Sonic Youth Superstar carpenders album supeprstar

Rita Coolidge was the first person I ever heard use that word, ‘superstar’. Here is Leon Russell reflecting on the origin of the term ‘Superstar’ in the song title. The guitar player on the radio that Rita Coolidge was referring to was Eric Clapton. You said you’d be coming back this way again babyĪnd I can hardly wait to be with you again Your guitar, it sounds so sweet and clearīut you’re not really here, it’s just the radioĭon’t you remember, you told me you loved me baby? I fell in love with you before the second show It speaks to a music fan, or ‘groupie’s’ infatuation with a musician. Here are the lyrics, which flowed seamlessly inspired by a dream. He was there, and in his words, he was “all eyes and ears”. Watch this video featuring Bobby Whitlock. It was written on a couple of acoustic guitars.

They knew right away that they were on to something and they cleared the room and immediately sat down to write what would become ‘Superstar (Groupie)’. Leon Russell perked up to the idea and soon after Delaney Bramlett tuned in. Rita was talking about a dream she had where the guitar player she was hearing over the radio, became the object of her affections.

Everything unfolded through animated conversation and a marijuana haze. The groups met by chance at an Atlanta hotel. Delaney and Bonnie and Friends were on a radio tour with their entourage which included a 21 – year old Bobby Whitlock, and Leon Russell was on tour with Rita Coolidge. It was a case of two music worlds colliding.

Back in 1969, Leon Russell and Rita Coolidge were a noted couple in the music world.

Sonic Youth Superstar carpenders album supeprstar