In recognition of his incredible contributions to the world of country music and the common good alike, legendary songwriter Kris Kristofferson will be honored with the Woody Guthrie Prize.
In the '80s Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Krisofferson, and Johnny Cash - four of the biggest stars in America - joined forces to form a true country music super-group, and revolutionize American music.
The "super-group" will be the focus of a new PBS documentary titled The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End, that will premiere on PBS on May 27th, 2016...
Eric Church performed Kris Kristofferson's "To Beat the Devil" at 'The Life & Songs of Kris Kristofferson', and shared how the song helped save his own career.
And we all thought Tom Petty did an amazing job with the original. Kris Kristofferson not only covered one of the Heart Breaker's most famous songs, he did the song justice; and made it, the proverbial, his own.
This Saturday the KNUE "Gold Rush" will pay tribute to country legends Merle Haggard, Ronnie Milsap, Kris Kristofferson, and the late Buck Owens. These guys will be receiving country's most prestigious awards from the Academy of Country Music this Sunday.
Dolly Parton and Kris Kristofferson have long been legends in country music. Now, the Grammy Hall of Fame is acknowledging their impact by inducting Parton's single 'Jolene' and Kristofferson's self-titled debut album into the Grammy Hall of Fame.