Eventually though, the janitor managed to set himself apart as a songwriter and finally got the Man in Black’s attention. In fact, Cash was such a fan that Kristofferson recalls one time that Cash ...

In his 1996 memoir Waylon: An Autobiography, Jennings said that they first got together in 1984 while working on an annual ...

Kris Kristofferson was better known for his songwriting talents than his guitar artistry, but he provided many performers — including guitarists like Ray Price and Johnny Cash — with hit tunes.

Kris Kristofferson on Janis Joplin, Johnny Cash and country music. Story by Paul Sexton • 1w. In 2006, the late Kris Kristofferson released an acclaimed new album, This Old Road, ...

Johnny Cash helped lift Kris Kristofferson to success Cash was an instant fan. “I liked his songs so much that I would take them off and not let anybody else hear them,” he said.

In 1972, Johnny Cash took Kris Kristofferson‘s “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” to No. 1 on the Country chart and helped put his future Highwaymen bandmate on the songwriting map.

Kris Kristofferson, who died Saturday at the age of 88, ... Kristofferson and Johnny Cash were both members of the country supergroup The Highwaymen alongside Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson.

Kris Kristofferson, who died Saturday at the age of 88, ... Kristofferson and Johnny Cash were both members of the country supergroup The Highwaymen alongside Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson.

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