Kristofferson's compositions were rarely complex ... Most of us can only aspire to the prospect of seeing ourselves out so blissfully. -Chris Willman "Help Me Make It Through the Night" (1970 ...

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 Kristofferson was born in Brownsville, Texas, but, as the son of a U.S. Army officer, grew up all over the country. After graduating with honors from Pomona College with a degree in ...

"I'm here because of that man," says Church while honoring Kristofferson Nancy Kruh is a Nashville-based writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has covered the country music scene almost exclusively for ...

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 ...

Barbra Streisand remembers A Star Is Born costar Kris Kristofferson after his death: 'He was something special' Kris Kristofferson, A Star Is Born actor and legendary country singer, dies at 88 ...

Kristofferson’s self-titled debut album in 1970, was filled with timeless songs. “Everything was working magically,” he told Uncut. “Johnny Cash was my friend and was doing my song ...

Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson were some of the best-known outlaws in country music history, so why were they drinking 7-Up backstage? It's been two months ...

Few songwriters have had as profound an effect on country music as Kris Kristofferson. His chart-topping hits of the late 1960s and early 1970s – “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Sunday Morning ...

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 ...