Kris Kristofferson, who died Sunday at the age of 88, was truly one of the greatest songwriters of the past 60 years. No less an eminence than Bob Dylan said of him, "You can look at Nashville pre ...

Here’s a look behind a small sampling of standout songs from the late ’60s and 1970s written by Kris Kristofferson and ... when it hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 three years later with the release ...

Kris Kristofferson was always modest about his talent. He disliked being called a poet and preferred it when other people performed his songs. "I sing like a bullfrog," he once told record ...

This week we pay tribute to the late singer-songwriter, actor and counter-culture icon, Kris Kristofferson. He wrote “Me and ...

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 ...

Grammy-winning country music artist and actor Kris ... Kristofferson got his break when established stars like Tom T. Hall, ...

Kris Kristofferson was a Grammy-winning songwriter-singer — in that order — responsible for some of country music and pop’s most well-crafted songs. A north star for fellow songwriters ...

Kris Kristofferson passed away late ... than they had in quite some time. Several of Kristofferson’s titles, including albums and songs, find their way to various Billboard charts this week.

When Bob Dylan was honored in 2015 as the MusiCares Person of The Year ceremony in Los Angeles, he paid tribute to fellow music icon Kris Kristofferson ... his songs were recorded by a remarkable ...

Kris describes songwriting as a gift. For him, songs “come from (the) soul,” he says, “because they come with music.” Born in Texas along the border with Mexico, Kristofferson grew up an ...