Rita Coolidge

Rita Coolidge (Lafayette, Tennessee, May 1, 1945) is an American singer.

Coolidge began her career as a backing vocalist, working with artists such as Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, Leon Russell, and Kris Kristofferson. Her performance as “Superstar” on the eponymous song by Cocker and Russell on the album Mad Dogs and Englishmen drew attention.

Coolidge became known as “The Delta Lady” and inspired Leon Russell to write a song with that title. In the early 1970s, she met Kris Kristofferson, whom she married in 1973, and they had a daughter, Casey. They recorded several albums together and won Grammy Awards in 1974 and 1976. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1980.

In the late 1970s, Coolidge had several hits as a solo artist, mostly covers of songs by artists such as Jackie Wilson, The Temptations, and Boz Scaggs. One of her last hits was the 1983 song “All Time High” from the James Bond film Octopussy.

In 1997, Coolidge and her sister Priscilla formed the group Walela, along with Priscilla’s daughter Laura Satterfield. The group’s work is Native American in nature. “Walela” is the Cherokee word for hummingbird.

The song that you can hear this week is :
We’re All Alone