One of her fans' favorite ballads, "Too Long at the Fair," is from Bonnie's second album, Give it Up, released in 1972. It was written by Joel Zoss and beautifully expresses the kind of weariness her voice captured, even at her young age of 22. This live performance is from the classic BBC music program, The Old Grey Whistle Test, in 1976. The band features Freebo on bass, Will McFarland on guitar, Alan Hand on piano and the late Dennis Whitted on drums. -- BRHQ. Watch the full video on YouTube:

Journey back nearly half a century, with Bonnie Raitt and her band performing live at the BBC Television Center in Shepherd’s Bush, West London on March 23, 1976. This originally aired on the BBC’s Old Grey Whistle Test program and was later rebroadcast several times, including here in the states by VH1 Classics. VHS sourced copies are easily found all over the web and this show has been bootlegged to death, but this BetaCam SP copy of the BBC’s 2” master looks and sounds superior to any bootleg