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Why Me Lord Lyrics by Kris Kristofferson is a classic gospel song with lyrics that reflect spiritual struggle and gratitude.
Barbra Streisand was worried. She had just spent six days a week for six weeks recording the audiobook version of her 2023 ...
The country music world has been rocked this year by the losses of some iconic talents and names. From a band leader gunned down to one of the best songwriters of all-time, the following is a look at ...
After playing with Neil Young and winning a Grammy for 'A Star Is Born,' the country-roots artist and son of Willie Nelson is striking out on his own with a solo album.
Nelson has always loved singing the songs of his friends as much as if not more than the ones he writes himself. In 1979, he released “Willie Nelson Sings Kristofferson,” a full album of the work of ...
Kris Kristofferson was 27 years old when he read that interview. He’d already been a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, and a captain in the US army, piloting helicopters.
This month's edition of Eclectic Discoveries opens your ears up to a recently discovered archival release, and freshly revealed current ones, from Power Pop to Post-Punk, Country to Americana.
Kris Kristofferson: Life & Songs is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku ...
Kristofferson, who died Sept. 28, was a Rhodes Scholar and an Army Ranger before taking a chance at songwriting. "Me and Bobby McGee" is perhaps his most famous song. Originally broadcast in 1999.
September’s music losses include Kris Kristofferson, J.D. Souther, Sergio Mendes, Tito Jackson, Sha Na Na’s Screamin’ Scott Simon, James Darren and others.
Kris Kristofferson took the spot the King had always dreamed of: A music star, a movie star, and a man whose roles and songs were knitted together.
How Kris Kristofferson Beat the Devil The country singer and actor has died at 88. His hard-won political commitments were fundamental to his closely observed, heartfelt writing.