Rita, three months pregnant with their daughter Casey, needed a Valium to calm her down. He spent the eve of his wedding to Rita at the house of Roger McGuinn of The Byrds and was late for the ceremony.Įventually, he strolled in the worse for wear. He always wanted to know what she was doing and who she was with.Īs his acting career took off (he starred in movies such as Pat Garret And Billy The Kid and A Star Is Born), he drank more and more heavily. Kristofferson, who could not be counted on to be faithful, was overly possessive. ![]() But the relationship was always volatile. Their signature tune, Kris's romantic ballad Help Me Make It Through The Night, held listeners spellbound as they sang it to one another rather than to the audience.Īlthough Rita didn't have the best voice around, she could do emotion like few others. Rita and Kristofferson were together for eight years, married for six of them. ![]() ![]() Delta lady: a memoir By Rita Coolidge with Michael Walker
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