Fifty-two years ago today, Kris Kristofferson was at the top of the country albums chart for the first and only time as a solo artist.

In the 1985 neo-noir drama Trouble in Mind, directed by Alan Rudolph, Kris Kristofferson stars as an ex-cop, Hawk, who is released from jail for murder to return to the town of Rain City, run by ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies. Today we remember singer-songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson. He died Saturday at the age of 88. He was known for his evocative songwriting. Here's a sampling. ...

“His blue eyes twinkle/Talking about Big John, Shotgun Willie, Bobby Dylan, birds of Vietnam,” sings Church in the first verse, before going on to reference Kristofferson’s one of the songwriter’s ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ...

Kris Kristofferson, who died Saturday at the age of 88 from undisclosed causes, will be remembered as a singer-songwriter whose best lyrics and melodies still resonate strongly today, 50 or more years ...

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“Last Leaf on the Tree” is an album of firsts and familiarities; it is Nelson's first album produced entirely by his son Micah, which includes a few originals and covers from Nelson staples like Neil ...