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

Legendary country singer, actor and songwriter has died 88, prompting a wave of tributes from his many admirers ...

8) Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) - One of his most romantic songs and Kristofferson's first chart ...

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

Imagine writing a song as good as “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down.” It must have felt like building the Brooklyn Bridge with your ...

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

Kristofferson's individualism and dogged brilliance helped him kick down genre walls and light the path for other country ...

Legendary country singer/songwriter Kris Kristofferson, who wrote classic songs like "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Sunday Morning ...

Kris Kristofferson, an Oxford-educated Rhodes Scholar and Army veteran who wrote hit songs for Janis Joplin and Johnny Cash ...

The singer, songwriter and actor, who died on Saturday at 88, found his way into situations and tales that underscored his ...

Kris Kristofferson, the beloved singer-songwriter and actor, died on Saturday at 88 years old. As we remember Kristofferson's ...

Kris Kristofferson, who died Saturday at the age of 88, is being remembered by his "A Star is Born" co-star Barbra Streisand ...