He was one of the best songwriters of all time,his singing left a lot to be desired.He was also a good actor and had excellent taste in spouses when he married Rita Coolidge.Concerning Rita Coolidge, I think she's ine of the most underrated female vocalists ever.
That's my favorite of his songs too. My grandmother wanted it sung at her funeral. But the lady she wanted was ill at the time. We played Cristy Lane's version. A lot of people, including Elvis, have recorded it. Burden of Freedom appeared in Johnny Cash's movie The Gospel Road. Quite a few people have recorded his songs. My favorite singer Ray Stevens recorded Sunday Morning Comin' Down first. His version was very good. But it didn't chart high. He felt his clean-cut image hurt his chances. It did suit Johnny Cash more. The first time I heard Ronnie Milsap was Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends. My grandmother had his RCA single. She also had it on a Warner Brothers single. Ronnie recorded it for Warner Brothers first. After he did well on RCA, Warner Brothers released it as a B-side. Kris compared his singing voice to a frog. Several of his songs were of a sensual nature. I didn't care for his politics. But we can admire his talent and Army service. Bill Gaither was an English teacher when he first started writing Gospel songs.
KK and Bob Dylan were in the following movie: Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid is a 1973 American revisionist Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, written by Rudy Wurlitzer, and starring James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Jaeckel, Katy Jurado, Chill Wills, Barry Sullivan, Jason Robards, Slim Pickens and Bob Dylan. The film is about an aging Pat Garrett (Coburn), hired as a lawman by a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid (Kristofferson).[2] Dylan composed the score and songs for the film, most prominently "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", which were released on its soundtrack album the same year and nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of Best Original Score (Dylan).[3] The movie was filmed on location in Durango, Mexico,[4] and was nominated for two BAFTA Awards for Film Music (Dylan) and Most Promising Newcomer (Kristofferson).
Don't forget he was a chopper pilot in the Army and landed a private craft on Cash's lawn to hand deliver "Sunday Morning..." and how Johnny pulled a Morrison on the TV censors on his own show and kept in the lyric "Wish to God that I was STONED!" while Kris was watching from the rafters. 🤓😎✌🏻
He was a great songwriter, may he rest in peace.
My favorite song he wrote was “Why Me, Lord”
Yes that was mine too. I sang it in church. Anytime I hear it it still brings me to tears.
Mine too
Kris was a pretty incredible guy. May he RIP 🙏 He will be missed. 💔
He was one of the best songwriters of all time,his singing left a lot to be desired.He was also a good actor and had excellent taste in spouses when he married Rita Coolidge.Concerning Rita Coolidge, I think she's ine of the most underrated female vocalists ever.
I saw the movie premiere of A Star Is Born in Miami in 1976. I was 15 years old. I miss the freedom land of the seventies.
I loved that song too
That's my favorite of his songs too. My grandmother wanted it sung at her funeral. But the lady she wanted was ill at the time. We played Cristy Lane's version. A lot of people, including Elvis, have recorded it. Burden of Freedom appeared in Johnny Cash's movie The Gospel Road.
Quite a few people have recorded his songs. My favorite singer Ray Stevens recorded Sunday Morning Comin' Down first. His version was very good. But it didn't chart high. He felt his clean-cut image hurt his chances. It did suit Johnny Cash more. The first time I heard Ronnie Milsap was Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends. My grandmother had his RCA single. She also had it on a Warner Brothers single. Ronnie recorded it for Warner Brothers first. After he did well on RCA, Warner Brothers released it as a B-side.
Kris compared his singing voice to a frog. Several of his songs were of a sensual nature. I didn't care for his politics. But we can admire his talent and Army service. Bill Gaither was an English teacher when he first started writing Gospel songs.
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KK and Bob Dylan were in the following movie: Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid is a 1973 American revisionist Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, written by Rudy Wurlitzer, and starring James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Jaeckel, Katy Jurado, Chill Wills, Barry Sullivan, Jason Robards, Slim Pickens and Bob Dylan. The film is about an aging Pat Garrett (Coburn), hired as a lawman by a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid (Kristofferson).[2]
Dylan composed the score and songs for the film, most prominently "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", which were released on its soundtrack album the same year and nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of Best Original Score (Dylan).[3] The movie was filmed on location in Durango, Mexico,[4] and was nominated for two BAFTA Awards for Film Music (Dylan) and Most Promising Newcomer (Kristofferson).
Don't forget he was a chopper pilot in the Army and landed a private craft on Cash's lawn to hand deliver "Sunday Morning..." and how Johnny pulled a Morrison on the TV censors on his own show and kept in the lyric "Wish to God that I was STONED!" while Kris was watching from the rafters. 🤓😎✌🏻
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