When Kris Kristofferson died last month at the age of 88, Willie Nelson officially became the last-standing member of the ...

He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004. In 2014, he earned the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Kris ...

William Blake-quoting Rhodes scholar by the name of Kris Kristofferson, whose songs were transforming the country and popular music airwaves," Crowell said, according to the Grammy Awards.

When Kris Kristofferson released his debut album in 1970, country music was practically defined by Merle Haggard’s “Okie From Muskogee,” a jingoistic anthem which condemned war protesters, ...

Willie Nelson reflected on Kris Kristofferson's death saying, “He left a lot of fantastic songs around for the rest of us to ...

Musician Willie Nelson performing ahead of an event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at a ...

Kris is also known for joining the Highwaymen, a band that consisted of Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kristofferson. In 2004, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Grammy-winning country music artist and actor Kris Kristofferson has died at 88. In a statement posted to his official Facebook account, Kristofferson's family said the musician died Saturday.

"Because of Kris Kristofferson, a lot of songwriters came into Nashville, came in droves. And I was part of that wave," he tells NPR. What set Kristofferson's music apart, Crowell says, was the way he ...

Willie Nelson is reflecting on the death of his longtime friend and former bandmate Kris Kristofferson. Nelson, 91, praised ...

Willie Nelson is remembering his fellow Highwayman Kris Kristofferson ... just kind of had a lot of fun together and made a lot of music together — videos, movies. I hated to lose him.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died. Kristofferson died ...