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Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945) is an American recording artist. During the 1970s and 1980s, ... Coolidge was also involved with Leon Russell and Joe Cocker.
Rita Coolidge came up with the song idea, based on observing the relationships of female groupies with rock stars in the late 1960s. [1]In its first recorded incarnation, the song was called "Groupie (Superstar)", and was released in December 1969 as the B-side of the Delaney & Bonnie single "Comin' Home".
Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and roll, [3] country, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, southern rock, [4] blues rock, [5] folk, surf and the Tulsa sound.
Russell recruited the musicians, many from his prior association with Delaney & Bonnie (Rita Coolidge, Carl Radle, Jim Price, Jim Horn, Jim Keltner and Jim Gordon). Chris Stainton was held over from Cocker's Grease Band and Cocker's producer Denny Cordell was part of the backing vocalists, as was Nicole Barclay of the band Fanny , and Claudia ...
Leon Russell wrote a handful of modern standards and worked with artists from Dylan to Clapton to Streisand to Elton. A new tribute LP heralds the Leonaissance.
Delaney & Bonnie was an American duo of singer-songwriters Delaney Bramlett and Bonnie Bramlett.In 1969 and 1970, they fronted a rock/soul ensemble, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, whose members at different times included Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Leon Russell, Bobby Whitlock, Dave Mason, Steve Howe, Rita Coolidge, and King Curtis.
Born on March 21, 1974, Casey is the daughter of seventies singer Rita Coolidge. Coolidge met Kris on a plane ride from Los Angeles to Memphis in 1971 and was instantly smitten by the country artist.
"Hummingbird" performed by Leon Russell "Dixie Lullaby" performed by Leon Russell "Delta Lady" "The Letter" "With a Little Help from My Friends" Disc Four. Saturday March 28, 1970, early show: "Honky Tonk Women" "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window" "Sticks and Stones" "Bird on a Wire" "Cry Me a River" "Superstar" performed by Rita Coolidge ...