In the years since her string of hit records during the 1970s, she formed a family vocal group, called Walela, whose music reflects the soul of their Native American ancestry.Ĭoolidge and her two sisters, Priscilla and Linda, were blessed with powerful singing voices. Rita Coolidge emerged from the hippie-rock and psychedelic blues era as a stylist who transformed everything from folk, rock, country and soul into sensual pop music. Addresses: Record company-A&M Records, 1416 N. Education: Attended Florida State University. My own personal songs.Born on May 1, 1944, in Nashville, TN married Kris Kristofferson (a singer-songwriter), 1973 divorced, 1980. Ultimately, I co-wrote three of the songs, because those were the songs that I couldn’t find. So, it was a big, very expansive process. We would meet and for two days just do nothing but listen to songs. I was doing the same thing where I lived. Sometimes just maybe a couple of bars, but… (laughs) My producer listened to more than I did, and then he would hone it down to things that he liked and thought I would like. As far as this record, I think that I really spent more time choosing the songs on this record than I ever have. I was always interested in doing the female version of a song. I always felt like a lot of times, like “We’re All Alone,” where a man sings and it’s one thing, but when a female sings it, it changes the whole perception of the song. I think because I had such a big hit with “Higher and Higher,” the record company felt like it was probably a good lead that I continue to cover other people’s songs. We’d just sit down and look into a group of songs and picked ten. I still keep it in my concerts, because it was such a very special part of my life.īack thirty, forty or fifty years ago, I honestly don’t remember how we decided. I knew it was being recorded for Mad Dogs and Englishmen. When I was singing the song, I felt like I would record it. But that was one of my first compositions, with Bonnie, of course. Bonnie has said, “Somewhere in my house, I’ve got the tape that we made that night when we wrote the song.” When the record came out, my name of course was not on it. Bonnie and I were writing the song and were pretty much finished with the chorus and part of the verses, and Delaney knocked on the door and came in. If you listen to the lyrics, you can tell that girls wrote that song. I sat down and said, “I’ve got this idea for a song.” I had mentioned it to Leon Russell and he said, “Yeah, it’s a good idea.” So, Bonnie and I started writing this song. After a gig one night, Bonnie and I were in my room. Well, I was one of the writers on that song. I panicked for a minute, and then the book was out and everything was fine. At the same time, right before the book came out, I just had a moment of “Oh my God, what have I done?” (laughs) Everybody’s going to know everything about me now. It was kind of cathartic to write the book. Also, just clear up some stories of things I knew people were interested in. Just jumping all over the place between people’s sessions. Karen Carpenter would be in the next studio. The Eagles would be recording down the street. Just being a part of a time when music was just so vibrant, and things were changing so fast. It was more to be able to talk about being in the music scene in the 70s in Los Angeles and in Memphis. When I was writing the book with Michael Walker, I was trying to accomplish something, just getting the story of the first 30 years of my life, because it ends when Kris and I divorced.
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