According to Rita Coolidge, she didn’t realize that something was amiss with “Layla” until she heard it later on the radio.

In 1970, Eric Clapton’s drummer, Jim Gordon, composed a gorgeous progression on the piano, and played it for a woman he was dating, singer Rita Coolidge. Coolidge composed a second part to the ...

Seventies songbird Rita Coolidge's headline-making romance and marriage to singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson may have ended in divorce in 1980, but she says the two still share a "bond" that ...

Rita Coolidge was a massive music icon in the 1970s. Later on, she was mostly in the news due to her personal life. Now, the ...

In late 1970, singer Rita Coolidge, who had graduated from Florida State University three years earlier, was having her promotional photos taken for her upcoming, self-titled debut album on A&M ...

RITA Coolidge is an iconic American singer who defies classification, racking up hits on Billboard’s country, pop, contemporary and jazz charts. Between 1973 and 1980, she was married to anot… ...

RITA Coolidge is an iconic American singer who defies classification, racking up hits on Billboard’s country, pop, contemporary and jazz charts. Between 1973 and 1980, she was married to anot… ...

Here are 6 albums you didn’t know feature Rita Coolidge. 1. Stephen Stills – Stephen Stills. Coolidge lends her harmonies to the background of Stephen Stills’ self-titled solo debut.

His second marriage was to singer Rita Coolidge in 1973, but they eventually divorced in 1980. In 1983, he married Lisa Meyers, and they remained together until his death.

Spokesman-Review music critic Les Blumenthal raved about the Kris Kristofferson-Rita Coolidge concert at Expo ’74. He said they performed “the type of music that doesn’t fit into any neat ...

Coolidge’s version of events has been supported by Derek & The Dominos keyboard player Bobby Whitlock. In a 2011 interview with Where’s Eric!, he said: “Jim took the melody from Rita’s song and didn’t ...