While "Me and Bobby McGee" has warbled through many a famous throat, Janis Joplin made the tune her own with her 1971 rendition.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — "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.

Some wonderful songs have been written by folks who weren't particularly motivated until given a prompt from an outside source. Such is the case of "Me and Bobby McGee," the song that inspired ...

The meaning of McGee More than a half-century after it was written, “Me and Bobby McGee” holds some elevated status in American song.

The meaning of McGee More than a half-century after it was written, “Me and Bobby McGee” holds some elevated status in American song.

Bobby McGee News from United Press International.Today's birthdays include country singer and actor Jerry Reed in 1937 (age 66); Carl Palmer of Emerson Lake and Palmer fame and also of Asia, in ...

Story Behind the Song: Kris Kristofferson, ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ Gayle Thompson Published: January 20, 2017 Fred Foster has spent his entire life in the music industry.

Afterward, I sang the best rendition of "Me and Bobby McGee" I could muster through my tears. Of all the songs, that's what came to mind.

Kris Kristofferson may have written some beautiful character portraits, but he knew few captured the American essence quite like the legends.

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.

Janis Joplin's "Me and Bobby McGee" is one of her most famous songs. Here is the story behind it and how it performed on the charts.