Rita Coolidge is an American singer and has won two Grammy Awards. She has married twice, first to husband Kris Kristofferson. But later after the divorce with him, she married Tatsuya Suda. Her net worth is around $6 million.

Rita Coolidge Early Life & Education

Rita Coolidge is an American recording artist born on , in Lafayette, Tennessee, near Nashville. She is the daughter of Dick and Charlotte Coolidge. Rita has two sisters, Priscilla, and Linda who are both talented singers just like Rita.

Rita and her family made a move to Florida when she was 15. She graduated from Florida State University with a major in art. While at college, she formed a small folk-group called R.C. and the Moonpies.

Professional Life

She was performing around Memphis when she was discovered by Delaney & Bonnie. Amazed by her singing talent, they took her to Los Angeles where she immediately gained mainstream recognition and became a popular background singer on many other people's albums as well.

She has worked with many prominent figures of the music industry like Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, Harry Chapin, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Dave Mason, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills.

Coolidge recorded her first album, and . Her album was a huge success within her region but failed to make any difference nationally.

She was later signed to A&M Records with whom she released a self-titled album in . The album grabbed good reviews from music critics but had poor sales.