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Kris was a Golden Gloves boxer and went to Pomona College in California. From there, he earned a Rhodes scholarship to study literature at Oxford University. He ultimately joined the United States Army and achieved the rank of captain. He became a helicopter pilot, which served him well later.
Kris Kristofferson, in full Kristoffer Kristofferson, (born June 22, 1936, Brownsville, Texas, U.S.), American singer, songwriter, and actor known for his gravelly voice and rugged good looks and a string of country music hits, notably “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Help Me Make It Through the Night,” “For the Good Times,” and “Once More with Feeling.”
Born Kristoffer Kristofferson in the border town of Brownsville, Texas on June 22, 1936, Kristofferson changed the language of country music, with extraordinary internal rhymes, Shakespearean iambic pentameter, and socially progressive subject matters that found the personal within the political.
Mini Bio (1) Kris Kristofferson was born in Brownsville, Texas, to Mary Ann (Ashbrook) and Lars Henry Kristofferson. His paternal grandparents were Swedish, and his father was a United States Air Force general who pushed his son to a military career. Kris was a Golden Gloves boxer and went to Pomona College in California.
This solid anthology pulls together Kris Kristofferson's best-known tunes, concentrating on his classic '70s albums. Many of these songs were made famous by others, like "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" (Johnny Cash), "Me and Bobby McGee" (Janis Joplin), and "Help Me Make It Through the Night" (Sammi Smith)–but hearing them delivered by their writer underlines the way Kristofferson mated a ...
Me and Bobby McGee ist ein 1969 von Kris Kristofferson geschriebener Country -Song, der durch Janis Joplins Version zum Nummer-eins-Hit wurde. Der Song reflektiert das hedonistische Glück des Augenblicks, als ein Paar als Anhalter durch das Land reist und mundharmonikaspielend Blues singt. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Entstehungsgeschichte
22. März 2023 · Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson A STAR IS BORN ORIGINAL WLP PROMO 1976 LP. Sponsored. $52.00 + $6.00 shipping. BARBARA STREISAND KRIS KRISTOFFERSON - LP - A STAR IS BORN. Columbia Records, $3.00. Free shipping. BARBARA STREISAND KRI ...