After writing "Me And Bobby McGee", which would later be covered by Janis Joplin, Kris Kristofferson's career exploded.

Sometimes, rock songs can top the pop charts, and these 1970s tunes prove that it's definitely possible to be a crossover ...

His chart-topping hits of the late 1960s and early 1970s – “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Sunday Morning Coming Down,” “Help Me Make It Through the Night,” and others – opened Nashville to ...

His breakthrough album followed Janis Joplin’s posthumous No 1 hit with “Me And Bobby McGee” and contained “Epitaph”, written in her memory. “Epitaph” was written when Janis died.

He put me on stage the first time.” One of his most recorded songs, “Me and Bobby McGee,” was written based on a recommendation from Monument Records founder Fred Foster. Foster had a song ...