Kris Kristofferson, a Benefactor, of Country Music and Hollywood, Has Died at 88 our country music entertainment estate sale likely sold handwritten poster your country music entertainment from the nashcountry daily family by Associated Press TZ news Kris Kristofferson,... He died of natural causes at his residence in Maui, Hawaii, on September 28, 2024 surrounded by a legacy that has been going on for decades and being solid in the hearts of millions.
Born in 1936, Kristofferson has lived annc an epic novel of a life. Former Rhodes Scholar, U.S. Army helicopter pilot and a boxer some might call three of the many lives each such box can hold……..before writing songs for Combs. His musical career expanded thanks in large part to the success of his signature tune “Me and Bobby McGee,” as sung by Janis Joplin. His gritty, poetic lyrics captured the complexities of life and solidified his place as a country music icon from there.
More than a musician, too, of course. Over the years, he became a film legend, appearing in hits like A Star is Born (and its 1976 remake) and Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. His rough-hewn appeal and sensitivity were no less appealing on screen than his words could be onstage.
To fans, he was best known as the Country supergroup; The Highwaymen (Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings).