“I’m in the Mood,” with John Lee Hooker (1989)
This collaboration won a Grammy for best traditional blues recording, but that’s not why it ranks among Raitt’s favorites: “I shared musical heat with John Lee Hooker.”
“Hey There,” with John Raitt (1995)
One of three duets on her father’s Broadway Legend album, this show-tune cover from The Pajama Game is, in Raitt’s words, “a daddy-daughter moment to cherish forever.”
“I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues,” with Tony Bennett (2001)
“Not sure I’ve got the right to sing with Tony Bennett,” says Raitt, a guest on Playin’ With My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues. “But I sure as hell didn’t refuse.”
“A Sunday Kind of Love,” with Alicia Keys (2012)
“Etta James had the voice I wish I had,” says Raitt, who paid tribute to the vocal legend with Alicia Keys at the 54th annual Grammy Awards.
“Wrap It Up,” with Brittany Howard (2014)
For the 40th anniversary of Austin City Limits, the Alabama Shakes frontwoman joined Raitt for this 1968 R&B single: “Two chicks with guitars rocking the classic. Big thrill.”