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Bonnie Raitt at 75: 25 images of the award-winning legend (25 images)

By UPI Staff

Bonnie Raitt, known for her songs "Something to Talk About," "I Can’t Make You Love Me," and "Love Sneakin’ Up on You,” has won 10 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for “Nick of Time.” The legendary singer turns 75 on Friday. Here’s a look back at her career through the years.



Inductee Bonnie Raitt performs with presenter Melissa Etheridge (R) at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies in New York on March 6, 2000. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI
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Raitt speaks against storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, Nev., during an Earth Day press conference on April 22, 2002, in Washington. Raitt joined a dozen other groups in calling for more environmental protections. Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI
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Raitt speaks against storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, Nev., during an Earth Day press conference on April 22, 2002, in Washington. Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI
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Left to right, Raitt, Buddy Guy and Ruth Brown pose for pictures at the "Salute to the Blues" concert celebrating the Official Year of the Blues at Radio City Music Hall in New York on February 7, 2003. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI
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