How Bonnie Raitt Defied the Odds with Nick of Time and the Heartbreak of “I Can’t Make You Love Me”

Some thought she was an overnight success when she swept the grammy in 1989… but guitar-toting songstress Bonnie Raitt was actually two decades, and ten studio albums in the making. Without a doubt, it was a long, hard road to get there. Dropped by her label, written off by critics, and getting loaded after every show, it seemed like her career was over. but Bonnie’s comeback was sweet when she hit #1 in 1989 with Nick of Time and swept the grammys and then her legend was etched in stone when she covered a former NFL football player's song that was so heart wrenching she sobbed through singing it. The song called “I Can’t Make You Love Me” was inspired by something a man said to a judge when he was being sentenced for shooting up his girfriend’s car and was played beautifully by Bruce Hornsby. …the amazing story is NEXT on the Professor of Rock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .