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Singer/songwriter BONNIE RIATT

Fresh Air
Published February 25, 1996 at 10:00 PM MST

Singer/songwriter BONNIE RIATT. Her newest release is her first live album, "Road Tested," (Capitol). It's been nominated for a Grammy. But today, RIATT is on Fresh Air to talk about the musicians and performers that inspired her. She'll play recordings by such blues artists as B.B. King, Mississippi Fred McDowell, and Sippie Wallace. RIATT recorded one of McDowell's songs on her new album. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE

Copyright 1996 Fresh Air