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After Watching 1976's A Star Is Born For The First Time, I Was Reminded Of Something About Gary Busey

You know, the guy was a pretty great actor once.

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Celebrity deaths 2024: famous faces we've lost this year

Liam Payne, Dame Maggie Smith, and Donald Sutherland were among the stars who passed away in 2024

Evening Standard

Willie Nelson Releases 76Th Studio Album At 91 Years

Willie Nelson, at 91, releases 76th solo album 'Last Leaf on the Tree'. Reflects on career, plans future projects.

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Willie Nelson on his new album, cannabis cookbook, Kris Kristofferson and what makes a good song

Willie Nelson, who is 91, will release “Last Leaf on the Tree" on Friday, his second studio album this year

The Independent UK

Two of today’s brightest guitar talents, Marcus King and Grace Bowers, team up for a surprise solo-fueled rendition of a Kris Kristofferson classic on stage in New York

Bowers and King joined forces to pay tribute to the late country icon with a cover of Me & Bobby McGee

Guitar World

Kris Kristofferson’s brave anti-war song

Brief letters: A relevant record | Schubert’s songwriting | Bob Dylan’s singing | Joni Mitchell’s best on both sides | Xylo-xenophobia

The Guardian - UK

Kris Kristofferson chose epitaph years before his death

After he died at home aged 88, it’s emerged country icon Kris Kristofferson chose his epitaph years before his death.

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Wesley Snipes pays tribute to Blade co-star Kris Kristofferson: ‘Always your student’

Singer and actor played Snipes’ on-screen mentor in the ‘Blade’ movies

The Independent UK

Kris Kristofferson: 10 of his greatest songs

From his most enduring hit inspired by Sinatra to the song that enabled him to stop working for a living, we pick some highlights from the late singer’s long career

The Guardian - UK

Reactions to Kristofferson's passing

The multihyphenate talent, whose career stretched back to the late '60s, died Saturday at his home in Maui, Hawaii

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Kris Kristofferson was 'a walking contradiction,' a renegade and pilgrim surrounded by friends

Kris Kristofferson led a remarkable life that might sound implausible if it appeared in fiction

The Independent UK

26 Years Ago, a Legendary Singer Made a Classic Superhero Movie — And Changed Marvel Forever

Kris Kristofferson changed music forever. But, he also teamed with Wesley Snipes to launch Marvel's wildest franchise ever.

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Remembering Kris Kristofferson: Tributes Pour In For Legendary Artist

Remembering the legendary Kris Kristofferson, whose artistry and spirit touched many lives in music and film.

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Kris Kristofferson: the soldier turned star made a tough life into tender poetry

No other musician could have landed a helicopter in Johnny Cash’s yard to deliver a new tune, or renounced a debut in praise of the Vietnam war with decades of activist songs

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Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, Jimmy Webb and more stars pay tribute to Kris Kristofferson

Barbra Streisand has called him something special

The Guardian - UK

Kris Kristofferson obituary

Songwriter, singer and actor known for such classic hits as For the Good Times and Me and Bobby McGee

The Guardian - UK

Whisky growl, granite jaw and unflappable charisma: Kris Kristofferson was perfect as a lover or a fighter

The actor was the real deal, whether as a cherubic psychopath in Peckinpah’s Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, or playing second fiddle to Barbra Streisand in the smash hit A Star Is Born

The Independent UK

Kris Kristofferson: 5 songs you might not have realised were his

Legendary country singer, actor and songwriter has died 88, prompting a wave of tributes from his many admirers

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Evening Standard

The heartwarming love story of Kris Kristofferson and his wife Lisa Meyers

As news breaks of Kris Kristofferson’s peaceful passing, we look back on his calm, consistent love story with Lisa Meyers, his wife of 41 years

Guitar World

“You can look at Nashville pre-Kris and post-Kris, because he changed everything”: Kris Kristofferson dies aged 88

The actor, songwriter and country giant was lauded by Bob Dylan, had his material covered by Johnny Cash and Janis Joplin, and joined a supergroup with some of country music's biggest names

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"I thought it was my responsibility to tell the truth as I see it": Kris Kristofferson on Janis Joplin, Johnny Cash and country music

An interview with the late Kris Kristofferson: singer, songwriter, actor and legend

Evening Standard

Kris Kristofferson dies aged 88: His biggest songs according to Spotify

The veteran musician died ‘peacefully’ at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday surrounded by family

The Independent UK

Kris Kristofferson fans remember his moving show of support for Sinead O’Connor

Kristofferson memorably comforted the younger artist after she was booed and heckled following her protest on ‘Saturday Night Live’

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"What a great loss. What a great writer. What a great actor. What a great friend.": Kris Kristofferson, country singer-songwriter, dies aged 88

Fellow stars and collaborators pay tribute

The Times of India

Barbra Streisand pays tribute to late 'A Star Is Born' co-star Kris Kristofferson: 'He was something special'

Legendary entertainer Barbra Streisand has paid touching tribute to her 'A Star Is Born' co-star Kris Kristofferson, who passed away on September 28 at the age of 88.

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