From 'Sunday Morning Coming Down' and 'Help Me Make It Through the Night' to 'Feeling Mortal,' Variety picks 10 Kris Kristofferson immortal classics.

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

Kristofferson died Saturday at his home in Maui, Hawaii, a representative for Kristofferson confirmed to USA TODAY. A cause of death was not given. "It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather,

Kris Kristofferson, the legendary country singer and acclaimed actor, died peacefully in his home in Maui, Hawaii, on Sept. 28 at age 88, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed. No cause of death was given.

Kris Kristofferson, who became one of the most influential American singer-songwriters of his time with works such as "Me and Bobby McGee," as well as a successful actor, died Saturday at the age of 88,

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.

Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar who became a superstar songwriter, singer and actor, has died at the age of 88. (Sept. 30)

During the 1960s and '70s, Kris Kristofferson was a heavy drinker, during which time he was also dating fellow singer Janis Joplin.

Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and an A-list Hollywood actor, has died.