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“Who Do You Think You Are?”: How Eric Clapton “Ripped Off” Rita Coolidge With the Hit “Layla”
According to Rita Coolidge, she didn’t realize that something was amiss with “Layla” until she heard it later on the radio.
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Feeling old? Here are some 80’s icons turning 80 this year
Several celebrities who were the biggest stars of the 1980s, are all turning 80 this year. (2025) Eighty! Rod Stewart, Tom ...
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Rita Coolidge was muse to rock icons — and this is how they treated her - New York Post
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 ...
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Kris Kristofferson’s ex-wife, Rita Coolidge – what she looks like today at 79 - MSN
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 ...
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Rita Coolidge Writes of Kris Kristofferson Marriage - People.com
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 ...
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In new book, singer Rita Coolidge says she co-wrote 'Layla' coda
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 ...
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Rita Coolidge: I Did Not Break Up Crosby, Stills & Nash - People.com
Coolidge, best known for her 1977 hit Higher and Higher , has grown used to hearing that she was responsible a romantic drama that led to the iconic folk-rock band's split over four decades ago.
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Tedeschi Trucks Band Announce Special Screening of ‘Learning to Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen’ with Q&A
Tedeschi Trucks Band, photo by Bill Kelly Tedeschi Trucks Band have announced a special screening of Learning to Live ...
The Sun9mon
What we know about Kris Kristofferson's ex-wife Rita Coolidge
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… ...
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Kris Kristofferson’s ‘Love Confessions’ Revealed in His Diary: It Will ‘Make a Lot of People Blush’ - Yahoo
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.
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Who is Kris Kristofferson’s ex-wife Rita Coolidge and when did the country singer divorce her? - The Irish Sun
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… ...
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Rita Coolidge says she co-wrote piano coda in 'Layla'
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 ...