Years before releasing his 1970 debut Kristofferson, he recorded his first ... a small sampling of standout songs from the late ’60s and 1970s written by Kris Kristofferson and first recorded ...

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 ...

Kris Kristofferson, who has died aged 88, was among the most prolific artists of his generation. In a career spanning six ...

Kris Kristofferson was always modest about his talent. He disliked being called a poet ... "The first good song I wrote," Kristofferson said of Jody and the Kid, which he composed while working ...

Few songwriters have had as profound an effect on country music as Kris Kristofferson ... California. He loved country music as a child and at age 11 wrote his first song, “I Hate Your Ugly ...

This week we pay tribute to the late singer-songwriter, actor and counter-culture icon, Kris Kristofferson. He wrote “Me and ...

LOS ANGELES — Kris ... Music Theatre on April 12, 2019, in Lancaster, Pa. Kristofferson died at his home Saturday on Maui, Hawaii, family spokeswoman Ebie McFarland said in an email. He was ...

When Bob Dylan was honored in 2015 as the MusiCares Person of The Year ceremony in Los Angeles, he paid tribute to fellow music icon Kris Kristofferson. “Everything was all right until Kristoffe ...

Dolly Parton wrote ... music hub to pursue his music career. The head of the Country Hall of Fame and Museum said he left behind “a resounding legacy”. “Kris Kristofferson believed ...

Kris Kristofferson was a Grammy-winning songwriter-singer — in that order — responsible for some of country music and pop’s most well-crafted songs. A north star for fellow songwriters ...

Kristofferson attended Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship; that's where he first tried to launch his music career, signing with Top Rank Records under the name Kris Carson. After college ...