Santa Cruz American Music Festival 2015 announced today the phase one artist lineup. The program includes Bonnie Raitt, Los Lonely Boys, Big & Rich, JJ Grey & Mofro, Ryan Bingham, Coco Montoya with Chris Cain & Friends, Ana Popovic, and Big Sam’s Funky Nation, The festival takes place at Aptos Village Park, Aptos, California, during Memorial Day Weekend, May 23 & 24, 2015.
Bonnie Raitt’s voice, talented guitar playing and classic repertoire of blues, folk, R&B, and pop songs have made her one of the most admired artists of her generation. She is the recipient of ten Grammy Awards and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
Her nineteenth album, ‘Slipstream,’ is bluesy, and steeped with the unique slide guitar and soulful vocals that could only be hers. Released in 2012, and earning Raitt her tenth Grammy Award (for Best Americana Album,) ‘Slipstream’ marked Raitt’s first new album in seven years, and the debut for her newly-minted label, Redwing Records. Slipstream sold over a quarter-million copies in 2012, making it one of the top selling independent albums.
Los Lonely Boys is a Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum selling, Tejano power rock trio. Famous for hits like “Heaven, Real Emotions and Diamonds,” Los Lonely Boys have recorded with Santana, Willie Nelson and many other artists. Their 2014 release, Revelation, is an infectiously melodic mix of bluesy rock and rootsy Latin soul.
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