Hence, some of the definitive versions of the songs listed below were performed by others, yet his delivery and skill as an actor made him the perfect singer for many others. Kristofferson's ...

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 ...

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 ...

How Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson stayed true to "Sunday Morning Coming Down" in the 1970 episode of 'The Johnny Cash ...

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 ...

Kris Kristofferson at ‘The Music for UNICEF ... The next opportunity arose when Marianne Faithfull agreed to perform the songs for the project, resulting in one of the highlights of my film ...

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 ...