![]() ![]() Clapton, impressed by the piece, used it as part of the song in the ending section which she found out by hearing the song over the PA system a year later. Once they met with Clapton, Coolidge played the piece she composed for him and she gave him a cassette. In 2016, Coolidge stated that she recorded a demo with her boyfriend, the band's drummer Jim Gordon, before they went to England to record with Clapton. "Layla" Ĭoolidge didn't receive songwriting credits for the ending in the 1971 single " Layla" by Eric Clapton's band Derek and the Dominos. She became known as "The Delta Lady" and inspired Russell to write a song of the same name for her. Coolidge did not receive songwriting credits for "Superstar" which later became a hit for The Carpenters. She was featured in Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour and album, singing Russell's and Bonnie Bramlett's song " Superstar". There, she became a backing singer for artists including Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, Harry Chapin, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Dave Mason, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills. Early career Īfter singing around Memphis (including a stint singing jingles), Coolidge was discovered by Delaney & Bonnie, who worked with her in Los Angeles. She is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. Coolidge is a graduate of Florida State University. She attended Nashville's Maplewood High School and graduated from Andrew Jackson Senior High School in Jacksonville, Florida. She is of Cherokee and Scottish ancestry. She is the daughter of Dick and Charlotte Coolidge, a minister and schoolteacher, with sisters Linda and Priscilla, and brother Raymond. Life and career Early life Ĭoolidge was born in Lafayette, Tennessee. Her recordings include " (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher," " We're All Alone", " I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love", and the theme song for the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy: " All Time High". During the 1970s and 1980s, her songs were on Billboard magazine's pop, country, adult contemporary, and jazz charts, and she won two Grammy Awards with fellow musician and then-husband Kris Kristofferson. Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945) is an American recording artist. Tickets for Sunday 21 October cost €39, €49, €59 or €65 and can be purchased. ![]() Tickets for Thursday 18 October cost €39, €49, €59 or €130 (VIP) and can be purchased via this link. The concert on 18 October will be recorded and broadcasted on 28 October on the Flemish television channel 'één'. ![]() Kobe Ilsen will take care of the presentation. Her new album, A Rita Coolidge Christmas, is due to be released in Fall 2012 on 429 Records/Universal.īesides 'All Time High', the following Bond songs will be performed: Live And Let Die, Tomorrow Never Dies, Goldfinger, Thunderball, Surrender, You Only Live Twice, Licence To Kill, Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia With Love, Nobody Does It Better, Die Another Day, All Time High, The Man With the Golden Gun, We Have All The Time In The World, For Your Eyes Only, Goldeneye en Another Way to Die.Īll artists will be accompanied by the Academy Award-winning Brussels Philharmonic under the baton of internationally acclaimed conductor Dirk Brossé. On her album And So Is Love, Rita Coolidge reinvented herself as a jazz singer. She co-starred with Barbara Streisand in the Academy Award winning 'A Star Is Born'. She also collaborated with some other famous artists like Ray Charles, Eric Clapton and George Harrison. ![]() Leon Russell did the same thing with 'Delta Lady', 'A Song For You' and 'Hummingbird'. Stephen Stills wrote the songs 'Cherokee', 'The Raven' and 'Sugar Babe' in her honour. She also collaborated with other artists like Kris Kristofferson, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Roger Waters and George Harrison among many others.Ĭoolidge is very popular in the musical world. She went on to record over 20 albums, three of those with her husband Kris Kristofferson and won two Grammy Awards.ĭuring her career, Coolidge scored several other hits, like 'Superstar', 'We're All Alone', 'Higher & Higher' and 'The Way You Do The Things You Do'. She was asked to join the Delaney and Bonnie tour, followed by the Joe Cocker and Leon Russell "Mad Dogs & Englishmen Tour" As a part of this legendary rock 'n roll band, she instantly gained worldwide success and signed a recording contract with A&M Records. Delta Lady Rita Coolidge started her career as a backup vocalist for artists such as Ray Charles and Jackie Wilson. ![]()
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