In a 2020 interview with the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville, the late prolific songwriter Kris Kristofferson shared his reaction to hearing Janis Joplin’s distinctive version of his track, “Me ...

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 ...

Before he was an outlaw-country pioneer and a movie star, and after he was a Rhodes scholar and a helicopter pilot for the U.S. Army, the jarringly handsome young man was a janitor in Nashville, for ...

Kristofferson wrote this song out of an assignment from Monument Records founder, Fred Foster. He came to him with the title. It struck enough of a chord with Kristofferson for him to flesh out a ...

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 ...

Janis Joplin’s version of “Me and Bobby McGee” was released on Jan. 12, 1971. One day earlier, a Food Stamp Amendment was passed, establishing uniform work requirements for eligibility. “Busted flat,” ...

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, ...