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

A look back at some of the biggest and best songs by Kris Kristofferson, who has died aged 88.

It was a cult hit, being so popular in Philadelphia that the song was broadcast many times in a day on a top-40 morning station. "Behind Blue Eyes" was released in 1971, and was thought to be inspired ...

Written and sung by bassist Peter Cetera, "If You Leave Me Now" was Chicago's very first No. 1 hit, topping the charts for ...

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

"Rock & Roll Stew" (From The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, 1971) Traffic's fourth studio ... is the only cut on our list of the Top 10 Traffic Songs to feature percussionist Jim Capaldi on ...

Kristofferson's varied life experiences and literary bent both helped shape him into one of the most unique songwriting ...

When it comes to rock album openers, few kicked off records quite like these five rock music icons did with their opening ...

Led Zeppelin did acoustic music better than most, with some of their stripped-back tracks among their very best, showing a different side to the band.

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

Night 1 of Eagles’ Sphere residency proved there’s something enchanting about pairing songs that have this deep of a history ...

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