John Raitt introduces Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Carousel” to patrons at Carnegie Hall in New York in 2002. Raitt is the robust baritone who created the role of Billy Bigelow in the original New York production. (Stuart Ramson / AP)
John Raitt, left, Stevie Wonder, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Idle and Marilyn Horne were inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame in 2001. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
Singer Bonnie Raitt and her father John Raitt pose during a cocktail party before attending the 15th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Dinner in 2000 at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria hotel. (Kathy Willens / AP)