Eventually though, the janitor managed to set himself apart as a songwriter and finally got the Man in Black’s attention. In fact, Cash was such a fan that Kristofferson recalls one time that Cash ...

Kristofferson was signed as an artist by Epic in 1967, but although he was already 31, and despite going on to be championed by Cash and others, he would still be better known as a songwriter for ...

Kris Kristofferson was better known for his songwriting talents than his guitar artistry, but he provided many performers — including guitarists like Ray Price and Johnny Cash — with hit tunes.

Fifty-five years ago today, Johnny Cash recorded a live album at the Ryman that helped launch Kris Kristofferson's career.

Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings were apart of the country supergroup. Jennings, Cash and Kristofferson died in 2002, 2003 and 2024, respectively.

In 1986, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash teamed up for a made-for-TV remake of the John Ford and John Wayne classic, Stagecoach. Not even these country legends could match John Wayne.

Kris Kristofferson may have written some beautiful character portraits, but he knew few captured the American essence quite like the legends.

Johnny Cash helped lift Kris Kristofferson to success Cash was an instant fan. “I liked his songs so much that I would take them off and not let anybody else hear them,” he said.

In 1972, Johnny Cash took Kris Kristofferson‘s “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” to No. 1 on the Country chart and helped put his future Highwaymen bandmate on the songwriting map.

Kris Kristofferson: 5 songs you might not have realised were his. ... Johnny Cash, that he landed a helicopter on his lawn, beer in hand, to give him the demo tape.

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