Barry
01-10-2024, 17:04
Sad to report Kris Kristofferson has died peacefully at the age of 88 at home in Hawaii.
The Texan, former Oxford University Rhodes scholar, abandoned a career in the US military to pursue songwriting.
He got his big break by landing a helicopter on Johnny Cash's lawn, with a beer in one hand and a tape of his tunes in another. Cash agreed to record 'Sunday Morning Coming Down' - voted song of the year by the Country Music Association in 1970.
Kristofferson also starred with Bob Dylan in the film 'Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid'.
RIP Kris.
The Texan, former Oxford University Rhodes scholar, abandoned a career in the US military to pursue songwriting.
He got his big break by landing a helicopter on Johnny Cash's lawn, with a beer in one hand and a tape of his tunes in another. Cash agreed to record 'Sunday Morning Coming Down' - voted song of the year by the Country Music Association in 1970.
Kristofferson also starred with Bob Dylan in the film 'Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid'.
RIP Kris.