Rita Coolidge
Rita Coolidge
Rita Coolidgeis an American recording artist and songwriter. During the 1970s and 1980s, she charted hits on Billboard's pop, country, adult contemporary and jazz charts and won two Grammy Awards with fellow musician and former husband Kris Kristofferson...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth1 May 1945
CountryUnited States of America
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I feel that every audience is different, and I just really talk to people about what's in my head and heart and how I relate to the music that night.
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Universal was absolutely marvelous about sitting down with me and listening to my input. It wasn't something where they chose a bunch of songs that were best sellers. They did a marvelous job on the packaging. It's a beautiful tribute.
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When I sang that song, I felt it was almost as if some force had moved into my body. Things like that have only happened to me singing jazz. It doesn't happen when singing pop. I get so deeply into the music, it feels like I've become someone else.
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The month of September is Women in Jazz, so I'm doing jazz there in September. I'm in for the duration.
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That's why Peggy remained so important to me. I could listen to any one of the hundreds of songs I have by her, and they're just fabulous.
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It's a musical featuring the songs of Billie Holiday. I'll be narrating and singing three songs in the show. I couldn't tell you which three, yet.
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If I'm driving to L.A. and have anxiety about making the drive, if I've got Peggy with me, we're cool.
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You know, I'm pretty much an open book.
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There was a subtlety about Peggy Lee. It was powerful. There was a valuable use of space. Everything was not cluttered. Her voice was out front and was the key instrument.
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Possibly, I should have been a jazz singer from the beginning.
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If I'm driving to L.A. and have anxiety about making the drive, if I've got Peggy with me, we're cool.
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I'm not stopping. My dream has come true, and I'm staying.
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I've always wanted to record a jazz record. I did one in the '70s with Barbara Carroll. It's been a journey.
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I think the challenges for me was to go into the studio with these incredible jazz players and come up to their level of excellence. That's always a challenge.