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 ...

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 died at his home on Maui, ...

This week we pay tribute to the late singer-songwriter, actor and counter-culture icon, Kris Kristofferson. He wrote “Me and Bobby McGee” sitting on an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 1969.

In 1969, Kris Kristofferson was a struggling Nashville songwriter with a license to fly helicopters. Early in the decade, he’d completed Ranger School, one of the military's most physically ...

"When you see a rainbow, know he’s smiling down at us all," his family said in a statement. Kris Kristofferson, the legendary country singer and acclaimed actor, died peacefully in his home in Maui, ...