You know feelin’ good was good enough for me Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee Death And all great love stories, of course, must end somehow. The greatest end in death.

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.

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.

Jim Irsay Collection Acquires Janis Joplin 'Me and Bobby McGee' Acoustic Guitar The Gibson J-45 acoustic guitar was owned and played by Janis Joplin.

After writing "Me And Bobby McGee", which would later be covered by Janis Joplin, Kris Kristofferson's career exploded.