Kris Kristofferson, who died Sunday at the age of 88, was truly one of the greatest songwriters of the past 60 years. No less an eminence than Bob Dylan said of him, "You can look at Nashville pre ...

After writing "Me And Bobby McGee", which would later be covered by Janis Joplin, Kris Kristofferson's career exploded.

The first time I saw Kris performing at the Troubadour club in L.A. I knew he was something special,” said Barbra Streisand.

Kris describes songwriting as a gift. For him, songs “come from (the) soul,” he says, “because they come with music.” Born in Texas along the border with Mexico, Kristofferson grew up an ...

It’s “still my favorite Al Green song ever,” Rucker said, recalling the moment he “turned the album over” and was shocked to see it was written ... Life and Songs of Kris Kristofferson ...

His breakthrough album followed Janis Joplin’s posthumous No 1 hit with “Me And Bobby McGee” and contained “Epitaph”, written in her ... for all these songs. I felt so confident because ...

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 ... different songs in the same year. Kristofferson ...

Dubbed the “Yank at Oxford,” he performed as Kris Carson in local clubs. Inspired by visionary poet/painter William Blake, Kristofferson ... has written such a stock of all-time great songs ...