From 'Sunday Morning Coming Down' and 'Help Me Make It Through the Night' to 'Feeling Mortal,' Variety picks 10 Kris Kristofferson immortal classics.

Legendary country singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson, who penned classic songs like "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Sunday Morning Comin' Down," has died.

Kris Kristofferson, who became one of the most influential American singer-songwriters of his time with works such as "Me and Bobby McGee," as well as a successful actor, died Saturday at the age of 88,

The country artist opened up to PEOPLE in a candid 1998 interview about how seeing his 'A Star Is Born' character die on-screen encouraged him to get sober

During the 1960s and '70s, Kris Kristofferson was a heavy drinker, during which time he was also dating fellow singer Janis Joplin.

Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died.

Country music icon and actor Kris Kristofferson has died Saturday at his home in Maui, Hawaii. He was 88. "It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson,