Book review: Delta Lady

SHE was the original ‘Delta Lady’, the Cherokee singer with long, dark hair, chunky-buckled belts, leather trousers, and Native American jewellery.
Rita Coolidge, daughter of a Cherokee Baptist minister and Cherokee-Scottish mother, was catapulted into the music industry in the late 1960s during a time of huge creativity. She became one of the most sought-after backing singers in the business, touring and recording with Joe Cocker; Eric Clapton, and Crosby, Stills & Nash, among others.