In the world of music, there are unsung heroes and there are ... Lewis’ version hit No. 2 on the Billboard country chart. It ...
When Kris Kristofferson died last month at the age of 88, Willie Nelson officially became the last-standing member of the ...
Country music performers weighed in most prominently. That might have bewildered the younger Kristofferson, who arrived in ...
His song “Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" was performed by Cash and was named song of the year in 1970 by the Country Music Association, according to his biography. Though Kristofferson believed he ...
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, ...
"My platoon leader liked the songs very well," Kristofferson recalled. "I remember re-writing songs by (country-music icon) George Jones, with lyrics that were generally not too favorable about ...
Some people are so talented that their cups truly run over. Some songwriters, for example, can write songs that become hits ...
Musician Willie Nelson performing ahead of an event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at a ...
LOS ANGELES (AP/WKRN) — 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 ...