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Delta Lady : a Memoir by Rita Coolidge; Michael Walker, (Music journalist) is a music available to read on EtoBox.
What is Delta Lady : a Memoir about?
The two-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter bares her heart and soul in this intimate memoir, a story of music, stardom, love, family, heritage, and resilience. She inspired songs-Leon Russell wrote "A Song for You" and "Delta Lady" for her, Stephen Stills wrote "Cherokee." She co-wrote songs-"Superstar" and the piano coda to "Layla," uncredited. She sang backup for Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, and Stills, before finding fame as a solo artist with such hits as "We're All Alone" and "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher." Following her story from Lafayette, Tennessee to becoming one of the most sought after rock vocalists in LA in the 1970s, Delta Lady chronicles Rita Coolidge's fascinating journey throughout the '60s-'70s pop/rock universe. A muse to some of the twentieth century's most influential rock musicians, she broke hearts, and broke up bands. Her relationship with drummer Jim Gordon took a violent turn during the legendary 1970 Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour; David Crosby maintained that her triangle with Stills and Graham Nash was the last straw for the group. Her volatile six-year marriage to Kris Kristofferson yielded two Grammys, a daughter, and one of the
Who reads Delta Lady : a Memoir?
It is typically read by artists, cooks, musicians and hobbyists working from how-to references.
Common subject areas: arts, cooking, music, crafts.
- Author
- Rita Coolidge; Michael Walker, (Music journalist)
- Publisher
- New York, NY: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780062372048
- Category
- music
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Memoir
- Rating
- 3.72 / 5 (165 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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