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Kris Kristofferson signed to Epic Records and released a
single, "Golden Idol"/"Killing Time", in 1967 but the song was not
successful. Within the next few years, Kris Kristofferson's
original songs were hitting the charts, performed by other artists
including Roy Drusky ("Jody and the Kid"), Billy Walker & the
Tennessee Walkers ("From the Bottle to the Bottom"), Ray Stevens
("Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"), Jerry Lee Lewis ("Once More with Feeling"), Faron Young
("Your Time's Comin'") and Roger Miller ("Me and Bobby McGee", "Best
of all Possible Worlds", "Darby's Castle"). Kris Kristofferson
also gained some success as a performer himself, due to Johnny Cash's
introduction of at the Newport Folk Festival.
In 1971, Janis Joplin, a very influential vocalist, had a #1 pop
hit with Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee" from her
posthumous Pearl. More hits followed from others: Ray Price ("I Won't Mention It Again", "I'd Rather Be
Sorry"), Joe Simon ("Help Me Make It Through the Night"), Bobby Bare
("Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends"), O.C. Smith ("Help Me
Make It Through the Night"), Jerry Lee Lewis ("Me and Bobby McGee"),
Patti Page ("I'd Rather Be Sorry") and Peggy Little ("I've Got to
Have You"). Kris Kristofferson released his second album,
The Silver Tongued Devil and I in 1971. The album was a
success and established Kris Kristofferson's career as a
recording artist in his own right. He also participated in country
supergroup The Highwaymen with Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings.
Kris Kristofferson was inducted into the Songwriters Hall
of Fame in 1985 and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1977.
In 2004 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Kris
Kristofferson's latest album, This Old Road, was released in 2006.
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