Hence, some of the definitive versions of the songs listed below were performed by others, yet his delivery and skill as an ...

Cash also occasionally covered some of Kristofferson’s songs, including “Help Me Make It Through the Night” in 1973, “Here Comes That Rainbow Again” and “Casey’s Last Ride” in ...

Nuance was a resource he saved for his songs. Inside his music, though, his fearlessness felt delicate, even when he seemed to be facing down death. Kristofferson spent the final decades of his ...

Kristofferson, 88, died last month at his home on Maui, Hawaii. “He was a great songwriter. He left a lot of fantastic songs around for the rest of us to sing, for as long as we’re here,” he ...

Kris Kristofferson raised eight kids — Tracy, Kris Jr., Casey, Jesse, Jody, Johnny, Kelly Marie and Blake — before his death on Sept. 28 Kris Kristofferson was surrounded by a lot of love — and talent ...

Could you recapture the magic of the original Highwaymen in the modern day? As you likely already know, the country ...

Michael N. Todaro/Getty Kris Kristofferson was always open about overcoming his struggles with substance abuse. The country music legend and actor — who died at his Maui home at age 88 on ...

In addition to his successful music career -- more than 30 albums released and numerous awards and accolades earned -- Kristofferson became a successful actor and has appeared in more than 60 ...

Nelson’s upcoming Legacy Recordings album Oh What a Beautiful World, out April 25, will highlight the songwriting compositions of another lauded singer/songwriter and fellow Texan: Rodney Crowell.

By 1970, Kristofferson’s compositions had won “Song Of The Year” from the Academy Of Country Music, and “Song Of The Year” from the Country Music Association – for two different songs ...

For him, songs “come from (the) soul,” he says, “because they come with music.” Born in Texas along the border with Mexico, Kristofferson grew up an Air Force brat, moving frequently until ...