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Also Known As Bonnie Lynn Raitt
Born November 8, 1949 (age 77) • Burbank • California
Awards And Honors Kennedy Center Honors (2024) • Grammy Award (2023) • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (2000) • Grammy Award (1996) • Grammy Award (1994) • Grammy Award (1991) • Grammy Award (1989)

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