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There’s plenty of good news for Bonnie Raitt fans as Slipstream, her first release since 2005, is getting critical raves. Now, she’s released the video for her cover of Gerry Rafferty’s Right Down the Line, which features couples in love, including lesbian and gay couples kissing.
Raitt, 62, has been recording killer music since the early 70s. On Slipstream her signature bluesy voice is as pristine as ever and she can still hold her own as one of the best slide guitarists in the business.
A political and environmental and all-around equal rights activist since the 70s, it’s no wonder Raitt so seamlessly slips lesbian and gay couples in to her video.
Here’s Raitt’s video for Slipstream:
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
