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.

In 2006, the late Kris Kristofferson released an acclaimed new album, This Old Road, and spoke to writer Paul Sexton frankly ...

Johnny Cash, Janis Joplin, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Willie Nelson and many, many more enjoyed great success from Kristofferson's penmanship. "I don't think of songs in terms of hits.

As if that wasn't impressive enough, it also earned them two Grammys: Best Arrangement Accompanying ... A year later, Janis Joplin put her now-iconic touch on it with Big Brother and the Holding ...

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

The 1980s rock ‘n’ roll queen is best known for her confessional lyrics and raspy, smoky vocals. Her songs like “Ain’t It ...

Kris 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 Joplin belting out Me and Bobby McGee. Kris ...

In fact he thought of himself first and foremost as a writer, and in songs like The Pilgrim (1971 ... Gijsbert Hanekroot The song later became a hit for Janis Joplin, who had grown up in Port ...

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