As far as country songwriters go — or songwriters of any genre — Kris Kristofferson was among ... they birthed his songs, from “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down’” and “Why Me?” ...

DARIUS: You know, just to see those legends out there doing a Kris song, I think it's gonna be awesome. REBA: I can't wait. It's gonna be fun. (audience cheering) ANNOUNCER: From Nashville ...

Kris Kristofferson, who died Saturday at the ... He famously got Johnny Cash’s attention by landing a helicopter on his lawn. Yet his songs often spoke of the darker side of that lifestyle ...

Kris Kristofferson led one of the most interesting lives of any songwriter in country music, and it shows in the richly textured and subtly nuanced songs that he wrote. The iconic songwriter ...

Kris Kristofferson, who has died aged 88 ... “I’ve come to appreciate how special a song is compared to other art forms, because you can carry it around in your head and your heart and ...

Are we ever truly alone, or are we always? If you can’t hear the answers in a Kris Kristofferson song, try the windshield wipers. Imagine writing a song as good as “Sunday Mornin’ Comin ...

ain’t it Kris?” Mr. Kristofferson’s persistence was legendary. He was pushing a broom when he first pitched a few songs to Cash, who turned him down. A year or two later, while working a ...

Kris Kristofferson, who died Sunday at the age ... He famously got Johnny Cash's attention by landing a helicopter on his lawn. Yet his songs often spoke of the darker side of that lifestyle ...

By Jon Pareles Kris Kristofferson, who was 88 when he died on Saturday, embedded enduring aphorisms into his songs. “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose,” he observed in “ ...

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