She became known as 'The Delta Lady' and inspired Russell to write a song of the same name for her. Coolidge did not receive songwriting credits for 'Superstar' which later became a hit for The Carpenters. She was featured in Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour and album, singing Russell's and Bonnie Bramlett's song ' Superstar'. There, she became a backing singer for artists including Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, Harry Chapin, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Dave Mason, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills. Early career Īfter singing around Memphis (including a stint singing jingles), Coolidge was discovered by Delaney & Bonnie, who worked with her in Los Angeles. She is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. Coolidge is a graduate of Florida State University. She attended Nashville's Maplewood High School and graduated from Andrew Jackson Senior High School in Jacksonville, Florida. She claims to be of Cherokee and Scottish ancestry. She is the daughter of Dick and Charlotte Coolidge, a minister and schoolteacher, with sisters Linda and Priscilla, and brother Raymond. Life and career Early life Ĭoolidge was born in Lafayette, Tennessee. Her recordings include ' (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher,' ' We're All Alone', ' I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love', and the theme song for the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy: ' All Time High'.

During the 1970s and 1980s, her songs were on Billboard magazine's pop, country, adult contemporary, and jazz charts, and she won two Grammy Awards with fellow musician and then-husband Kris Kristofferson.

Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945) is an American recording artist.

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