Kris Kristofferson, rugged star of song and screen, dies at 88 He drew acclaim as a poet laureate of longing with songs such as “Me and Bobby McGee,” and starred with Barbra Streisand in “A ...

Kris Kristofferson was a complete man, the kind that hardly exists anymore, soldier, singer, pilot, poet. But before he was anything else, he was an athlete, and that informed all he did after.

Kris Kristofferson was a complete man, the kind that hardly exists anymore, soldier, singer, pilot, poet. But before he was anything else, he was an athlete, and that informed all he did after.

While trying to break into the business, Kristofferson flew commercial helicopters and worked as a janitor at Columbia and on oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, where he penned “Me and Bobby McGee ...

Sept 29 (Reuters) - Kris Kristofferson, who became one of the most influential American singer-songwriters of his time with works such as "Me and Bobby McGee," as well as becoming a successful ...

He used that skill to earn some cash by flying to off-shore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. In fact, it was on one of those oil rigs off the coast of Louisiana that he wrote one of his most famous ...

Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter who changed country music, dies at 88 Kris Kristofferson, pictured in 1995, died Saturday at his home in Hawaii.

Kris Kristofferson born into military family Kristoffer Kristofferson was born June 22, 1936, in Brownsville, Texas, a town on the southern tip of the state near the Mexican border.

Kris Kristofferson, who died on Saturday at 88, was most revered for his songwriting, favoring an aphoristic style that surveyed the many detours a life could take.

Kris Kristofferson, the revered songwriter whose poetic lyrics transcended genre, has died at age 88.

Kristofferson spent much of 1966 flying copters to oil rigs off Louisiana. In his off-time, he wrote “Help Me Make It Through the Night” and “Me and Bobby McGee.” ...

Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88 By Rich Kienzle Washington Post,Updated September 29, 2024, 6:57 p.m.