I think you have to have a jazz pedigree to be on jazz radio.

Quote by Rita Coolidge

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You know, I'm pretty much an open book.

You know, I'm pretty much an open book.

Jazz radio is not very friendly to pop singers who decide to make a jazz...

Jazz radio is not very friendly to pop singers who decide to make a jazz...

When I sang that song, I felt it was almost as if some force had...

When I sang that song, I felt it was almost as if some force had...

I choose things by how they resonate in my heart.

I choose things by how they resonate in my heart.

I've always wanted to record a jazz record. I did one in the '70s with...

I've always wanted to record a jazz record. I did one in the '70s with...

I've got my whole life. There's a lifetime of experience, a lifetime of experiencing the...

I've got my whole life. There's a lifetime of experience, a lifetime of experiencing the...

I think the challenges for me was to go into the studio with these incredible...

I think the challenges for me was to go into the studio with these incredible...

Too often, the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push...

Too often, the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push...

I'm not stopping. My dream has come true, and I'm staying.

I'm not stopping. My dream has come true, and I'm staying.

I was kind of known as a ballad singer. People would send ballads. Some of...

I was kind of known as a ballad singer. People would send ballads. Some of...

I don't think I was considered to be a cabaret singer because I didn't have...

I don't think I was considered to be a cabaret singer because I didn't have...

I say what's in my heart, and I do it in my concerts.

I say what's in my heart, and I do it in my concerts.

Possibly, I should have been a jazz singer from the beginning.

Possibly, I should have been a jazz singer from the beginning.

Universal was absolutely marvelous about sitting down with me and listening to my input. It...

Universal was absolutely marvelous about sitting down with me and listening to my input. It...

I've always loved jazz.

I've always loved jazz.

I wanted to make a jazz record. I didn't want it to be a standards...

I wanted to make a jazz record. I didn't want it to be a standards...

My grandmother passed at 104. She sang and wrote songs until she passed.

My grandmother passed at 104. She sang and wrote songs until she passed.

If I'm driving to L.A. and have anxiety about making the drive, if I've got...

If I'm driving to L.A. and have anxiety about making the drive, if I've got...

I recorded my first jazz record in the '70s.

I recorded my first jazz record in the '70s.

There was a subtlety about Peggy Lee. It was powerful. There was a valuable use...

There was a subtlety about Peggy Lee. It was powerful. There was a valuable use...