Opening for Johnny Cash at a venue outside Philadelphia in 1995, a concert sponsored by a local country station, Kris Kristofferson was in friendly territory. But not for long. During the show, he ...
Kris Kristofferson, the lauded country singer, songwriter and actor who saw hundreds of artists record his songs, died on Saturday at his home in Maui, Hawaii. He was 88. Family spokeswoman Ebie ...
When Kris Kristofferson released his debut album in 1970, country music was practically defined by Merle Haggard’s “Okie From Muskogee,” a jingoistic anthem which condemned war protesters, drugs, and ...
Country music legend Kris Kristofferson, 88, died on Sept. 28, 2024, his family confirmed on Instagram the following day. He was at his home in Maui at the time. The singer-songwriter was not only an ...
Listen to more stories on the Noa app. A Nashville musician once offered Kris Kristofferson some feedback on “Me and Bobby McGee,” the 1971 Janis Joplin smash Kristofferson had written. The musician ...
Kris Kristofferson, who wrote indelible songs about lovers, loners, boozers and a footloose pair of hitchhikers — and who later became a screen star, appearing in dozens of films — has died at age 88.
Kris Kristofferson has died at the age of 88. Born in 1936 in Brownsville, Texas, Kristofferson is known for his work in both music and acting, with a career that spanned over four decades. Among his ...
After years as a struggling songwriter, he found his voice with a direct, evocative style that launched his decades-long career as a musician, actor and activist. After years as a struggling ...
Musician and "A Star is Born" actor Kris Kristofferson died on Saturday at the age of 88, his family said. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our ...
A hard-drinking singer-songwriter with an outlaw spirit, Kris Kristofferson transformed the country music scene in the 1970s by bringing lyrical sophistication, and a "rarely heard candour and depth", ...
Let’s say that, in January of 1972, you had never heard a note of Kris Kristofferson‘s music. You didn’t know the former helicopter pilot and Rhodes scholar had written “Me and Bobby McGee,” which ...