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 ...

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Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down” was just one of the songs written by Kris Kristofferson, 88, part of the country-outlaw movement and an Oscar-nominated actor. Known also for “Me and Bobby McGee ...