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“The thrill of seeing a legendary singer such as Rita Coolidge just a few feet away from one’s seat might have brought out some people to the Iridium on July 10, but the real thrill was the show itself…”
Music Legend Rita Coolidge is now being featured and heard in a two-part radio feature on the nationally syndicated FM Odyssey show talking about her return to her musical roots on her critically acclaimed album entitled “Safe in the Arms of Time,” on Blue Élan Records.
Thank you Native American Music Awards for honoring “Safe In The Arms Of Time” for Best Pop Album. Thank you all who voted.
This week in 1977, Rita was sitting at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 with (Your Love Has Lifted Me) ”Higher & Higher.” Pictured here is Rita receiving her first Gold Single award.
Legendary singer and songwriter Rita Coolidge is back with a sparkling new record – at the age of 73. She wants it to inspire those who feel like quitting their creative dreams because they are older, as she told editor Simon Redley…
Rita Coolidge talks about her own music and how she was unfairly denied songwriting credit on a huge hit!
There aren’t many of the original 70s blues and soul ladies left that are actively performing around the world, so when a chance comes up to witness at close range the warm and tender vocals of Rita Coolidge, I’m not hesitating. So I travelled over 200 miles from North England to a Canary Wharf dinner and music venue in London.
Much is being made of ABBA’s long-awaited comeback but another pop star of the 70s is returning with material that lives up to her under appreciated legacy. Safe In The Arms Of Time (Blue Élan Records) is the first album of fresh material by Rita Coolidge in twenty years…
Watch Rita Coolidge for a Facebook Live Interview on the "Q1043 Out Of The Box" Facebook page with Jonathan Clarke, 11:00 AM EST Tuesday, 5/8/18.
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A really great new radio interview with Rita , about her upcoming shows in London, the new music from “Safe In The Arms Of Time", and highlights from her amazing 5 decades in music.
The “Delta Lady,” Rita Coolidge will be releasing her 17th studio album, Safe in the Arms of Time on May 4th, 2018. The Blue Élan label release marks the first new music Coolidge has recorded since the tragic death in 2015 of her beloved sister, Priscilla…
Given her legendary status, Rita Coolidge could have played it safe and played the hits during her South By Southwest performance Friday night (March 16) at Cooper’s BBQ.
Rita Coolidge wrote “Walking on Water” about the most basic truth there is in life: love is all around us.The two-time Grammy winner is returning to songwriting with her new album Safe in the Arms of Time — and PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the new music video for her single “Walking on Water.”
Music Legend Rita Coolidge Returns to Her Musical Roots on Safe in the Arms of Time, Due May 4th on Blue Élan Records. Along with Coolidge, the luminous new album features the songwriting talents of Graham Nash, Chris Stapleton, Stan Lynch, and Keb’ Mo’.
Award presented by the legendary Mary Wilson, and shared the stage with Lifetime Achievement award recipient Michael Lang.
Dan Reed, Music Director and Afternoon Host at WXPN/Philadelphia and Dan DeLuca, Music Critic and Columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer talk with Rita.
“It was “love at first flight” when Kristofferson saved Coolidge a seat on a 1971 plane ride from L.A. to Memphis…″ —Excerpted from Delta Lady: A Memoir by Rita Coolidge with Michael Walker
Collaborating with best-selling Laurel Canyon author, Michael Walker, and released April 2016. Now available on Amazon.com
Rita received the Honorary Texan Award from the Governor of Texas as part of the Texas Songwriters Association event.
Founded in 2013 and formerly known as Interlocken Music Festival, this annual four-day music festival is held at Oak Ridge Farm in Arrington, Virginia.
Rita Coolidge was the keynote speaker and addressed the attendees at Folk Alliance International 2015 in Kansas City, MO.
The 15th Annual Native American Music Awards were held Friday, November 14, 2014 at the Seneca Allegany Events Center at the the Seneca Casino.