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 ...

He likely wrote “Me and Bobby McGee” around 1969, a few years after he’d moved to Nashville. ... That Austin set more famously included “Me and Bobby McGee.” Introducing the song, ...

More than a half-century after it was written, “Me and Bobby McGee” holds some elevated status in American song. It started life as a country song and evolved into a pop standard.

Foster also became a hit songwriter, joining Kristofferson in penning one of the biggest hits of Kristofferson's career, "Me and Bobby McGee." The song, which also became a Top 15 hit for Roger ...

Joplin eventually would record the song in Los Angeles a few days before her October 1970 death. ... who taught her Bobby McGee and co-wrote with her Mercedes Benz.

One of his most recorded songs, “Me and Bobby McGee,” was written based on a recommendation from Monument Records founder Fred Foster.

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.

How ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ performed compared to other Janis Joplin songs. Joplin’s version of “Me and Bobby McGee” was released in 1971, the year following her death.