American Songwriter

On This Day in 1973, Kris Kristofferson Landed His First and Only Solo No. 1 on the Country Albums Chart

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.
American Songwriter

The Mid-’80s Kris Kristofferson Song Marianne Faithfull Recorded First For One of His Films

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 ...
Iowa Public Radio

Remembering singer, songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson

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. ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Appreciation: Music great Kris Kristofferson, dead at 88: ‘I was a janitor for a couple of years.’

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 ...
AOL

Kris Kristofferson, country music superstar and actor, dies at 88

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 ...