American Songwriter

Why “Me and Bobby McGee” Isn’t Just a Road Song—It’s a Study in Freedom and Loss

"Me And Bobby McGee" is based off the 1954 Italian road tragedy, 'La Strata', which paints a dark picture of the "freedom" of ...
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On This Day in 1971, a Kris Kristofferson-Penned Hit Inspired by Frank Sinatra Topped the Country Charts—and Was Later Covered by Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn

Sammi Smith sent Kris Kristofferson's masterpiece, "Help Me Make It Through the Night," to No. 1 on Feb. 27, 1971.
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Kris Kristofferson on what really happened when he landed a helicopter in Johnny Cash’s yard to get his demo tape heard

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The Unlikely Story of the Secretary Who Inspired One of Music’s Greatest Songs

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before he was an outlaw-country pioneer and a movie star, and after he was a Rhodes scholar and a helicopter pilot for the U.S.