1977, what a time it was. The world was so much more beautiful than today. Its hard to describe. The reason I put up this version of ‘We’re All Alone‘, is that the video captures the essence of the time perfectly. Just makes me cry, what we’ve lost. And Rita! In this video there’s various video clips and stills of her from back in the day. Beautiful person, beautiful soul. Younger audiences might know her from her ‘Bond’ song: ‘All Time High’.

I thought I knew words, I don’t. For some reason beautiful sounds / voices send me over the edge. And she has that. I listened to such trash back then. When you’re 18 and a guy back then you were “supposed” to listen to groups like Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Guess Who, Grand Funk Railroad, Steppenwolf, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath. I wouldn’t have known who Rita Coolidge was back then. She was outside my ‘wheelhouse’.

“With all the things Rita Coolidge has gone through in her life, she’s deserving of the title Delta Lady. The 1970s singer-songwriter has gone from being a party girl and muse who dated some of the biggest names in music, to enduring a volatile marriage to Kris Kristofferson, to being robbed of credit in one of the most praised songs in rock music history.” [MusicHolics]

Cherokee heritage. Her memoir ‘Delta Lady’ sounds interesting. She flew at the top. When you read her bio, it’s a literal “Who’s Who” of 70’s & 80’s music, whatever it is that I see in her, they most definitely did too. She was big time.

When I watch the Grammys now, I see these pretty, young, gorgeous people. I think, ‘As you are, I once was. As I am, you shall be.’ – Rita Coolidge