Maybe it’s because “Me and Bobby McGee, ” which includes namechecks of Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Kentucky, and California/Salinas, still belongs to the world.

If you weren’t aware that “Me And Bobby McGee” wasn’t actually Joplin’s song, you’re not alone. The way she belts every word of the tune makes it seem like she penned every syllable.

That Austin set more famously included “Me and Bobby McGee.” Introducing the song, Joplin referred to Kristofferson as “a friend of mine, a very good songwriter who’s gonna be famous in . . .

When Joplin sang “Me and Bobby McGee,” she turned the titular character into a man. ... This Willie Nelson Cover Might Just Outshine Kris Kristofferson’s Original. June 24, ...

Kris Kristofferson, star of both country music and Hollywood, died at 88 on September 28. He wrote many of the 1970s’ most iconic songs, from “Me and Bobby McGee” to “Help Me Make It ...

NASHVILLE — “Me and Bobby McGee” is one of Kris Kristofferson’s most famous and widely covered songs, with everyone from Janis Joplin to Pink putting their own spin on it since 1969.

This is Bobby McGee." The performer and her guitarist, Justin Derrico , took to the end of the catwalk for an acoustic version of the classic track—playing so powerfully that Derrico seemed to ...