One of Kris Kristofferson's biggest hits was inspired by one of the biggest names in movie history as he channelled high-brow ...

“Me And Bobby McGee”, originally a Kris Kristofferson classic, was taken on by Janis Joplin and made into her own. It’s one of her most well-known songs, if not her most well-known song, period.

Such is the case of "Me and Bobby McGee," the song that inspired perhaps the greatest studio performance of the all-too brief career of Janis Joplin. Most casual fans likely know the legendary ...

So I was totally hooked from that moment on, on every single possible level.” Rothchild would work on Joplin’s final album Pearl, including her only number one single, “Me and Bobby McGee.” ...

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 ...

“ Bobby McGee, I never wrote that for a girl to sing,” he revealed. “But Janis [Joplin], I can’t do it without thinking of her. It was all happening so fast back then.

A version of this article appears in print on Dec. 1, 2024, Section A, Page 25 of the New York edition with the headline: Peggy Caserta, Who Wrote a Tell-All About Janis Joplin, Dies at 84.

The elusive Janis Joplin biopic is closer to reality, as Shailene Woodley has received a commitment for a $2.49 million tax credit from the California Film Commission for the film, it was ...