Kris Kristofferson

Alternative Rock North Americana Remembrance Rock Roots 

Remembering Todd Snider

November 16, 2025 Melody Esme 1 Comment Aimless Inc., Americana, Guy Clark, Jerry Jeff Walker, John Prine, Kris Kristofferson, RIP, Todd Snider

An Americana icon gone at 59

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Country and/or Western Remembrance 

Highwayman: Remembering Kris Kristofferson

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment Barbra Streisand, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, RIP, The Highwaymen, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

The film and music legend was 88

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Country and/or Western Folk 

Drive On: Johnny Cash’s American Recordings Turns 30

April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1994, 30th Anniversary, American Recordings, Anthony DeCurtis, Glenn Danzig, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Leonard Cohen, Nick Lowe, Rick Rubin, Tom Waits

Looking back on the album that reintroduced the Man in Black

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Country and/or Western Dylan Films Folk Rock 

It’s Getting Dark: Bob Dylan’s Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid at 50

July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 Kathy Fennessy 2 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Bob Dylan, Booker T. Jones, David Bowie, film, James Coburn, Jim Keltner, Kris Kristofferson, Mick Jagger, Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, Rita Coolidge, Sam Peckinpah, Slim Pickens

Looking back on the classic soundtrack to Sam Peckinpah’s bleak cult western

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Country and/or Western 

When Willie Nelson Played Budokan

January 2, 2023 Henry Carrigan 1 Comment 1984, ABBA, Bob Dylan, Bobbie Nelson, Budokan, Frank Sinatra, Hoagy Carmichael, Japan, Kris Kristofferson, Legacy Recordings, Mickey Raphael, Willie Nelson

A new archival release chronicles a fascinating 1984 show at the famed Tokyo arena

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Blues Rock Soul 

Janis Joplin: A Pearl Of A Girl

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1970, 1971, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Bobby Womack, Brad Campbell, Clark Pierson, Janis Joplin, John Till, Ken Pearson, Kris Kristofferson, Me and Bobby McGee, Mercedes Benz, Mike McClure, Pearl, Richard Bell

Pearl was supposed to be the 60s rock icon’s triumph; instead, it became her epitaph

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Country and/or Western Remembrance 

Farewell to a Truly Iconic Individual: R.I.P. Billy Joe Shaver

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Billy Gibbons, Billy Joe Shaver, Bobby Bare, Kris Kristofferson, RIP, Shaver, Tanya Tucker, Tom T. Hall, ZZ Top

The outlaw country great was 81

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Country and/or Western North Americana 

LISTEN: Kristofferson at 84

June 22, 2020June 23, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments A Star Is Born, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Blade, Blume in Love, Convoy, Happy Birthday, Heaven's Gate, Kris Kristofferson, Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, Rita Coolidge

We celebrate the legend with a scenic trip through his 1970s catalog

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Country and/or Western North Americana 

Shake Hands With The Devil at 40

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Kris Kristofferson, Shake Hands With The Devil

Kris Kristofferson’s ninth album was hated by critics but wears well decades later

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Country and/or Western Folk 

Don’t Worry About Winning What You’ve Already Won

February 20, 2019February 21, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Dan Fogelberg, Jay Bolotin, Kris Kristofferson

Jay Bolotin is the best country songwriter you’ve never heard, until now

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Country and/or Western 

A Conversation With Kinky

September 10, 2018June 27, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Billy Joe Shaver, Jerry Jeff Walker, Kinky Friedman, Kris Kristofferson, Outlaw Country, Texas, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

The irrepressible Mr. Friedman shares insights and irony

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