In 1972, Rita Coolidge covered Kris Kristofferson’s “The Lady’s Not For Sale,” and used it as the title track of her album. By the time she started working on her next release, she and Kristofferson ...

In November 1970, Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson first met at an airport lounge in Los Angeles before their flight to Memphis and were instantly drawn to one another. “I like to say that it was ...

Kris Kristofferson, born Kristoffer Kristofferson on June 22, 1936, in Brownsville, Texas, was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. A Rhodes scholar, Golden Gloves boxer, helicopter pilot, and ...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Nashville's iconic Grand Ole Opry. Country music's most beloved radio program is an American pop cultural institution. To celebrate, the Opry is gradually ...

Kris Kristofferson: Life & Songs is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, ...

Sports Illustrated hinted at Kris Kristofferson’s greatness long before he wrote his first hit song or starred in his first movie. The magazine highlighted him in its March 31, 1958, Faces in the ...

In 2008, Kris Kristofferson became a local hero in response to the month-long Lightning Complex fires that converged that summer on Mendocino County. A coastal property owner, the legendary singer and ...

It’s still hard to believe that Kris Kristofferson isn’t with us. Sure, he was 88 years old and no one lives forever, but his larger than life persona and insane life resume kind of made me wonder if ...

A hard-drinking singer-songwriter with an outlaw spirit, Kris Kristofferson transformed the country music scene in the 1970s by bringing lyrical sophistication, and a "rarely heard candour and depth", ...