Rita Coolidge was born on May 1, 1944, in Lafayette, Tennessee, near Nashville. Coolidge and her two sisters, Priscilla and Linda, were all gifted singers.Since my father and mother and grandmothers all sang, music was a natural part of our lives, just like sleeping and eating, Coolidge told Indian Artist magazine.ita Coolidge is an American two-time Grammy Award–winning singer best known for her hits in the 1970s, including the album Anytime...Anywhere. 1  Famous People Named Coolidge.