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Rita Coolidge at YMCA Boulton Center

at YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts | Sat Apr 14

Location

YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts

37 West Main Street
Bay Shore, NY 11706
(Map)
Tel: 631-969-1101

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Date & Time

08:00 PM
Sat, Apr 14, 2018
Cost:    $50 - $55
Description

"Rita’s credentials are the stuff of legend. After earning a degree in art at Florida State University, the Tennessee native decided to give music a shot before settling into a career as an art teacher. She moved to Memphis and was soon singing jingles, demos and background vocals for a number of area bands. Among them was a husband and wife duo, Delaney & Bonnie. When the pair signed their record deal, Rita suddenly found herself on big-time pop music’s leading edge. Her reputation as an A-list backup singer spread quickly. Joe Cocker enlisted her in that role and as a featured soloist on his Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour. (Rita performed a song she’d co-written, ″Superstar,″ which would later be a huge hit for The Carpenters.) Work with other rock royalty followed, including tours and recordings with Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell and Stephen Stills. In 1971, A&M Record’s moguls Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss signed her to the label, and one of the most enduring solo careers in all of the music was underway."