In 1997, Coolidge was one of the founding members of Walela, a Native American music trio, that also includes Coolidge's sister Priscilla and Priscilla's daughter Laura Satterfield. She is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. Coolidge previously had romantic liaisons with Stephen Stills and Graham Nash her leaving Stills for Nash has been cited as a contributing factor behind the initial 1970 breakup of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.Ĭoolidge now lives in Fallbrook California. The list consisted of remakes of Jackie Wilson's "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher", Boz Scaggs' "We're All Alone", and The Temptations' "The Way You Do The Things You Do", followed by "You".Ĭoolidge was married to Kris Kristofferson from 1973–1980. Just got back from New York City Kris (Kristofferson) and Rita (Coolidge) done it all Bought perfection there for all the world to see Lord, I heard an angel singing in that Philharmonic Hall Rita Coolidge, Rita Coolidge, cleft for meĬoolidge's greatest success on the pop charts came during 1977-1978 with four consecutive top 25 hits. Willie Nelson references her in Devil in a Sleepin' Bag on Shotgun Willie, singing: With him, she recorded several duet albums which sold well, and earned them a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1974 for "From the Bottle to the Bottom", and in 1976 for "Lover Please". In November 1970, she met Kris Kristofferson at the LA airport when they were both catching the same flight to Tennessee and he got off in Memphis with her rather than go on his originally planned stop in Nashville the two married in 1973. She became known as "The Delta Lady" and inspired Leon Russell to write a song of the same name for her. Ĭoolidge is a graduate of Florida State University in Tallahassee. She is of Scottish and Cherokee Native American ancestry. During the 1970s and 1980s, she charted hits on Billboard's pop, country, adult contemporary and jazz charts.Ĭoolidge was born in Lafayette, Tennessee. “I’m still here and I still have a lot of gratitude for the whole process of being able to make music.”Įxplore our Derek and the Dominos Artist Page.Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945) is a multiple Grammy Award-winning American vocalist. “Sometimes the path is surrounded by rainbows, and sometimes it’s buried in the mud,” says Coolidge. She’ll then come to the UK for a four-night residency at Boisdale in London from 14-17 May. Coolidge debuted songs from the album at South By Southwest last month, and will mark the album release with a performance at L.A.’s famous Troubadour on 30 April. Safe in the Arms of Time will be released in multiple formats, including a three-sided white vinyl collector’s edition with a special silkscreen on the fourth side. Coolidge’s autobiography Delta Lady: A Memoir was widely acclaimed on its 2016 publication. Her own Anytime…Anywhere set of 1977 went platinum in the US, and the follow-up ‘Love Me Again’ was gold. I’m extremely proud of it.”Īs a solo artist, Coolidge’s track record includes gold-certified 1977 US hits with covers of Jackie Wilson’s ‘(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher’ and Boz Scaggs’ ‘We’re All Alone.’ She’s also known for other signatures such as ‘The Way You Do The Things You Do,’ ‘I’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love,’ the James Bond movie theme ‘All Time High’ and her series of albums with former husband Kris Kristofferson, including the gold-selling Full Moon. “The idea was making an album that had the same appeal of my early records - to make a roots record about my own roots. “I’ve written so many songs assuming a role like an actor, but this time I got to write from experience,” says Coolidge. scene, Russ Kunkel, offered her their song ‘Doing Fine Without You’ two years before she began recording the album. The new album, produced by Ross Hogarth, features three new Coolidge co-writes, including two composed with one of her own longtime favourites, Keb’ Mo’, who sings with her on ‘Walking On Water.’ She co-wrote ‘You Can Fall In Love’ with Stan Lynch, from Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers Nash and another revered name from that L.A. It was created at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, where she began her solo recording career with her self-titled A&M Records debut of 1971. Two-time Grammy-winning vocalist and composer Rita Coolidge will return with the album Safe In The Arms Of Time on 4 May on Blue Elan Records.
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