EC-CHAP Film Series: "Bonnie Raitt”
SUGGESTED DONATION $5.00
Doors: 6:30pm / Film Screening: 7:00pm
SPECIAL NOTE: We are pleased to collaborate with colleague and EC-CHAP Volunteer Arthur Rovozzo to develop this multi-part film series featuring contemporary rock, blues and the “British Invasion”. Arthur Rovozzo is DJ for the weekly radio program “Musical Myriad” on WECS, 90.1fm.
Arthur Rovozzo
This film project is the brainchild of “Musical Myriad” host Arthur Rovozzo, WECS Radio, 90.1FM.
Arthur’s extensive musical knowledge and passion for historical roots has led to the development of this unique 5-part series.
As Arthur describes:
“Many people are Bonnie Raitt fans, but came to the table a bit late - after Bonnie's great successes on Capitol Recordsas a Grammy Award winner. Bonnie had a long career before that breakthrough. In the 1960's Bonnie took a musicalpath that may have surprised her Broadway and theatrical star Dad, learning Folk Music, then studying blues guitarwith Fred McDowell and Muddy Waters, blues vocals with Sippie Wallace.
In the dawn of the 1970's, Raitt was already recording albums for Warner Brothers with her distinctive intertwining ofSoul, Blues, Singer/Songwriter, West Coastisms and Rock. She attracted a core fandom of 100,000 listeners but thatwas not enough for the satisfaction of a corporate music company. After a lengthy run of albums, Warner Brothersdropped her and Capitol staged a career rescue which proved to be highly profitable....for all involved!
We are planning to screen two Marley film artifacts: the original Wailers concept with three male singers,(originally Bob, Peter Tosh & Bunny Livingston), is referenced in a music set with vocal assists from Jamaican music scene veteran Joe Higgs. Part two captures the updated Wailers with three female voices, (I-Threes), backing Bob. Their intense performance at the Rainbow Theater in the U.K. was famously released on LP!."
On our movie night we plan to feature material from both phases of Raitt's amazing body of work: excerpts of a1970's era televised concert will encapsulate her Warner's album sequence with some favor lay repertoire tunes, while the 1980s to New Millenium material will dominate concert films taken during tours, (with special guest artists occasionally appearing). You will witness evidence of why Bonnie's Blues-based slide guitar skill is so highly praised, along with the fantastic vocals. The late Fred McDowell would certainly approve!
Join us for our first film screening of the 2025-2026 Season with A Bob Marley Retrospective! This project is a part of the EC-CHAP Film Series hosted by the Eastern Connecticut Center for History, Art, and Performance (EC-CHAP), a 501.3.c non-profit membership-based cultural organization. To learn more and how you can become a member, visit www.ec-chap.org.
Suggested donation $5.00. Doors 6:30pm / Show 7:00pm. Soft drinks and snacks available. We are pleased to offer our exclusive "BYOB&F" model - Bring Your Own Beverage & Food (Wine & Beer Only - I.D. Required).
Please call 518-791-9474 for additional information.