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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Celebrating was the last thing on Rita Coolidge’s mind when she and veteran music author Michael Walker completed “Delta Lady,” her unusually frank and compelling new memoir. Instead, a ...

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.

Rita Coolidge's introduction to the world of big-time rock 'n' roll came on one of the most notorious tours in music history. Coolidge, who will perform Friday at Harrisburg's Whitaker Center, ...

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… ...

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.

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 ...