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Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular MusicA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZLA COSTA(b La Costa Tucker, 12 December 1951, Seminole TX) Country singer, elder sister of Tanya Tucker. Worked in band Country Westerners with Tanya '68-70; worked as medical records technician; following Tanya's success signed with Capitol and had a top 3 country hit with her second release 'Get On My Love Train' '74. Further hits through '78; faded from the charts for a while but came back '82 with 'Love Take It Easy On Me' on Elektra. Her pleasant pop/country style was always overshadowed by Tanya. LPs included With All My Love '75 and La Costa '77 on Capitol. |