Kris Kristofferson
American country singer, songwriter and actor (1936-2024) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 88
Kristoffer Kristofferson was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was a pioneering figure in the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, moving away from the polished Nashville sound and toward a more raw, introspective style.
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Wesley Snipes Produced Blade II, Blade and Blade: Trinity
Charles Martin Smith Directed Dolphin Tale and Dolphin Tale 2
Don Was Produced A Moment of Forever and This Old Road
James Coburn Also in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
Willie Nelson Duets: Help Me Make It Through the Night (1969)
Sam Peckinpah Directed Convoy (1978)
Harry Dean Stanton Also in Fire Down Below (1997)
John Sayles Directed Lone Star and Silver City
Avi Arad Produced Blade and Blade: Trinity
Broderick Johnson Produced Dolphin Tale and Joyful Noise
Andrew Kosove Produced Dolphin Tale and Joyful Noise
David S. Goyer Directed Blade: Trinity (2005)
Alan Rudolph Directed Songwriter and Trouble in Mind
Christine Vachon Produced I'm Not There and Chelsea Walls
Chips Moman Produced Repossessed and Silver Stallion
Jorge Russek Also in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
Bob Dylan Wrote I'm Not There (2008)
Dakota Fanning Also in Dreamer (2006)
Luis Gómez Also in He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
Paul Mazursky Directed Blume in Love (1973)
Harry Connick Jr. Also in Dolphin Tale 2 and Dolphin Tale
Freddy Rodriguez Also in Dreamer and Payback
Bill L. Norton Directed Cisco Pike (1972), wrote Convoy (1978)
Marco Perella Also in Lone Star and The Wendell Baker Story
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Some of his most famous songs include "Me and Bobby McGee" (1970), "For the Good Times" (1968), "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" (1969), and "Help Me Make It Through the Night" (1970), which were also recorded by and became hits for other artists.
