The esteemed singer-songwriter behind "Me and Bobby McGee" and dozens of other hits was also memorable on the big screen in 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' and 'A Star Is Born.'

Kris Kristofferson might have been too handsome for his own good, but he helped country music find a new path.

Kristofferson was prolific, from his solo work to being a member of The Highwaymen to acting in movies like ’A Star Is Born.’

There’s no better songwriter alive than Kris Kristofferson,” Willie Nelson, bandmate alongside Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings in The Highwaymen, said in 2009.

Kristofferson died Saturday at his home in Maui, Hawaii, a representative for Kristofferson confirmed to USA TODAY. A cause of death was not given. "It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather,

Kris Kristofferson, who became one of the most influential American singer-songwriters of his time with works such as "Me and Bobby McGee," as well as a successful actor, died Saturday at the age of 88,

Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country-music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died.

Kristofferson leaned into the outlaw identity in the 1970s, and in the process, helped Willie Nelson build Austin as an outpost for country musicians.

Representative for Kristofferson tok say im die "peacefully" for im home for Hawaii on Saturday, and im family bin surround am.