Love, tears and laughter is the story of Rita Coolidge's life

As she gets ready to play in Ireland, Rita Coolidge tells Ed Power about her marriage to Kris Kristofferson, and how the idealism of the 1960s soon gave way to something more sinister

RITA COOLIDGE has lived a grand, cinematic life. She’s been a muse, a wronged wife, a grieving sister. With her marriage to Kris Kristofferson in 1973, she became half of one of the most famous celebrity couples of the 1970s.

Hers is a story brimming with laughter, tragedy, pain and joy —qualities that shine brightly on hits such as ‘(Your Love Has’ Lifted Me) Higher and Higher’ and The Way You Do The Things You Do’, as well as her Bond theme, ‘All Time High’.