The true inspiration behind 'Me and Bobbie McGee' remained quite humble about the whole thing, although it did make her a bit ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE — “Me and Bobby McGee” is one of Kris Kristofferson’s most famous and widely covered songs, with everyone from Janis Joplin to Pink putting their own spin on it since 1969. It’s often ...

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, a singer-songwriter whose trove of country-pop hits such as “Me and Bobby McGee” and “Help Me Make It Through the Night” pushed him to the forefront of American popular composers ...

Kris Kristofferson, the beloved singer-songwriter and actor behind tunes "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down," died on Saturday at 88 years old. Throughout his career, the member of ...

Q: I recently heard a different version of Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby McGee.” It sounded more acoustic than the original. Where can I find this alternate version? A: Janis Joplin’s last album, ...

Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson perform live in 1990. Join Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson — "the Mt. Rushmore of country music" — ...

In the wake of the loss of another musical legend, pop star Pink has whipped out another impressive tribute. "I think Kris Kristofferson was one of the most amazing humans and I was obsessed—I am ...

Where would country music be without Kris Kristofferson. Indeed, where would music, itself, be? The author of songs like “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Help Me Make It Through the Night” and many others, ...

In the wake of the loss of another musical legend, pop star Pink has whipped out another impressive tribute. Following the death of Kris Kristofferson last week, the "So What" singer incorporated a ...