Rita Coolidge

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Rita Coolidge is an American singer known for her smooth pop, country, and adult contemporary hits in the 1970s and 1980s, including songs like "We're All Alone" and "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher."

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Rita Coolidge canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
recording artist
singer
activeYearsStart 1960s
associatedAct Kris Kristofferson
surface form: Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
beganCareer late 1960s
birthName Rita Faye Coolidge
collaboratedWith Delaney & Bonnie and Friends
surface form: Delaney & Bonnie

Joe Cocker
Kris Kristofferson
Leon Russell
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1945-05-01
education Florida State University
ethnicGroup Cherokee descent
genre adult contemporary music
country music
pop music
soft rock
hasSibling Priscilla Coolidge
instrument vocals
languageOfWorkOrName English
marriageEnd 1980
marriageStart 1973
name Rita Coolidge self-link
notableAchievement achieved major success in the 1970s and 1980s adult contemporary charts
won multiple Grammy Awards with Kris Kristofferson
notableRole backing vocalist for Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour
notableWork (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
surface form: (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher

All Time High
Anytime…Anywhere (album)
Heartbreak Radio (album)
It’s Only Love (album)
I’d Rather Leave While I’m in Love
Love Me Again (album)
The Way You Do the Things You Do
We’re All Alone
We’re All Alone
surface form: We’re All Alone (album Anytime…Anywhere)
occupation singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Lafayette, Tennessee
surface form: Lafayette, Tennessee, United States
recordLabel A&M Records
religion Christianity
surface form: Christianity (reported)
residence United States of America
surface form: United States
sangThemeFor James Bond film Octopussy
spouse Kris Kristofferson
themeSongTitle All Time High
vocalType contralto

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Kris Kristofferson spouse Rita Coolidge
One Fine Day coveredBy Rita Coolidge
Derek and the Dominos hasMember Rita Coolidge
Rita Coolidge name Rita Coolidge self-link
Tracy Kristofferson hasRelative Rita Coolidge
Music for UNICEF Concert hasPerformer Rita Coolidge
Octopussy (film) themeSongPerformer Rita Coolidge
subject surface form: Octopussy