Delta Lady audiobook

The famous songstress with the natural voice comes across as an authentic person. I knew her during her FSU days and have seen her over the years backstage to speak about where we were at various stages of our lives. She is still the same warm, fair, talented young woman I knew in Tallahassee. She's not a name dropper; however, she did move with the people who made the music we loved at a time when America was in turmoil. In this genuine autobiography we get an insider's look at the inequities for men and women in the music biz. The story of "Layla" is typical. I will think about her side of the story every time I hear the song. I won't reveal it here, but it'll make you angry too.The fact that she identifies abusers is important. She came from a solid family who stuck together. I felt her disappointment in others. It made listen to all her songs again, some that are so inspirational that they can take anyone "Higher and Higher." It's a well-written book that captures the high and lows of any life, just with the famous thrown into the mix.

I always loved Rita's soulful rendition of the song she wrote with others "Superstar". There was a time when you couldn't turn the radio on without soon hearing it. This was long before Karen Carpenter sang it.This book enabled me to get to know Rita a bit better. I am struck by what a kind and forgiving lady she is.

I loved the way she shared her life and her story without trashing anyone or being too explicit. I was able to enjoy the story of her loves without feeling icky afterwards. Very fun reading!

I think is a must for anyone who enjoys reading about '70s music. Coolidge writes honestly about her times performing with Joe Cocker, Delaney and Bonnie, Eric Clapton, Kris Kristofferson and her own solo career. I thought it could have been longer. very entertaining book.

I enjoyed this memoir very much. Rita Coolidge was most popular during my early child raising years so I didn’t know much about her. She is a strong woman who seems non judgmental and compassionate. Many happy and many sad events in her life.

About KrisWell written. Interesting life and career. Want to read all I can about my favorite of all time, Kris Kristofferson.

I really got a great look at the late 1960s-1970s rock music scene and how Rita was part of that. I had no idea about "Layla!" WOW!I think she's a beautiful, talented, and a wonderful storyteller. Thank you, Rita, for a great autobiography. I really enjoyed learning about her Cherokee heritage.

As people in the 60's music scene start to write their memoirs I've been reading some of them. What a nice job Rita Coolidge and Michael Walker have done with this book. It is personnel but not over the top intimate and authentic but not vindictive. Coolidge takes the reader on a journey that begins with her parents in Nashville, her Cherokee heritage, growing up in the south in the 50's and 60's, the Memphis music scene, the family migration to California to start anew leading to her eventually being in that music scene and the serendipitous twist of events that moved her from backup singer to a writer, singer, performer, lover, mother, sister, wife who lived and survived the 60's and 70's. And came out the other side one cool human being. Others who know more about rock and roll history are probably not surprised but I sure was amazed as she provides behind the scenes descriptions and antidotes to songs, artists, music industry icons that touched her life and she theirs. The book has been written from the heart and tragically ends with a very sad event. It's recommended reading if you listened to music from the 60's and 70's.

Rita Coolidge's "Anytime, Anywhere" and "Love Me Again" were part of the soundtrack of my life in my early 20's. I had someone turn the albums into CDs before they were available as commercial releases. Those titles and works figure prominently in this interesting and compelling memoir.Coolidge had a close family background and looked for that in her musical career. Sometimes she found family and sometimes she found a temporary musical tribe. She is honest about drugs, domestic violence, alcohol use, racism and sexism in the music business. Her recollection of writing part of what became Eric Clapton's "Layla" is telling and I don't think I remember that she wrote the always haunting "Superstar".Her love for past loves shows her loyalty despite the pain of those relationships burning out. I'd love to meet her, I admire the person not just the music and musician. I wish she were touring somewhere near me so I could hear her in person.About the time I started reading this, I listened to some recent Boz Scaggs, filling up on the Delta sound then and now.

I've never been a huge Rita Coolidge fan, but I love autobiographies so I thought I'd check it out. As it turns out, it was a much better book than I thought. Her early life is pretty unremarkable, and the book ends not long after her marriage to Kris Kristofferson ended, except for the epilogue, where she tells of the death of her older sister. Priscilla Coolidge had been on the fringes of the music industry for years and was at one time married to Booker T Jones, but died in her early 70's at the hands of her current husband in a tragic murder/suicide. You could feel the emotion as Rita Coolidge talked about losing her sister. But the best part of this book is the stories - I hadn't realized just how many people she'd sung backup for and collaborated with. Joe Cocker, George Harrison, Leon Russell, Eric Clapton, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, the list goes on. She talks about these legends and tells about the human side of them. Very good read.