Kris Kristofferson was a Rhodes Scholar, a literary wunderkind and the lyricist behind many songs made famous by more ...

To this day, Janis Joplin is one of the crucial figures in the ’60s flower-power movement. With hit songs such as “Me and ...

Many of his songs are better known by other singers’ interpretations, like Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby McGee,” Johnny Cash’s “Sunday Morning Coming Down” and more.

Kristofferson's performance is comparable to Bob Dylan's pretty singing on the "Nashville Skyline" version of "Lay, Lady, Lay ...

We examined the story and meaning of 'Me and Bobby McGee.' Here's what we also learned about Janis Joplin and Kris Kristofferson's relationship.

Did you know Kris Kristofferson wrote "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Help Me Make It Through The Night" in Louisiana? Here's the ...

8) Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) - One of his most romantic songs and Kristofferson's first chart ...

LOS ANGELES — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music ...

One of his best songs ... hippie culture. Janis Joplin was another close friend, and her howling rendition of Kristofferson's “Me and Bobby McGee” would become a hit soon after her death ...

I had a bunch of songs. Looking back on them ... I never wrote that for a girl to sing,” he revealed. “But Janis [Joplin], I can’t do it without thinking of her. It was all happening ...

Kristofferson was a singer himself, but many of his songs were best known as performed by others, whether Ray Price crooning “For the Good Times” or Janis ... No. 1 hit for Joplin.