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Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson has been played over 30 times on NTS, first on 31 January 2016. Kris Kristofferson's music has been featured on 32 episodes.

Kristoffer Kristofferson (June 22, 1936 – September 28, 2024) was an American country singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists.

In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup The Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing. In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. As an actor, he is known for his roles in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980) and the Blade film trilogy (1998–2004). Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004.

Kristofferson died at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on September 28, 2024. He was 88.

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Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson has been played over 30 times on NTS, first on 31 January 2016. Kris Kristofferson's music has been featured on 32 episodes.

Kristoffer Kristofferson (June 22, 1936 – September 28, 2024) was an American country singer, songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists.

In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup The Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing. In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. As an actor, he is known for his roles in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980) and the Blade film trilogy (1998–2004). Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004.

Kristofferson died at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on September 28, 2024. He was 88.

Original source: Last.fm

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Highwayman
Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson
Columbia0
To Beat The Devil
Kris Kristofferson
Monument0
Me And Bobby McGee
Kris Kristofferson
Monument1972
Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)
Kris Kristofferson
Monument1971
Why Me
Kris Kristofferson
Monument1973
The Law Is For Protection Of The People
Kris Kristofferson
Monument1970
Here Comes That Rainbow Again
Kris Kristofferson
Monument0
I'll Take Any Chance I Can With You
Kris Kristofferson
Columbia1980
Lover Please
Kris Kristofferson
Monument, Columbia, Legacy2016
Me And Bobby McGhee
Kris Kristofferson
Sony Music Media2003