Following the death of Kris Kristofferson last week, the "So What" singer incorporated a cover of his song "Me and Bobby McGee," made famous by the late Janis Joplin, into her Summer Carnival tour ...

That being so, Kristofferson told The Musicians Hall of Fame, “Unfortunately, the first time I heard Janis’s recording of Bobby McGee was when I had just gone down because she had died.” ...

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Janis Joplin’s posthumous 1971 rendition of “Me and Bobby McGee” is arguably the most famous version of the song, but Kris Kristofferson, the writer, ironically never knew Joplin had plans ...

Kristofferson’s song was hardly brand new when Joplin got to it. He likely wrote “Me and Bobby McGee” around 1969, a few years after he’d moved to Nashville.

Kristofferson’s song was hardly brand new when Joplin got to it. He likely wrote “Me and Bobby McGee” around 1969, a few years after he’d moved to Nashville.

He put me on stage the first time.” One of his most recorded songs, “Me and Bobby McGee,” was written based on a recommendation from Monument Records founder Fred Foster.

“Me and Bobby McGee” topped the Hot 100 in March 1971, less than six months after Joplin’s death at age 27. 4. “ Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)” (1971) ...

He put me on stage the first time.” One of his most recorded songs, “Me and Bobby McGee,” was written based on a recommendation from Monument Records founder Fred Foster.

He put me on stage the first time.” One of his most recorded songs, “Me and Bobby McGee,” was written based on a recommendation from Monument Records founder Fred Foster.