Years before releasing his 1970 debut Kristofferson, he recorded his first album under the name Kris Carson before enlisting in the U.S. Army where he later taught English literature at West Point ...

Kris Kristofferson, who has died aged 88, was among the most prolific artists of his generation. In a career spanning six ...

Kris Kristofferson was always modest about his talent. He disliked being called a poet and preferred it when other people performed his songs. "I sing like a bullfrog," he once told record ...

Some wonderful songs have been written by folks who weren't particularly motivated until given a prompt from an outside source. Such is the case of "Me and Bobby McGee," the song that inspired perhaps ...

Kris Kristofferson was born in Brownsville ... In addition to his successful music career -- more than 30 albums released and numerous awards and accolades earned -- Kristofferson became a ...

Kris Kristofferson raised eight kids — Tracy, Kris Jr., Casey, Jesse, Jody, Johnny, Kelly Marie and Blake — before his death on Sept. 28 Kris Kristofferson was surrounded by a lot of love — and talent ...

This week we pay tribute to the late singer-songwriter, actor and counter-culture icon, Kris Kristofferson. He wrote “Me and ...

Kris Kristofferson was a Grammy-winning songwriter-singer — in that order — responsible for some of country music and pop’s most well-crafted songs. A north star for fellow songwriters ...

Kris Kristofferson passed away late last month ... Several of Kristofferson’s titles, including albums and songs, find their way to various Billboard charts this week. The singer-songwriter ...

Kris describes songwriting as a gift. 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 ...

Kris Kristofferson performs in concert at The ... Kristofferson was a singer himself, but many of his songs were best known as performed by others, whether Ray Price crooning “For the Good ...