During the 1960s and '70s, Kris Kristofferson was a heavy drinker, during which time he was also dating fellow singer Janis ...

In 2006, the late Kris Kristofferson released an acclaimed new album, This Old Road, and spoke to writer Paul Sexton frankly ...

Kris Kristofferson, an Oxford-educated Rhodes Scholar and Army veteran who wrote hit songs for Janis Joplin and Johnny Cash ...

The two actors starred alongside each other in the TV mini-series "Amerika" and the movie "Molokai: The Story of Father ...

Kris Kristofferson recalled when he first heard Janis Joplin's version of his song, "Me and Bobby McGee," the day after she died.

Many of his songs are better known by other singers’ interpretations, like Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby McGee,” Johnny Cash’s “Sunday Morning Coming Down” and more.

From accomplishments in music and film, to role as a family man, take a look back at Kris Kristofferson's life and career in ...

Learn about the fleeting relationship between Kris Kristofferson and Janis Joplin that led to her cover of "Me and Bobby McGee." ...

Kris Kristofferson, a songwriter who became a country star and A-list actor, died at his home on Maui surrounded by family on ...

More than 50 years ago, Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar equally drawn to the words of William Blake and Hank Williams, ...

Leonard Cohen's 'Chelsea Hotel No.2' would never have been written if it wasn't for Kris Kristofferson, bringing Cohen and Janis Joplin together.

The singer, songwriter and actor, who died on Saturday at 88, found his way into situations and tales that underscored his ...