BONOFF TO SALUTE VALENTINE'S DAY SINGER-SONGWRITER WILL COVER SONGS BY RAITT, RONSTADT.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - Singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff, whose songs were made famous by artists like Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is a nine-time Grammy award-winning American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist who was born in Burbank, California, the daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt. , Linda Ronstadt and Wynonna Judd, will perform a Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. concert of hits from throughout her career. Opening for Bonoff will be Kenny Edwards, a co-founder of the 1960s group The Stone Poneys along with Ronstadt and Bobby Kimmel. ``I think my music and our show is really compatible with Valentine's Day because there is a lot of romantic ballads,'' said Bonoff. Among the songs expected to be played are ``The Water is Wide,'' ``Goodbye, My Friend,'' and ``Daddy's Little Girl,'' a song recorded in 1995 by her four-member ensemble The word ensemble can refer to
The concert is at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Palmdale Playhouse, 38334 10th St. E. Tickets are $20. A California native, Bonoff began writing songs at age 15 with her sister, Lisa. She studied guitar with Frank Hamilton Frank Hamilton is the name of: People named Frank Hamilton Frank Hastings Hamilton - was an U.S. surgeon Frank Fletcher Hamilton - was a Canadian P.C. M.P. of The Weavers and recorded an 11-song demo demo - /de'moh/ 1. A demonstration of a product, often of an early version or prototype. A demo is a far more effective way of inducing bugs to manifest themselves than any number of test runs, especially when important people are watching. 2. demo version. 3. at 16. To get her foot in the door, she would stand in line at the Troubadour troubadour One of a class of lyric poets and poet-musicians, often of knightly rank, that flourished from the 11th through the 13th century, chiefly in Provence and other regions of southern France, northern Spain, and northern Italy. club to get a slot in the Troubadour's Monday night ``Hoot.'' ``To me it was really, really fun. ... I'd gone from being completely nobody to having three of my songs sung by Linda Ronstadt,'' said Bonoff of her success. Ironically i·ron·ic also i·ron·i·cal adj. 1. Characterized by or constituting irony. 2. Given to the use of irony. See Synonyms at sarcastic. 3. , her own top 40 hit, ``Personally,'' was written by someone else. She eventually formed the band Bryndle with fellow singer-songwriters Edwards, Wendy Waldman and Andrew Gold. Between 1977 and 1988, Bonoff released four albums. Her latest recording is ``All My Life'' on Columbia/Legacy, which showcases her songs. Bonoff plays 40 concerts a year, but mainly enjoys spending most of her time at home doing what she does best - songwriting. ``I write all the time, I'm always working on something,'' said Bonoff, who said she finds inspiration in the unexpected. ``It's kind of a mystery for me. It always comes from a subconscious subconscious: see unconscious. place. It just comes out when you least expect it.'' Bonoff will sign copies of her CDs after Saturday evening's performance. Discount tickets are available for groups of 10 or more. Tickets can be ordered by calling (661) 267-5685 or online at www.cityofpalmdale.org. A sound clip of Bonoff is also available online. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff will perform Saturday in a Valentine's Day show. |
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