NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — "Me and Bobby McGee" is one of Kris Kristofferson's most famous and widely covered songs, with everyone from Janis Joplin to Pink putting their own spin on it since 1969. It's ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died. Kristofferson died at ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died. Kristofferson died at ...
Some wonderful songs have been written by folks who weren’t particularly motivated until given a prompt from an outside source. Such is the case of “Me and Bobby McGee,” the song that inspired perhaps ...
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies. Today we remember singer-songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson. He died Saturday at the age of 88. He was known for his evocative songwriting. Here's a sampling. ...
American country music superstar and Hollywood actor Kris Kristofferson has died aged 88 at his home on Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday. Kristofferson, who could recite William Blake from memory, wove ...
When one thinks of “Me And Bobby McGee”, one thinks of the incomparable Janis Joplin. The iconic vocalist who defined the 1960s didn’t get to see all the love she got from her version of the song. It ...
Kris Kristofferson, who wrote indelible songs about lovers, loners, boozers and a footloose pair of hitchhikers — and who later became a screen star, appearing in dozens of films — has died at age 88.
Kris Kristofferson died Saturday, Sept. 28, at the age of 88 in Hawaii, his family confirmed to multiple media outlets Sunday. Kris Kristofferson had a decades-long career in country music and acting.