Country music legend, Kris Kristofferson died this Saturday, September 28, 2024, at the age of 88. He was particularly known for his titles Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down et Me and Bobby McGee.
Kris Kristofferson: the man behind Me and Bobby McGee et Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down left us
Kris Kristofferson is no longer in the world of the living. The American actor and country icon died this Saturday, September 28, 2024, his family announced on the evening of this Sunday. “Kris Kristofferson passed away peacefully at his home in Hawaii”his relatives said on his Facebook page. “When you see a rainbow, know that it is the one that smiles on us all. »
Kris Kristofferson was most famous for his many successes in country music. Author of the classics Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down (1969) et Me and Bobby McGee (1970), covered by Janis Joplin, Kristofferson established himself as one of the greatest singer-songwriters, alongside Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson, with whom he formed the group The Highwaymen.
Awarded several Grammy Awards, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004. Kris Kristofferson had also distinguished himself in the cinema with some notable roles. Winner of a Golden Globe in 1976 for his role alongside Barbra Streisand in A star is bornhe also shone in Pat Garrett et Billy the Kid the Sam Peckinpah and 1973.
