Some wonderful songs have been written by folks who weren't particularly motivated until given a prompt from an outside source. Such is the case of "Me and Bobby McGee," the song that inspired perhaps ...

This week we pay tribute to the late singer-songwriter, actor and counter-culture icon, Kris Kristofferson. He wrote “Me and ...

In 2024, pillars of Nashville's country and gospel communities died, as did foundational forces essential to the city's — and ...

A montage of some of the musicians who died in 2024. For a more complete list, visit NPR Music's article on musicians we lost this year.

Kris Kristofferson was a Rhodes scholar, a movie star and in his spare time wrote some damn fine songs. He was 88. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT") KRIS KRISTOFFERSON ...

Elvis Presley regretted turning down a chance to act in "A Star is Born" opposite Barbra Streisand, according to Joel Brokaw, ...

Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down” was just one of the songs written by Kris Kristofferson, 88, part of the country-outlaw movement ...

Kris Kristofferson performs onstage at the 2004 Music Has Power Awards in New York ... 40s with the saga “A Woman of Substance” and wrote more than a dozen other novels that sold tens of ...