Kris Kristofferson, who died Saturday at the age of 88, is being remembered by his "A Star is Born" co-star Barbra Streisand and other stars.

He left the army to try to make it in Nashville as a songwriter; he was not succeeding — when the article was published, he was keeping his family afloat by flying choppers out to the oil rigs ...

Athlete, army reservist, Rhodes scholar, janitor, helicopter pilot, singer, songwriter and actor - Kris Kristofferson led a full life. He died September 28, 2024 in Hawaii. He was 88. Sheldon Zoldan’s ...

This week we pay tribute to the late singer-songwriter, actor and counter-culture icon, Kris Kristofferson. He wrote “Me and Bobby McGee” sitting on an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico ...

“Yeah, I was on an oil platform 50 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico – a drilling platform. Sitting on the top of it in a helicopter, by myself. That’s when I wrote that song.” Sounds about right.