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Rita Coolidge

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American recording artist; singer

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • Delta lady
  • Safe in the arms of time

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1945-05-01
2008 universal fire victimadult contemporaryamericanblue-eyed soulcountrycountry pop

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
179,051
Total plays
1,101,155

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popfemale vocalistscountry70ssoft rock

Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945, in Lafayette, Tennessee) is an American Singer. Coolidge's early career was as a backing vocalist, for artists such as Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, and Leon Russell. Her performance of "Superstar" on the Cocker/Russell Mad Dogs and Englishmen album helped gain her attention. She became known as "The Delta Lady" and inspired Leon Russell to write a song of the same name for her. It was during this time that she met Kris Kristofferson; the two married in 1973. <a hre

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Official website
www.ritacoolidge.com
Image
Rita Coolidge, 2002 - cropped.jpg
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start of work period
1969-00-00
Commons category
Rita Coolidge
date of birth
1945-05-01
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Works in European collections

21 objects attributed to Rita Coolidge, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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