Kris Kristofferson was a singer-songwriter who rose to stardom in the 1970s as a Hollywood movie star because to his rugged good looks and heartbreaking songs. He passed away. He was eighty-eight.
According to a spokesman for Kristofferson, who spoke with USA TODAY, Kristofferson passed away on Saturday at his Maui, Hawaii, residence. No reason for the death was stated.
The Kristofferson family released a statement saying, "It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband, father, and grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 28 at home." We're so fortunate to have had this time with him. I appreciate your love for him over the years, and know that he is grinning down at all of us when you see a rainbow.
Despite having a voice he compared to "a frog," Kristofferson recorded over 20 studio albums and performed in the outlaw country band The Highwaymen from 1985 to 1995 with the country music industry's greatest stars, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson.
Many of the timeless hits in the prolific songwriter's discography were made popular by different vocalists. These include "Me and Bobby McGee" (Janis Joplin), "For the Good Times" (Ray Price), "Sunday Morning Comin' Down" (the No. 1 Billboard country hit by Johnny Cash), "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" (Roger Miller), "Help Me Make It Through the Night" (Sammi Smith), and "Once More with Feeling" (co-written with Shel Silverstein and sung by Jerry Lee Lewis).
Regarding "one of my oldest best friends," Kristofferson, Nelson remarked in 2020, "When you start talking about songwriters, you mention his name first." "He's probably written more great songs than anybody."
As the ideal example of the wonderfully disheveled, bearded leading guy in 1970s films, Kristofferson—a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University and former Golden Globes boxer—left a lasting impression on audiences. In Martin Scorsese's 1974 drama "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," he played the romantic lead. In 1976's "A Star Is Born," he played an old, drunken rock musician beside Barbra Streisand, who was at the height of her career.
The former standout college football player costarred with Burt Reynolds in the pro football comedy "Semi-Tough" in 1977. He also starred as a truck driver who defies authorities in Sam Peckinpah's road-action comedy "Convoy."
Kristoffer, the eldest of Major General Henry Kristofferson's three children, was born in Brownsville, Texas, on June 22, 1936. Kristofferson started writing songs at the age of eleven after growing up loving to listen to country music icon Hank Williams on the radio.
After a while, Kristofferson's military family relocated to San Mateo, California, where the singer attended San Mateo High School, earning a diploma in 1954. He attended in Pomona College in Claremont, California, following his graduation. There, the Golden Gloves boxer was a legend in sports, captaining the college newspaper's sports section and excelling on the rugby and football teams.
FAQs
What did Kris Kristofferson die from?
According to McFarland, Kristofferson passed away quietly in his family's presence. There was no explanation provided. The native of Brownsville, Texas, began writing country and rock 'n' roll standards in the late 1960s. Some of his hits include "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down," "Help Me Make it Through the Night," "For the Good Times," and "Me and Bobby McGee."Four hours prior
When did Kris Kristofferson come out?
When Mr. Kristofferson's debut album from Monument Records was published in 1970, three of his songs—including Cash's version of "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"—became No. 1 country hits.
Does Kris Kristofferson have a wife?
In 1983, Kristofferson wed Lisa Meyers. Together with their Malibu, California, property in Los Flores Canyon, Kristofferson and Lisa Meyers also keep a house in Hana, on the island of Maui.
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Kris Kristofferson was a singer-songwriter who rose to stardom in the 1970s as a Hollywood movie star because to his rugged good looks and heartbreaking songs. He passed away. He was eighty-eight.
According to a spokesman for Kristofferson, who spoke with USA TODAY, Kristofferson passed away on Saturday at his Maui, Hawaii, residence. No reason for the death was stated.
The Kristofferson family released a statement saying, "It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband, father, and grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 28 at home." We're so fortunate to have had this time with him. I appreciate your love for him over the years, and know that he is grinning down at all of us when you see a rainbow.
Despite having a voice he compared to "a frog," Kristofferson recorded over 20 studio albums and performed in the outlaw country band The Highwaymen from 1985 to 1995 with the country music industry's greatest stars, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson.
Many of the timeless hits in the prolific songwriter's discography were made popular by different vocalists. These include "Me and Bobby McGee" (Janis Joplin), "For the Good Times" (Ray Price), "Sunday Morning Comin' Down" (the No. 1 Billboard country hit by Johnny Cash), "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" (Roger Miller), "Help Me Make It Through the Night" (Sammi Smith), and "Once More with Feeling" (co-written with Shel Silverstein and sung by Jerry Lee Lewis).
Regarding "one of my oldest best friends," Kristofferson, Nelson remarked in 2020, "When you start talking about songwriters, you mention his name first." "He's probably written more great songs than anybody."
As the ideal example of the wonderfully disheveled, bearded leading guy in 1970s films, Kristofferson—a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University and former Golden Globes boxer—left a lasting impression on audiences. In Martin Scorsese's 1974 drama "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," he played the romantic lead. In 1976's "A Star Is Born," he played an old, drunken rock musician beside Barbra Streisand, who was at the height of her career.
The former standout college football player costarred with Burt Reynolds in the pro football comedy "Semi-Tough" in 1977. He also starred as a truck driver who defies authorities in Sam Peckinpah's road-action comedy "Convoy."
Kristoffer, the eldest of Major General Henry Kristofferson's three children, was born in Brownsville, Texas, on June 22, 1936. Kristofferson started writing songs at the age of eleven after growing up loving to listen to country music icon Hank Williams on the radio.
After a while, Kristofferson's military family relocated to San Mateo, California, where the singer attended San Mateo High School, earning a diploma in 1954. He attended in Pomona College in Claremont, California, following his graduation. There, the Golden Gloves boxer was a legend in sports, captaining the college newspaper's sports section and excelling on the rugby and football teams.
FAQs
What did Kris Kristofferson die from?
According to McFarland, Kristofferson passed away quietly in his family's presence. There was no explanation provided. The native of Brownsville, Texas, began writing country and rock 'n' roll standards in the late 1960s. Some of his hits include "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down," "Help Me Make it Through the Night," "For the Good Times," and "Me and Bobby McGee."Four hours prior
When did Kris Kristofferson come out?
When Mr. Kristofferson's debut album from Monument Records was published in 1970, three of his songs—including Cash's version of "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"—became No. 1 country hits.
Does Kris Kristofferson have a wife?
In 1983, Kristofferson wed Lisa Meyers. Together with their Malibu, California, property in Los Flores Canyon, Kristofferson and Lisa Meyers also keep a house in Hana, on the island of Maui.