Brandi Carlile's solo career is going pretty well by any measure, but she has a dream to branch out into her own supergroup, she revealed to Bulletin board on the red carpet at the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington on Sunday night (December 8), where she helped honor Bonnie Raitt.
“I have this plan — I've been hitting on Bonnie for a couple of years now to do a little threesome with Bonnie and Sheryl [Crow]she says. She almost got her wish Sunday night as she and Crow performed Raitt's classic, “I Can't Make You Love Me,” as Raitt looked on appreciatively from her seat next to the other honorees — the Grateful Dead , Arturo Sandoval and Francis Ford. Coppola — as well as President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden.
“I just think it's the best idea, so if you know anybody in high places who could put in a good word for me,” Carlile joked. “Isn't that a good idea? I think it's a good idea.”
The idea evokes memories of another female supergroup: Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris, who formed their own collective and released a Grammy-winning single. Trio album in 1987. Another album followed in 1999. Harris was also at the Kennedy Center Honors Sunday night, joining Dave Matthews to perform Raitt's version of John Prine's “Angel from Montgomery.”
Because of Washington, Carlyle was also asked about the results of the presidential election and said there is “definitely” some self-care as Biden leaves office and Donald Trump returns as president on January 20.
“I wake up every morning a political lesbian whether I like it or not in a house of women raising two young women that I have to keep safe and that I have to constantly balance and evaluate how much our family can help move this country forward in any way possible. we can,” Carlisle said. “It was deep and somber in a way to be here and watch the honorees come forward and accept their honor for diplomacy and sovereignty on behalf of our country, but it was also encouraging because it reminds me that the arts are the best what we have to offer. This is how we represent ourselves.”
