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Mar 4, 2005 · Yet Raitt worked nearly continuously from 1940 almost up to his death at the age of 88. In 1995, he recorded the album John Raitt: The Broadway Legend, and sang some duets with daughter Bonnie ...
John Raitt was born Jan. 10, 1917, in Santa Ana, California, to Scottish Presbyterian parents. He won a track scholarship to the University of Southern California and completed his education at ...
John Raitt was born on January 29, 1917 in Santa Ana, California. The family’s Southern Cali fornia roots went back to 1885, when John’s grandfather arrived to work on the Newport-to-Santa Ana railroad. His father Archie stayed in the area, running a YMCA camp. Although this allowed John the opportunity to join in on campfire sing-a-longs ...
Feb 20, 2005 · Explore John Raitt's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about John Raitt on AllMusic.
Broadway star John Raitt was one of the most prolific stage performers of his generation. He was a leading star in the golden era of musical theater, and was perhaps best known for his role as Billy Bigelow in Carousel, which he originated in 1945.
Hear John talk about long runs and "artistic successes. In 1948 he returned to Broadway in Magdalena, an eagerly awaited musical from noted South American composer Villa-Lobos. The show lasted only 11 weeks at the Ziegfeld. John’s next Broadway musical, Three Wishes for Jamie, was a folksy, Irish fable based on an award-winning novel.
1982 – Fanny & South Pacific. 1983 – Man of La Mancha. 1984 – Kiss Me, Kate. At the end of each performance John invited the audience to stop by the lobby, where it would be his "pleasure and privilege" to greet them and sign autographs. The time he spent with individual fans, no matter how brief, was never forgotten.
