There's at least one artist that we know of who penned an entire song about Johnny Cash's addictions: Kris Kristofferson.

The term "Renaissance man" doesn't get thrown around all that often anymore, but certainly it applies to Kris Kristofferson. He's had as wide and varied a career as an artist can have: He's a singer, ...

Fifty-two years ago today, Kris Kristofferson was at the top of the country albums chart for the first and only time as a solo artist.

ANNOUNCER: Song writer, poet, superstar, icon. ROSANNE: When his songs got out and people saw who he was and what he was writing, it was like a depth charge for songwriters in Nashville. EMMYLOU: No ...

Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died. Kristofferson died at his home on Maui, ...

In 1969, Kris Kristofferson was a struggling Nashville songwriter with a license to fly helicopters. Early in the decade, he’d completed Ranger School, one of the military's most physically ...

Kris Kristofferson: Life & Songs is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, ...