AP Photo/Kevin Wolf IN THIS FILE photo, 2024 Kennedy Center Honoree singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt arrives on the red carpet for the Kennedy Center Honors Gala in Washington.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Bonnie Raitt is heading back out for her fourth year on tour just months after being recognized for her lifetime of artistic achievements as part of the Kennedy Center’s 47th Class of Honorees in Washington, DC last December.

Raitt and her world-class band will headline theaters and amphitheaters around the country performing songs from her enduring catalog.

Her tour has taken her across the U.S. and Canada with stops overseas in Australia, England, Ireland, Scotland and Europe since the release of her critically acclaimed, three-time Grammy Award-winning studio album, “Just Like That…” in 2022.

Raitt will perform live in Green Bay on Sept. 17 at The Weidner with special guest Jimmie Vaughn and the Tilt-A-Whirl Band. Tickets go on sale Friday exclusively through TicketStar at WeidnerCenter.com or by calling 1-800-895-0071.

“I’m looking forward to having my longtime pal and one of my favorite artists, blues legend Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-A-Whirl Band be our special guests for the late summer tour. We’ve shared many gigs and duets over the years but never as a ‘double trouble’ co-bill. Bound to be some good blues rockin’ going on – can’t wait to hit the road together,” Raitt said.

Vaughan is “thrilled to play some shows with my talented friend Bonnie Raitt and her band. It’s been a long time coming. Myself and The Tilt-A-Whirl Band are excited to be part of this great tour.”

Raitt earned her 31st Grammy nomination in December, Best American Roots Performance, for her contribution to the track “Nothing In Rambling,” a wonderful cover of Memphis Minnie’s song featuring Fabulous Thunderbirds founding member Kim Wilson, along with Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal and Mick Fleetwood. The track appears on the Fabulous Thunderbirds’ latest album, “Struck Down,” also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.

Raitt is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose unique style blends blues, R&B, rock, and pop. After 20 years as a cult favorite, she broke through to the top in the early ’90s with her Grammy-award-winning albums, “Nick of Time” and “Luck of the Draw,” which featured hits, “Something To Talk About” and “I Can’t Make You Love Me” among others. The 13-time Grammy winner was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 and Rolling Stone named the slide guitar ace one of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and one of the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time.”

The past few years have been very busy for Raitt. In 2022, Raitt embarked on a 75-date headlining U.S. tour; released her critically acclaimed 21st album “Just Like That…,” (the third release on her independent label, Redwing Records) which was #1 on six Billboard charts the week of release and was perched at #1 on the Americana Radio Album Chart for ten consecutive weeks. The album’s first single, “Made Up Mind” remained in the top three spots on the Americana Radio Singles Chart for 17 weeks. Raitt also received the Icon Award at Billboard Women In Music Awards, the was recognized by the Recording Academy with a Lifetime Achievement Award and she saw her breakthrough album, “Nick of Time” added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. Her single “Just Like That” also won the Grammy award for Song of the Year.

As a bandleader, singer and guitarist, the four time Grammy Award winner, Vaughan is a master of how everything is captured for posterity.

Getting the chance to open for Jimi Hendrix when he was 16 years old along with being heavily influenced by B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Albert King, Freddie King and so many more, convinced the young Vaughan it was time to find a way to play the music he felt the strongest about: the blues.

He formed The Fabulous Thunderbirds and their debut album “Girls Go Wild” on Takoma Records was released in 1979. After worldwide success with The Fabulous Thunderbirds during the 80’s, it came time to leave the band and build his own path in exploring different approaches to the blues. He and his brother Stevie Ray Vaughan collaborated and released “Family Style” to great acclaim and recognition in the music industry.

He then released his first solo album on Epic Records in the early ’90s and what Vaughan discovered was that he could take it anywhere; there were no boundaries.