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Kris Kristofferson
With his bushy beard, world-weary songs, gnarled looks, weather-beaten voice and
an enticing sense of danger and rebellion, Kris Kristofferson was one of the
country music ‘outlaws’ who, like his friends Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and
Willie Nelson, reconstructed the image of country music from the overly
sentimental clichés commonly associated with Nashville and the Grand Ole Opry.
Born in Brownsville, Texas, on June 22, 1936, his grandparents came to the US
from Sweden and his father was a major general in the US Air Force, meaning the
family never settled for long in one pl...
HighwaymanThe Highwaymen, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson
Highwayman
3:03
Sunday Mornin' Comin' DownKris Kristofferson
Kristofferson
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Born and Raised In Black and WhiteJohnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and The Highwaymen
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Boulder to BirminghamEmmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, John Starling, Rodney Crowell, Chris Hillman, Kris Kristofferson, Shawn Colvin, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Vince Gill, Patty Griffin, Daniel Lanois, Buddy Miller, Herb Pedersen, Mavis Staples, Sara Watkins, Iron & Wine, Conor Oberst, Holly Williams, Trampled by Turtles, The Milk Carton Kids, Shovels & Rope and Chris Coleman
Portraits
Roll Me UpWillie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Snoop Dogg and Jamey Johnson
Heroes
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Why MeKris Kristofferson
The Austin Sessions
