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    • May 1, 1944
    Rita Coolidge is born in Nashville. She marries Kris Kristofferson for six years in the 1970s, and the two win a pair of country Grammys, for "Lover Please" and "From The Bottle To The Bottom." She also sings backing vocals on Kristofferson's "Why Me"
    Nov 8, 1971
    Kris Kristofferson meets his future wife, Rita Coolidge, in Los Angeles
    Jun 17, 1972
    Johnny Cash sings "A Thing Called Love" for 150,000 people during Explo '72, a Jesus music festival near Dallas, Texas. The bill also features Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson, who sings "Why Me" in his only appearance at an evangelistic event
    Jul 8, 1972
    Kris Kristofferson records "Why Me" at the Monument Studios in Nashville. The session also yields a performance of Larry Gatlin's song "Help Me," featuring Gatlin and Rita Coolidge, for Johnny Cash's movie "The Gospel Road"
    Nov 13, 1972
    Filming for the movie "Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid" begins in Durango, New Mexico. The cast includes James Coburn, Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, Donnie Fritts and Chill Wills
    Dec 21, 1972
    Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge appear on NBC-TV's "The Flip Wilson Show," with Kristofferson performing "Nobody Wins"
    Jun 29, 1973
    Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge and songwriter Paul Williams collaborate on a version of "Me And Bobby McGee" on NBC's music series "The Midnight Special"
    Jul 4, 1973
    Willie Nelson holds his first Fourth of July Picnic in Dripping Springs, Texas. The lineup includes Tom T. Hall, Leon Russell, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge and Charlie Rich. Nelson's drummer, Paul English, gets married on stage with Jennings serving as best man
    Aug 9, 1973
    Waylon Jennings, Conway Twitty and Rita Coolidge perform on NBC-TV's "Dean Martin Presents: Music Country," also featuring Mac Davis, Donna Fargo, Tom T. Hall and Loretta Lynn
    Aug 19, 1973
    Kris Kristofferson marries Rita Coolidge with Kristofferson's father, a minister, conducting the ceremony
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