Kristoffer Kristofferson was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was a pioneering figure in the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, moving away from the polished Nashville sound and towa
Kristofferson in 1978
Kristofferson with Rita Coolidge at the 1972 Dripping Springs Reunion
Kristofferson at the 2006 South by Southwest Festival
Kristofferson speaking at the 2014 PEN New England Song Lyrics Award ceremony held in Boston's John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
The Highwaymen was an American supergroup of country music artists. The group consisted of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson. Between 1985 and 1995, they recorded thr
Kris Kristofferson
…A Star Is Born (1976), Heaven's Gate (1980) and the Blade film trilogy (1998–2004) Kristofferson was also a member of the country music supergroup the Highwaymen between 1985 and 1995. He has charted 12 times on the American Billboard Hot Country Songs charts; his highest-peaking singles there are "Why Me" and…
Clockwise from top left: Johnny Cash (1977), Waylon Jennings (1976), Kris Kristofferson (1978), and Willie Nelson (1978).