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 ...

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 died at his home on Maui, ...

This week we pay tribute to the late singer-songwriter, actor and counter-culture icon, Kris Kristofferson. He wrote “Me and Bobby McGee” sitting on an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 1969.

In 1969, Kris Kristofferson was a struggling Nashville songwriter with a license to fly helicopters. Early in the decade, he’d completed Ranger School, one of the military's most physically ...

"When you see a rainbow, know he’s smiling down at us all," his family said in a statement. Kris Kristofferson, the legendary country singer and acclaimed actor, died peacefully in his home in Maui, ...

Kristofferson is remembered as a songwriter’s songwriter. He penned songs that became hits for Ray Price, Gladys Knight, Sammi Smith, Bobby Bare, and many others. Songs like “Help Me Make It Through ...

Taking the stage inside the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, the singer serenaded the crowd with an a cappella rendition of "Me and Bobby McGee" by Kris Kristofferson, who died in September ...