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

Why Me Lord Lyrics by Kris Kristofferson is a classic gospel song with lyrics that reflect spiritual struggle and gratitude.

For Weir’s stage time, Hagar seemed unabashedly thoughtful with his song choice, beckoning to his early days and time spent with Montrose, on the first song he ever wrote, the 1973 release ...

Bobby Brown reveals he felt Britney Spears butchered his song “My Prerogative” and says no artist who’s ever sampled his music has done it justice. (?

’80s icon Bobby Brown slammed Britney Spears’ cover of his song “My Prerogative” on Wednesday’s episode of the “Club Shay Shay” podcast with Shannon Sharpe.

Michigan native and actor Jeff Daniels is credited with ending the Detroit Lions' "Curse of Bobby Layne" thanks to a spell he and former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning performed in the end zone of ...

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Taylor Swift once wrote a song inspired by the love story between Robert F. Kennedy and his wife, Ethel Kennedy. Ethel (née Skakel), who died from stroke complications on Oct. 10 at the age of 96 ...

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.

Many of his songs are better known by other singers’ interpretations, like Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby McGee,” Johnny Cash’s “Sunday Morning Coming Down” and more.