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Jazz radio is not very friendly to pop singers who decide to make a jazz record. But a lot of people have been. A lot of the people I've talked to like the record.

Rita Coolidge

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Rita Coolidge
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: May 1
Actor
Film Actor
Musician
Painter
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Nashville
Tennessee
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