Bonnie Raitt with SIPPI WALLACE

I’m really pleased to have the chance to tell people about Sippie Wallace. She’s been my idol and my biggest influence ever since I first heard her sing. I’ve never actually met her before this weekend, so this is really a special occasion for me.

I first started to play guitar and listen to blues when I was growing up in Los Angeles. I used to go to the Ash Grove and see Lightning Hopkins, Brownie & Sonny and whoever else was coming into town.