Blessed with a smokingly sexy singing voice and an Indigenous allure, Rita Coolidge was born on May 1, 1945, in Lafayette, Tennessee. She attended Florida State University, where she was a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. After booking some gigs singing in Memphis, Tennessee, Rita was discovered by Delaney & Bonnie, who sent her to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a career as a background singer. Rita shot to superstardom in the ’70s, wailing onstage with legends Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Joe Cocker, Bob Dylan, and Jimi Hendrix. With her sensuously unique sound, Rita made major wampum with “Higher and Higher.” Lovely Rita’s luscious lungs caught the flies of randy rockers such as Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, and ’70s super stud Kris Kristofferson, who married Rita in 1973. This Cherokee cutie shocked Hollywood with hits such as “All Time High” for the James Bond thriller Octopussy (1983) and “Love Came for Me” for Splash (1984). Rita made her own waves, premiering her tiny titties onscreen in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973). While her ta-tas aren’t too big, her perky nips are worth the trip to the video store for a peek. Her long, dark hair obscures her breasts a bit, but any patient Skinema viewer knows how to press pause as soon as naughty bits make an appearance. With an undying natural beauty and over thirty years of soulful crooning, this deliciously dark-haired lady continues to take fans to “Higher and Higher” levels of lust and inspiration.
