigan State in 1974. Or that the poster from that gig at the MSU Kiva hung proudly in Deb’s Seal Beach apartment when I first met her.
Bonnie has no way of knowing she was the indelible and non-stop soundtrack for my earliest years in California, as a 20-year-old seeking movie screenwriting fame and fortune in Hollywood.
It was 1977 and I was living on Romaine Avenue off of Vine, between Melrose and Santa Monica, in the gritty low income side of Tinseltown. I roomed with my screenwriting partner who had 4 cassette tapes and a stereo tape deck.
Two of those cassettes were Bonnie’s first two albums and songs like “Women Be Wise” “Finest Loving Man” “Big Road” “Give It Up Or Let Me Go” “I Know” “Love Me Like A Man“ and “You Got To Really Know How“ were not only giving me a lesson in the blues, but were also preparing me to appreciate and cherish strong, talented, independent women, who can and will give as good as they get. Just like the one I fell in love with and married 35 years ago.
So maybe it’s no surprise that I have spent the last 39 years choosing to work with and befriend exactly those kind of women – in every area of my life. Or that today at 58, the vast majority of my closest friends and colleagues are almost exclusively women I admire, respect and want to spend my time with.
I know Bonnie wouldn’t take the credit for any of that. How could she? We’ve never talked about it.
Just as we’ve never discussed how much I always loved watching Bonnie sing with her father, Broadway legend, John Raitt. They sang duets at almost every Los Angeles area concert she played for years. The joy they shared filled the hearts of all who heard them. And they meant something uniquely special to me.
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David Dye - December 1972 - 93.3 WMMR
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No Nukes - MUSE Battery Park 9-23-1979 - Bonnie Raitt
Bandana Blues #1038
Bandana Blues is and will always be a labor of love. Please help Spinner deal with the costs of hosting & bandwidth. Visit www.bandanablues.com and hit the tipjar. Any amount is much appreciated, no matter how small. Thank you.
Bonnie has contributed a new recording of "Prison Bound Blues" written by Leroy Carr to a project called Better Than Jail, an extraordinary new album benefiting Free Hearts and Equal Justice USA. Better Than Jail is available everywhere today and features covers of iconic prison songs from Steve Earle, Taj Mahal,Margo Price, The War and Treaty and many more. The album seeks to raise awareness and support for the urgent need to reduce the harm of the criminal justice system. https://found.ee/BetterThanJail.
I'm so proud to have joined in with so many illustrious artists in creating this very special album in support of rural prison reform. Overlooked for far too long, this issue cuts across all cultural and political divides and deserves all our focused attention to finally bring about some swift and meaningful action. Better Than Jail is one of the most inspired and heartfelt albums I've been blessed to be a part of and I hope it sets a fire in hearts far and wide to join in our efforts." ~ Bonnie Raitt
Released on: 2024-10-04 Executive Producer: Brian Hunt Producer: Kenny Greenberg Producer: Wally Wilson Producer: Bonnie Raitt Recording Engineer: Jason Lehning at Sound Emporium Mastering Engineer: Alex McCollough at True East Mastering Production Assistant: Shannon Finnegan Mixer: Justin Niebank at Hounds Ear Music Publisher: Universal Music Corp. Composer, Lyricist: Leroy Carr ℗ Believe Entertainment Group and Wyatt Road Records
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The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Nothing in Rambling Ft. Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo' & Mick Fleetwood
In celebration of the band’s 50th Anniversary, The Fabulous Thunderbirds have just released Struck Down, their first studio album in eight years on Stony Plain Records. The ten-track album includes a wonderful cover of Memphis Minnie’s “Nothing in Rambling,” featuring longtime friends, T-Birds founding member Kim Wilson, along with Bonnie, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal and Mick Fleetwood. — BRHQ
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Little Feat - Long Distance Call
“I’ve always loved Little Feat and this new incarnation of the band is bringing some serious heat, cred and new blood to their enduring legacy. Every Feat fan loves us some Sam. I’m so glad he’s now gotten a chance to step out front and center and put his spin on these wonderful blues songs. I loved singing "Long Distance Call" with him, always one of my favorites, and Scott slayed on slide. Know you’ll enjoy hanging out with us at Sam’s Place!" -- Bonnie Raitt
“Long Distance Call” was written by blues legend, Muddy Waters. It has Sam Clayton and Bonnie Raitt on vocals, Scott Sharrard on Dobro, Fred Tackett on acoustic guitar, Tony Leone on drums, and Michael “The Bull” LoBue on harmonica. The album also features Bill Payne on piano and Kenny Gradney on bass.
Little Feat have composed an album that’s their love letter to the blues entitled, ‘Sam’s Place.’ “Long Distance Call” plus many other blues classics are on this album. You can stream and order ‘Sam’s Place’ here: https://orcd.co/samsplace
Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2, the anticipated new John Prine tribute record from Oh Boy Records, is out today. Stream/purchase HERE.
Created as a celebration of Prine’s life and career, the album features new renditions of some of Prine’s most beloved songs performed by Brandi Carlile (“I Remember Everything”), Tyler Childers (“Yes I Guess They Oughta Name A Drink After You”), Iris DeMent (“One Red Rose”), Emmylou Harris (“Hello In There”), Jason Isbell (“Souvenirs”), Valerie June (“Summer’s End”), Margo Price (“Sweet Revenge”), Bonnie Raitt (“Angel From Montgomery”), Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (“Pretty Good”), Amanda Shires (“Saddle in the Rain”), Sturgill Simpson(“Paradise”) and John Paul White (“Sam Stone”). Proceeds from the album will benefit twelve different non-profit organizations, one selected by each of the featured artists.
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Bonnie Raitt - Write Me a Few of Your Lines/Kokomo Blues
60 years anniversary celebration of Arhoolie
December 10, 2020
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Arhoolie Foundation celebrates it's 60th anniversary (1960-2020) with an online broadcast.
Bonnie Raitt - Shadow of Doubt
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
October 3, 2020
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass celebrates it's 20th anniversary with an online broadcast titled “Let The Music Play On”.
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Bonnie Raitt & Boz Scaggs - You Don't Know Like I Know
Farm Aid 2020 On the Road
Sam & Dave classic written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter.
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Sheryl Crow & Bonnie Raitt - Everything Is Broken
[Eric Clapton’s Crossroads 2019]
Eric Clapton, one of the world’s pre-eminent blues/rock guitarists, once again summoned an all-star team of six-string heroes for his fifth Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2019. Held at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, the two-day concert event raised funds for the Crossroads Centre in Antigua, the chemical dependency treatment and education facility that Clapton founded in 1998.
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'A Tribute To Mose Allison'
Celebrates The Music Of An Exciting Jazz Master
Raitt contributed to a new album, If You're Going To The City: A Tribute To Mose Allison, which celebrates the late singer and pianist, who famously blended the rough-edged blues of the Mississippi Delta with the 1950s jazz of New York City.
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Bonnie Raitt about her friendship with the Mose Allison. They're also joined by Amy Allison — his daughter, who executive produced the album — about selecting an unexpected list of artists to contribute songs to the album.
Recorded on tour June 3, 2017 - Centennial Hall, London - Ontario Canada
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