The country singer and songwriter, who died on Saturday at 88, tucked enduring aphorisms into tales about facing up to loss.

Kris Kristofferson’s songs nestled intimate moments in cosmic terms, pushing country in an existentialist direction.

“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose,” Joplin sang in her signature blues-rock yowl — perhaps the best-known ...

Kris Kristofferson wrote some of the best songs in country music history. Here are five songs made famous by other artists.

Though, before I do, let me just quickly run through some (dis)honorable mentions. Yep, amazing as it may seem, these songs weren't quite bad enough to make the top ten. “Go Away, Little Girl” by ...

The ongoing feud between Pink Floyd powerhouses David Gilmour and Roger Waters has gotten real ugly at times, and it's pretty much reduced fans' hopes of a band reunion from slim to none. "I don't ...

A great cover is more than a different version of a song – it re-articulates the track and injects it with new meaning. Some ...

Remember the late, great singer-songwriter via some of the best moments in his prolific recording catalogue, admired by ...

Tallahassee has a somewhat charmed history with hurricanes, though that's changed a bit over recent years – and may end ...

Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter, actor and icon, died in 2024 at 88. A Texas native, his journey began in Brownsville, ...

The first platinum album was Eagles’ Their Greatest Hits 1971-75 in February 1976. Sales continued to grow in the late ’70s and ’80s, leading the RIAA to add multiplatinum awards in October ...

A ranking of the top songs based on streaming and sales activity from within the country- as tracked by Luminate. The ranking is based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams ...