“’Me and Bobby McGee’ remains Kristofferson’s most enduring achievement,” Himes wrote. “He later admitted that Janis Joplin, his lover for a brief period, was an inspiration for the song’s heroine, ...

The actor and country music legend died on Sept. 28 at age 88 Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her work has previously ...

Kris Kristofferson, a successful country singer-songwriter and Hollywood film and TV star, died Saturday at his home in Maui at the age of 88. While no cause of death was given, he was described as ...

Kris Kristofferson, who died Saturday at the age of 88 from undisclosed causes, will be remembered as a singer-songwriter whose best lyrics and melodies still resonate strongly today, 50 or more years ...