Bonnie Raitt

Singer Bonnie Raitt performs during a fundraiser concert benefitting the victims of Hurricane Katrina at Avalon on Sept. 12, 2005 in Los Angeles. With the release of her 18th album, Raitt kicks off her Souls Alike Tour on Feb. 10, 2006, in Santa Cruz, Calif.

Nine-time Grammy winner Bonnie Raitt performs during filmmaker George Lucas's open house for his new Letterman Digital Arts Center on June 25, 2005, in San Francisco, Calif.

Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne perform Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004, at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts in East Lansing, Mich., as part of the "Vote for Change" tour.

Jackson Browne, left, Bonnie Raitt and Keb' Mo' perform during the "Vote for Change" concert at the Warner Theatre in Erie, Pa., on Friday, Oct. 1, 2004. The Erie show was one of six "Vote For Change'' concerts scheduled across Pennsylvania on the same night.

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Bonnie Raitt and a host of other recording artists join Bruce Springsteen, center, for "Vote for Change" on Aug. 3, 2004. Members of the group performed in a series of fund-raising concerts in nine swing states before the presidential election in an effort to unseat President Bush.

A highlight of the March 2004 NAACP Image Awards show was a performance of "Georgia" as a tribute to Ray Charles. From left are Stevie Wonder, B.B. King and Bonnie Raitt.

Former Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich, center, was joined by musicians Willie Nelson and Bonnie Raitt before a campaign fund-raising concert in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004. Along with Nelson's and Raitt's endorsements, the event also included performances by Doobie Brothers Pat Simmons and Michael McDonald.

Singers Bonnie Raitt and Koko Taylor speak during the reception for the 13th Annual Pioneer Awards presented by the Rhythm & Blues Foundation in New York. Taylor was honored for her lifetime contribution to the development of rhythm and blues music.

Bonnie Raitt performs "Coming Home" during the "Salute to the Blues" concert at Radio City Music Hall on Friday, Feb. 7, 2003, in New York. The show was the official kickoff of a year-long blues celebration.

Bonnie Raitt and Ruth Brown arrive at the "Salute to the Blues" concert at Radio City Music Hall on Friday, Feb. 7, 2003, in New York. Congress declared 2003 "The Year of the Blues" and the show was the official kickoff for the year-long celebration.

Bonnie Raitt gives B.B. King a kiss as Robert Cray watches before they performed "Payin' The Cost To Be The Boss," during the finale of the "Salute to the Blues" concert at Radio City Music Hall on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2003, in New York.

San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown and musician Bonnie Raitt flip a symbolic solar switch during a ceremony announcing the future use of solar power in San Francisco on Dec. 16, 2002.

Ellen DeGeneres, right, host of the Grammy Awards, and Bonnie Raitt perform at the 39th annual Grammy Awards in New York on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1997.

British musician Elton John plays the piano as other performers take part in the finale of "Aretha Franklin: Duets," an AIDS benefit concert in New York on Tuesday, April 28, 1993. Standing, from left are, Smokey Robinson, Gloria Estefan, Rod Stewart, Bonnie Raitt, Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro and Prince Be of PM Dawn.