RITA COOLIDGE | Mad Dogs Memories: Joe Cocker, Leon Russell, and the Tulsa Musicians | LEGENDS

[@harryhearn3667]

been a fan of her forever. she was so beautiful and great singer..her interviews for the videos are as good as anyone. not sure of her age here,but her smile is beautiful. just a lovely lady.

[@sherrykenachu4183]

She’ll be 79 in May.

[@GLD-hopeful]

❤ Great memories. Thank you for sharing them Rita!

[@daveguitarnowski4402]

I was fortunate enough to see the Tedeschi Trucks Band recreate the MD&E album at Lockn' in 2015, using their 12-piece band, and also including everybody from Cocker's band who was still alive (I'm pretty sure), plus a few extra musicians (Chuck Leavell, Chris Robinson). There was a TON of people on that stage, and it was fucking AWESOME!

[@TheRightONe-et3gh]

I think it's really great that they keep that kind of music alive.

[@carlo6230]

MY FAVORITE LIVE ALBUM...MAD DOGS...

[@lizwebster1521]

Btings back many happy memories. Thank you

[@jessiejoseph1093]

What a cool lady.

[@TheChurchStudio]

She was very easy to talk to. We had a wonderful time!

[@rubytuesday7653]

Lovely Lady 🌹No doubt Leon loved her greatly.

[@alexyamach3635]

Yes. Leon loved her greatly but Rita left him because of his crazy lifestyle and moodiness. Leon never got over it was cold towards Rita the rest of his life, barely speaking to her if they happened to meet up somewhere.

[@userer4579]

More than a few men "loved her greatly" ... and frequently.

[@TheRightONe-et3gh]

There are albums you loved when you were young... and as you grow old you think yes that was OK. Mad Dogs and Englishmen was fantastic then, and it is maybe more so today.

[@livingitup9647]

That was WAAAAAY too short an edit of that interview with Rita Coolidge! Go back and upload the entire thing, please!

[@user-hi9cy3ni4c]

Leon back in the day, introduced her as his Delta Lady. They both had out of control egos. He actually tried to upstage Willie at one of his 4th of Jul picnics. Maybe the one at Texas A&M.

[@sherrykenachu4183]

Rita never had an ego.

[@JamesTrafford-zp1gx]

He tried to upstage Cocker on the Mad Dogs tour as well but he was out of his depth with that one.

[@tomyanno972]

Delta Lady, indeed!

[@AnthonyBurrito1313]

She's a great lady!! VWODUHI A GI DO I

[@nancyl3843]

Honestly, I don't know what to make of Rita Coolidge. I heard Leon say that she thought everything he wrote was about her, and he gave examples of Hummingbird and Delta Lady, and he said they were not written about her. I also thought she milked attention by her relationship with Kris Kristofferson. To me, she seem self-worshipping. I've never been a fan, sorry.

[@fritzcat6198]

You know, you just took the words out of my mouth. I totally agree with you! She sure has a big ego.

[@laurawilliams5670]

And milked her relationship with Kris??? How so. They were married for goodness sake until she left him. She put up with plenty

[@hunterjo118]

I will say that on the Mad Dogs tour Joe would actually refer to her as, “the delta lady” So clearly Leon either told him that or Rita did. But even in 1970 she was known as Delta Lady. Does it mean it was written about her? No but it still could be

[@kathyhay6181]

Ditto

[@kathyhay6181]

It was the ONLY song he wrote for her