“He Was About a Step Away From Dying”: The 1970 Ode to Johnny Cash That Helped Kris Kristofferson “Beat the Devil”
On This Day in 1984, a Critically Acclaimed Satirical Comedy Loosely Based on Willie Nelson’s Life Hit Theaters—Starring Nelson and a Fellow Outlaw Country Legend
On the Anniversary of Kris Kristofferson’s Passing, His “Dear Friend” Delivered a Tribute Performance That Might Be the “Prettiest Thing I Have Ever Heard”
When Dire Straits Went Country: 3 of the Band’s Classics by Waylon Jennings, The Judds, and Lukas Nelson
On This Day in 2024, the Music World Lost an Outlaw Country Pioneer and One of the Most Legendary Songwriters of All Time
The Story Behind the Last Song Kris Kristofferson Wrote With Then-Wife Rita Coolidge and a Jimmy Buffett Coral Reefer
On This Day in 1970, Janis Joplin Began Recording the Second Posthumous No. 1 Ever—a Timeless Version of a Kris Kristofferson Classic
On This Day in 1970, Kris Kristofferson Played His First UK Gig to an Angry Crowd of 500,000: “They Hated Everybody”
The Story Behind the Only Song Kris Kristofferson Ever Wrote for Roy Orbison and Never Recorded Himself
