- Daughter of John Raitt and Marjorie Haydock.
- Received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts (1991).
- Ranked #4 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll.
- Blues singer-songwriter and slide guitar player.
- Dominated the Grammy ceremonies in Los Angeles, winning four awards for her tenth album: Album of the Year (for "Nick of Time"); Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female; Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female, and Best Traditional Blues Recording (for her duet with John Lee Hooker: "I'm in the Mood"). (February 21, 1990)
- Her older brother Steven James Raitt (born June 19, 1947) died after an eight-year battle with brain cancer on April 4, 2009 in Rio Linda, California. A talented musician himself, he was a member of a group called the T.C. Jammers.
- She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1750 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California on March 19, 2002.
- While living in one of the West Hollywood apartment complexes directly behind Cherokee Recording Studios, she got backup singing recording gigs with music producers Bruce Robb and Steve Cropper.
- Her nephew is the special effects modeler-animator Bay Raitt, creator of the character Gollum in the Lord of the Rings movies.
- Sister of Steven Raitt and David Raitt.
- Awarded the Harvard Arts Medal. (May 3, 1997)
- In fall 2004, she participated in the Vote for Change concert tour organized to encourage the defeat of George W. Bush in the U.S. presidential election.
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2000) and the Blues Hall of Fame (2010).
- Born 4:08 PM (PST).
- Announced plans to divorce Michael O'Keefe on November 9, 1999.
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