Kris Kristofferson a Rhodes country music superstar and an A-list Hollywood actor, has died at 88. Kristofferson died at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, Sept. 28. Kristofferson died peacefully, surrounded by family and love.
Starting in the late 1960s, the Brownsville, Texas native wrote country and rock ‘n’ roll songs such as “Sunday Morning; Comin; Down,” “Help Me Make it Through the Night,” “For the Good Times” and “Me and Bobby McGee.” Kristofferson was a singer himself but many of his songs were performed by others such as Ray Price and Janis Joplin. He starred opposite Ellen Burstyn in director Maric Scorsese’s 1974 film “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” starred opposite Barbra Streisand in the 1976 “A Star Is Born,” and acted alongside Wesley Snipes in Marvel’s “Blade” in 1998.
Kristofferson retired from performing and recording in 2021, making only occasional guest appearances on stage, including a performance with Cash’s daughter Rosanne at Nelson’s 90th birthday celebration at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles in 2023. The two sang “Loving Her Was Easier 9Than Anything I’ll Ever do Again),” a song that was a hit for Kristofferson and a longtime live staple for Nelsom, another great interpreter of his work.
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