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When Kris Kristofferson released his debut album in 1970, country music was practically defined by Merle Haggard’s “Okie From Muskogee,” a jingoistic anthem which condemned war protesters, ...

He disliked being called a poet and thought, more or less accurately, that he sang like a barking bullfrog, but Kris Kristofferson did more to change country music than a legion of golden-throated ...

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But at base, he was a thinker-poet who pushed country music in existentialist directions. The songs he wrote for himself and others, including Joplin and Johnny Cash, built on the insight that ...

Singer/songwriter Kris Kristofferson, whose poignant lyrics made him a country music legend and whose rugged good looks led to 1970s Hollywood movie star fame, has died. He was 88. Kristofferson ...

Machine Gun Kelly has never defined himself by a single genre, and he’s thankful that the country music community has welcomed him in. Kelly, 34, closed the People’s Choice Country Awards at ...

Kris Kristofferson, the vibrant, trailblazing country music hitmaker who wowed audiences in the 1976 remake of “A Star Is Born,” died on Saturday at the age of 88. The star was surrounded by ...

Prestwood’s songwriting attracted artists outside of country music, like Judy Collins and ... the greatest joys of my life,” Rumer, whose 2020 album Nashville Tears was a tribute to Prestwood ...

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October 18, 2024 • NPR Music's Ann Powers and Sheldon Pearce are your guides to this week's most compelling new musical offerings. For October 18, their selections include an array of ambitious ...