Kris Kristofferson wrote "Me and Bobby McGee" based on a scene in a classic 1954 film, and it became Janis Joplin's resonant ...

On what would have been his 90th birthday, we remember not the man behind "Me and Bobby McGee," a songwriter whose work ...

Kris Kristofferson once told Creg Lovett at Houston Press: “I always feel like Houston is the place I play that’s closest to my favorite place on Earth.” His favorite place on earth was his hometown, ...

Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose / Nothin’, don’t mean nothin’, honey, if it ain’t free. Written by Kris Kristofferson and immortalized by Janis Joplin, “Me and Bobby McGee” stands ...

Gabrielle Ulubay is a Music writer at Collider. She has previously been published in The New York Times, Bustle, HuffPost Personal, and other magazines, and wrote at Marie Claire for nearly three ...

Fifty-five years ago today (April 1), in 1971, Janis Joplin was on a nine-week run at the top of the Billboard 200 with Pearl. The popularity of her No. 1 rendition of the Kris Kristofferson-penned ...

In the wake of the loss of another musical legend, pop star Pink has whipped out another impressive tribute. "I think Kris Kristofferson was one of the most amazing humans and I was obsessed—I am ...

Kristofferson, who died Sept. 28, was a Rhodes Scholar and an Army Ranger before taking a chance at songwriting. "Me and Bobby McGee" is perhaps his most famous song. Originally broadcast in 1999.

Janis Joplin’s version of “Me and Bobby McGee” was released on Jan. 12, 1971. One day earlier, a Food Stamp Amendment was passed, establishing uniform work requirements for eligibility. “Busted flat,” ...