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As a proponent of "Outlaw" country music, Kris Kristofferson was most famous for songs he wrote and performed with others, including Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash. He wrote many songs outside of this genre as well for other musicians, including "Me and Bobby McGee" which he wrote for his girlfriend at the time Janis Joplin. He also wrote songs for Gladys Knight and the Pips, Bobby Bare, Jimmy Buffett, Al Green and many others.

Kristofferson was also a famous actor, winning a Golden Globe for Best Actor for his performance in A Star is Born with Barbra Streisand. He worked in film until as recently as 2018. He and his wife Rita Cooledge performed on The Muppet Show, where Kristofferson performed a duet with Miss Piggy.

Few people are familiar with Kristofferson's early life. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. He also attended West Point; he eventually became a captain and flew helicopters. After he left the military, he supported himself by flying helicopters for an oil company while he worked to get his songwriting career off the ground.

RIP Kris. The world has one star less shining on it.