On October 25th, 2006 at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary, Bonnie Raitt will perform in support of The Pembina Institute.
"Throughout her amazing career Bonnie Raitt has played benefits to draw attention and to support an array of worthy causes including environmental protection. We thought Bonnie Raitt was a natural fit to perform at our first concert fundraising event and we are so excited that this legend is coming to perform in Calgary!" said Nancy Hammer of the Pembina Institute.
The Pembina Institute was established in 1985 to address the environmental and health issues related to safety standards in the oil and gas industry. Today, Pembina is a large National non-profit organization working on sustainable energy solutions for the health of the planet. Their vision is a world in which our immediate and future needs are met in a manner that protects the earth's living systems; ensure clean air, land and water; prevents dangerous climate change and provides for a safe and just global community.
More than just a best-selling artist, respected guitarist, expressive singer, and accomplished songwriter, Bonnie Raitt has become an institution in American music. The release of Souls Alike, her eighteenth album, marks yet another brave, exhilarating step in a legendary body of work.
In March of 2000, Bonnie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; this was followed by her welcome into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame. Over the years, Bonnie has appeared as a guest on over 100 album projects and she continues to stretch the boundaries, performing with artists as varied as Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora, and legends B.B.King, Tony Bennett, and Willie Nelson.
All of Raitt's experiences led her to Souls Alike, her first album ever to bear the credit "Produced by Bonnie Raitt." The album is a collection of songs by lesser-known songwriters with whom Raitt feels a deep affinity and whose work she is eager to champion. Featuring some surprising new directions and, as she describes them, "thorny, adult themes," the ambitious and innovative Souls Alike reveals an extraordinary artist who's never been content to rest on her laurels. "You gotta do stuff that stretches you," Bonnie says. "I'd hang up my spurs if I didn't have something new to play."
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For more information contact:
Jennifer Davis
The Event Group
P: 403-543-4786
Jennifer@eventgroup.ca