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 ...

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.

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.

Kristofferson, who died Sept. 28, was a Rhodes Scholar and an Army Ranger before taking a chance at songwriting. "Me and Bobby McGee" is perhaps his most famous song. Originally broadcast in 1999.