Though only Gordon has been officially credited with this part, the band's keyboardist Bobby Whitlock claimed: You don't have money to fight this." She hasn't heard from Clapton himself but believes he is aware of the situation. She tried to contact Clapton, but was told by his manager Robert Stigwood, "What are you gonna do? You’re a girl. Clapton, impressed by the piece, used it as part of the song in the coda section which she found out by hearing the song over the PA system a year later. Once they met with Clapton, Coolidge played the piece she composed for him and she gave him a cassette. In 2016, Coolidge stated that she recorded a demo with her boyfriend, the band's drummer Jim Gordon, before they went to England to record with Clapton. "Layla" Ĭoolidge didn't receive songwriting credits for the piano coda in the 1971 single " Layla" by Eric Clapton's band Derek and the Dominos. She became known as "The Delta Lady" and inspired Russell to write a song of the same name for her. She was featured in Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour and album, singing Russell's and Bonnie Bramlett's song " Superstar." Coolidge did not receive songwriting credits for "Superstar" which later became a hit for The Carpenters. There, she became a background singer for artists including Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, Harry Chapin, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Dave Mason, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills. Early career Īfter singing around Memphis (including a stint singing jingles), Coolidge was discovered by Delaney & Bonnie, who worked with her in Los Angeles. She is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. Coolidge is a graduate of Florida State University. She attended Nashville's Maplewood High School and graduated from Andrew Jackson Senior High in Jacksonville, Florida. She is of Cherokee and Scottish ancestry. She is the daughter of Dick and Charlotte Coolidge, a minister and schoolteacher, with sisters Linda and Priscilla, and brother Raymond. She’s an actor, singer and multi-instrumentalist.Life and career Early life Ĭoolidge was born in Lafayette, Tennessee. Kristofferson’s youngest daughter inherited more than one of his talents.
Does any of Kris Kristofferson children sing? And, like all starving artists, he used the opportunity to pitch the Man in Black some of his tunes. Kris Kristofferson was a struggling songwriter – and part-time janitor – when he first met Johnny Cash at a Nashville recording studio. How did Kris Kristofferson meet Johnny Cash?
(She was previously married to actor Elliott Gould from 1963 to 1971.) Kristofferson wed Lisa Meyers in 1983. Kris Did Kris Kristofferson marry Barbra Streisand?Īs for their personal lives, Streisand has been married to actor James Brolin since 1998.
Though Dolly Parton, 75, is responsible for penning some of the greatest love songs of all time, including the 1973 hit, “I Will Always Love You,” Parton and her husband Carl Thomas Dean, 79, keep their relationship extremely private.Is Kris Kristofferson his real name?
The couple has been married for over 55 years. Where is Kris Kristofferson from?īrownsville, Texas, United States Is Waylon Jennings dead?ĭeceased (1937–2002) Is Johnny Cash still alive?ĭeceased (1932–2003) What age is Dolly Parton? His Family Disowned Him For Choosing Art Over the ArmyĪccording to an interview with Rolling Stone, Kristofferson’s parents disowned their son for going against everything the family stood for.
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