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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%86" title="كريس كريستوفيرسن – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="كريس كريستوفيرسن" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B3_%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86" title="کریس کریستوفرسون – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="کریس کریستوفرسون" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%81_%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD" title="Крыс Крыстоферсан – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Крыс Крыстоферсан" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81_%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%84%D1%8A%D1%80%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%BD" title="Крис Кристофърсън – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Крис Кристофърсън" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%82_%CE%9A%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CF%8C%CF%86%CE%B5%CF%81%CF%83%CE%BF%CE%BD" title="Κρις Κριστόφερσον – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κρις Κριστόφερσον" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B3_%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86" title="کریس کریستوفرسون – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کریس کریستوفرسون" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%81%AC%EB%A6%AC%EC%8A%A4_%ED%81%AC%EB%A6%AC%EC%8A%A4%ED%86%A0%ED%8D%BC%EC%8A%A8" title="크리스 크리스토퍼슨 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="크리스 크리스토퍼슨" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%94%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%BD%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%86%D5%A5%D6%80_%D5%94%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%BD%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%86%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%BD%D5%B8%D5%B6" title="Քրիստոֆեր Քրիստոֆերսոն – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Քրիստոֆեր Քրիստոֆերսոն" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A1_%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9F" title="קריס קריסטופרסון – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="קריס קריסטופרסון" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kriss_Kristofersons" title="Kriss Kristofersons – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Kriss Kristofersons" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kris Kristofferson" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a 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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American singer and actor (1936–2024)</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Kristofferson" redirects here. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Kristofferson_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Kristofferson (disambiguation)">Kristofferson (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Kris Kristofferson</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kristofferson_-_78.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Kristofferson_-_78.jpg/220px-Kristofferson_-_78.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="286" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Kristofferson_-_78.jpg/330px-Kristofferson_-_78.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Kristofferson_-_78.jpg/440px-Kristofferson_-_78.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1300" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Kristofferson in 1978</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Kristoffer Kristofferson</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1936-06-22</span>)</span>June 22, 1936<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Brownsville,_Texas" title="Brownsville, Texas">Brownsville, Texas</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">September 28, 2024<span style="display:none">(2024-09-28)</span> (aged 88)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Hana,_Hawaii" title="Hana, Hawaii">Hana, Hawaii</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pomona_College" title="Pomona College">Pomona College</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Merton_College,_Oxford" title="Merton College, Oxford">Merton College, Oxford</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Philosophy" title="Bachelor of Philosophy">BPhil</a>)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output 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dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Frances Beer</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1961; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 1969)<wbr /></div></li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Rita_Coolidge" title="Rita Coolidge">Rita Coolidge</a></div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1973; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 1980)<wbr /></div></li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Lisa Meyers</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1983)<wbr /></div></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><b>Musical career</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">Country</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Folk_music" title="Folk music">folk</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instruments</th><td class="infobox-data note"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Vocals</li><li>guitar</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Monument_Records" title="Monument Records">Monument</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Mercury_Records" title="Mercury Records">Mercury</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Warner_Records" title="Warner Records">Warner Bros.</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/New_West_Records" title="New West Records">New West</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/The_Highwaymen_(country_supergroup)" title="The Highwaymen (country supergroup)">The Highwaymen</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://kriskristofferson.com">kriskristofferson<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kristoffer Kristofferson</b> (June 22, 1936 – September 28, 2024) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a pioneering figure in the <a href="/wiki/Outlaw_country" title="Outlaw country">outlaw country</a> movement of the 1970s, moving away from the polished <a href="/wiki/Nashville_sound" title="Nashville sound">Nashville sound</a> and toward a more raw, introspective style. During the 1970s, he also embarked on a successful career as a <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_the_United_States" title="Cinema of the United States">Hollywood</a> actor. </p><p>Kristofferson released his debut album <i><a href="/wiki/Kristofferson_(album)" title="Kristofferson (album)">Kristofferson</a></i> in 1970. Among his songwriting credits are "<a href="/wiki/Me_and_Bobby_McGee" title="Me and Bobby McGee">Me and Bobby McGee</a>", "<a href="/wiki/For_the_Good_Times_(song)" title="For the Good Times (song)">For the Good Times</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Sunday_Mornin%27_Comin%27_Down" title="Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down">Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Help_Me_Make_It_Through_the_Night" title="Help Me Make It Through the Night">Help Me Make It Through the Night</a>", all of which became hits for other artists. Kristofferson was also a member of the country music supergroup <a href="/wiki/The_Highwaymen_(country_supergroup)" title="The Highwaymen (country supergroup)">the Highwaymen</a> between 1985 and 1995. He has charted 12 times on the American <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Hot_Country_Songs" title="Hot Country Songs">Hot Country Songs</a> charts; his highest peaking singles there are "Why Me" and "Highwayman", which reached number one in 1973 and 1985, respectively. He was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum">Country Music Hall of Fame</a> in 2004 and received the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" title="Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award">Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award</a> in 2014. He was a three-time <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Award</a> winner, out of 13 total nominations.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As an actor, he became known for his roles in <i><a href="/wiki/Cisco_Pike" title="Cisco Pike">Cisco Pike</a></i> (1972), <i><a href="/wiki/Pat_Garrett_and_Billy_the_Kid" title="Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid">Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid</a></i> (1973), <i><a href="/wiki/Blume_in_Love" title="Blume in Love">Blume in Love</a></i> (1973), <i><a href="/wiki/Alice_Doesn%27t_Live_Here_Anymore" title="Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore">Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore</a></i> (1974), and <i><a href="/wiki/A_Star_Is_Born_(1976_film)" title="A Star Is Born (1976 film)">A Star Is Born</a></i> (1976); for the latter, he earned a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Motion_Picture_%E2%80%93_Musical_or_Comedy" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy">Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy</a>. He was also nominated for an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score" title="Academy Award for Best Original Score">Academy Award for Best Original Score</a> for the film <a href="/wiki/Songwriter_(film)" title="Songwriter (film)"><i>Songwriter</i></a> (1984). His acting career waned somewhat following his role in the <a href="/wiki/Box_office_bomb" class="mw-redirect" title="Box office bomb">box office bomb</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(film)" title="Heaven's Gate (film)">Heaven's Gate</a></i> (1980), but he continued to act in films such as <i><a href="/wiki/Stagecoach_(1986_film)" title="Stagecoach (1986 film)">Stagecoach</a></i> (1986), <i><a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_(1996_film)" title="Lone Star (1996 film)">Lone Star</a></i> (1996), and the <a href="/wiki/Blade_(franchise)" title="Blade (franchise)"><i>Blade</i> film trilogy</a> (1998–2004). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Life_and_career">Life and career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kris_Kristofferson&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Life and career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years_and_military_service">Early years and military service</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kris_Kristofferson&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early years and military service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kristoffer Kristofferson was born in <a href="/wiki/Brownsville,_Texas" title="Brownsville, Texas">Brownsville, Texas</a>, to Mary Ann (née Ashbrook) and Lars Henry Kristofferson, a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps" title="United States Army Air Corps">United States Army Air Corps</a> officer (later a <a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">major general</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-Times,_San_Mateo_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times,_San_Mateo-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During Kristofferson's childhood, his father encouraged him to pursue a military career.<sup id="cite_ref-oconnor_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oconnor-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kristofferson moved around frequently as a youth because of his father's military service, and the family settled in <a href="/wiki/San_Mateo,_California" title="San Mateo, California">San Mateo, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After graduating from <a href="/wiki/San_Mateo_High_School" title="San Mateo High School">San Mateo High School</a> in 1954, he enrolled at <a href="/wiki/Pomona_College" title="Pomona College">Pomona College</a>, hoping to become a writer. His early writing included prize-winning essays: "The Rock" and "Gone Are the Days" were published in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Atlantic" title="The Atlantic">The Atlantic Monthly</a></i>. These stories touch on the roots of Kristofferson's passions and concerns. "The Rock" is about a geographical feature resembling the form of a woman, while the latter was about a racial incident.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the age of 17, Kristofferson took a summer job with a <a href="/wiki/Dredging" title="Dredging">dredging</a> contractor on <a href="/wiki/Wake_Island" title="Wake Island">Wake Island</a> in the western Pacific Ocean. He called it "the hardest job I ever had".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kristofferson attended Pomona College and experienced his first national exposure in 1958, appearing in the March 31 issue of <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a></i> for his achievements in collegiate <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a>, and track and field.<sup id="cite_ref-sipobck_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sipobck-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He and his classmates revived the <a href="/wiki/Claremont_Colleges" title="Claremont Colleges">Claremont Colleges</a> Rugby Club in 1958, and it remains a Southern California rugby institution. Kristofferson graduated in 1958 with a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">Bachelor of Arts</a> degree, <i><a href="/wiki/Latin_honors#Distinctions" title="Latin honors">summa cum laude</a></i>, in <a href="/wiki/Literature" title="Literature">literature</a>. He was elected to <a href="/wiki/Phi_Beta_Kappa" title="Phi Beta Kappa">Phi Beta Kappa</a> his junior year. In a 2004 interview with <i>Pomona College Magazine</i>, Kristofferson mentioned philosophy professor <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Sontag" title="Frederick Sontag">Frederick Sontag</a> as an important influence in his life.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1958, Kristofferson was awarded a <a href="/wiki/Rhodes_Scholarship" title="Rhodes Scholarship">Rhodes Scholarship</a> to the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Oxford" title="University of Oxford">University of Oxford</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> studying at <a href="/wiki/Merton_College,_Oxford" title="Merton College, Oxford">Merton College</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MCreg_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCreg-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While at Oxford, he was awarded a <a href="/wiki/Blue_(university_sport)" title="Blue (university sport)">Blue</a> for <a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">boxing</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-MCreg_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCreg-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> played <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby</a> for his college, and began writing songs. At Oxford, he became acquainted with fellow Rhodes scholar, art critic, and poet <a href="/wiki/Michael_Fried" title="Michael Fried">Michael Fried</a>. With the help of his manager, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Parnes" title="Larry Parnes">Larry Parnes</a>, Kristofferson recorded for <a href="/wiki/The_Rank_Organisation" title="The Rank Organisation">Top Rank Records</a> under the name Kris Carson. Parnes was working to sell Kristofferson as "a Yank at Oxford" to the British public; Kristofferson was willing to accept that promotional approach if it helped his singing career, which he hoped would enable him to progress toward his goal of becoming a novelist.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This early phase of his music career was unsuccessful.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1960, Kristofferson graduated with a <a href="/wiki/B.Phil." class="mw-redirect" title="B.Phil.">B.Phil.</a> in <a href="/wiki/English_literature" title="English literature">English literature</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MCreg_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCreg-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1961, he married his longtime girlfriend, Frances "Fran" Mavia Beer.<sup id="cite_ref-MCreg_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCreg-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kristofferson joined the Army in 1960 after graduating from Oxford. He became a helicopter pilot who trained at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Rucker" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Rucker">Fort Rucker</a> in Alabama and also attended Ranger School, then worked as a helicopter pilot in Germany in the early 1960s and was eventually offered a teaching position at <a href="/wiki/West_Point" class="mw-redirect" title="West Point">West Point</a> in 1965, but turned it down and left the Army to chase his dream of becoming a country music singer/songwriter. He later used his piloting skills as a source of income while trying to succeed in Nashville in his early years there.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_career">Early career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kris_Kristofferson&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After relocating to Nashville, Tennessee, Kristofferson contacted <a href="/wiki/Marijohn_Wilkin" title="Marijohn Wilkin">Marijohn Wilkin</a>, the aunt of his former platoon commander, who signed Kristofferson to her publishing house Buckhorn Music. Wilkin pitched his song "Talkin' Vietnam Blues" to singer <a href="/wiki/Dave_Dudley" title="Dave Dudley">Dave Dudley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHurd,_Mary201522_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHurd,_Mary201522-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Concurrently, Kristofferson worked a series of odd jobs that included bartender, construction worker, and railroad worker.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHurd,_Mary201522_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHurd,_Mary201522-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later worked as a janitor for <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia Records</a>, which afforded him the possibility of talking directly with the artists and a presence during recording sessions.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHurd,_Mary201523_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHurd,_Mary201523-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After his second child was born with esophagus issues, Kristofferson worked at <a href="/wiki/Petroleum_Helicopters_International" title="Petroleum Helicopters International">Petroleum Helicopters International</a> (PHI) in <a href="/wiki/Lafayette,_Louisiana" title="Lafayette, Louisiana">Lafayette, Louisiana</a>. While flying workers to and from oil rigs in the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Mexico" title="Gulf of Mexico">Gulf of Mexico</a>, he would often write new songs. At weekends, he returned to Nashville, and for the following week he would pitch the songs around town before returning to Louisiana.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThibodeaux,_Ron2006_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThibodeaux,_Ron2006-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The trips exhausted Kristofferson; his children were living with Fran in California and he felt his career as a songwriter was failing. PHI also admonished him for his increased alcohol consumption. Upon returning to Nashville the same week,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHurd,_Mary201523_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHurd,_Mary201523-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kristofferson learned three of his songs had been recorded: "Jody and the Kid" by <a href="/wiki/Roy_Drusky" title="Roy Drusky">Roy Drusky</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Help_Me_Make_It_Through_the_Night" title="Help Me Make It Through the Night">Help Me Make It Through the Night</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lee_Lewis" title="Jerry Lee Lewis">Jerry Lee Lewis</a> and "<a href="/wiki/Me_and_Bobby_McGee" title="Me and Bobby McGee">Me and Bobby McGee</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Roger_Miller" title="Roger Miller">Roger Miller</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELarkin,_Colin200628_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELarkin,_Colin200628-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Through <a href="/wiki/June_Carter" class="mw-redirect" title="June Carter">June Carter</a>, Kristofferson first attempted to pitch material to her husband <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Cash" title="Johnny Cash">Johnny Cash</a>. Carter took the demos, which were eventually lost in a pile of other material Cash had received.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEdmondson,_Jacqueline2013631_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEdmondson,_Jacqueline2013631-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time, Kristofferson worked on the weekends for the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Military_Department" title="Tennessee Military Department">Tennessee National Guard</a>. To attract Cash's attention, Kristofferson landed a helicopter in Cash's property.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHurd,_Mary201526_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHurd,_Mary201526-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cash eventually invited Kristofferson to a "guitar pull" party in his house. Cash was impressed and invited Kristofferson to perform with him at the 1969 <a href="/wiki/Newport_Folk_Festival" title="Newport Folk Festival">Newport Folk Festival</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHurd,_Mary201527_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHurd,_Mary201527-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unsatisfied by Buckhorn Music, Kristofferson decided to change labels. <a href="/wiki/Monument_Records" title="Monument Records">Monument Records</a> director <a href="/wiki/Bob_Beckham" title="Bob Beckham">Bob Beckham</a> invited Kristofferson to play songs for him and label owner <a href="/wiki/Fred_Foster" title="Fred Foster">Fred Foster</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHurd,_Mary201527_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHurd,_Mary201527-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kristofferson performed "To Beat the Devil", "Jody and the Kid", "The Best of All Possible Worlds" and "Duvalier's Dream"; Foster was impressed and offered Kristofferson two contracts; one as a recording artist for Monument Records and one as a songwriter for <a href="/wiki/Combine_Music" class="mw-redirect" title="Combine Music">Combine Music</a>. The ten-year contract required Kristofferson to submit ten records containing songs he had written.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHurd,_Mary201528_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHurd,_Mary201528-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kristofferson was surprised he had been signed as a singer; he told Foster at the time: "I can't sing, I sound like a frog!"<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHurd,_Mary201528_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHurd,_Mary201528-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kristofferson later said Buckhorn Music had not allowed him to record demos of his compositions.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThomson,_Graeme2016_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThomson,_Graeme2016-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1969, Kristofferson left Nashville to join the production of his first motion picture, <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Hopper" title="Dennis Hopper">Dennis Hopper</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Movie" title="The Last Movie">The Last Movie</a></i>, in Peru. In his absence, Cash continued promoting Kristofferson's original songs with other singers. Upon returning to Nashville, Kristofferson learned of his new popularity and started to work on his debut album for Monument, <i><a href="/wiki/Kristofferson_(album)" title="Kristofferson (album)">Kristofferson</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As his manager and producer, Foster had decided to keep some of Kristofferson's original material from being passed to other artists. The new material, as well as his songs that had already been recorded by other artists, were included in the recording sessions, which were held at <a href="/wiki/Fred_Foster_Sound_Studio" class="mw-redirect" title="Fred Foster Sound Studio">Monument Recording Studio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMiller,_Stephen2009129_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMiller,_Stephen2009129-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Monument released <i>Kristofferson</i> in June 1970. Kristofferson wrote or co-wrote every song on the album. He collaborated with Marijohn's son, <a href="/wiki/John_Buck_Wilkin" title="John Buck Wilkin">John Buck Wilkin</a>, on "Blame it on the Stones". Though <i>Kristofferson</i> was not a commercial success, it received positive reviews from critics. According to <a href="/wiki/Robert_Hilburn" title="Robert Hilburn">Robert Hilburn</a> of the <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i>, the album "is able to combine lyric sophistication with country music's traditional interest in everyday problems".<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The commercial success of "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" led to the first of several industry awards nominations for the singer. Johnny Cash's rendition of the single earned Kristofferson his first <a href="/wiki/Country_Music_Association" title="Country Music Association">Country Music Association</a> award for <a href="/wiki/Country_Music_Association_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year" title="Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year">Song of the Year</a> that November.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kris_Kristofferson_Rita_Coolidge.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Kris_Kristofferson_Rita_Coolidge.jpg/220px-Kris_Kristofferson_Rita_Coolidge.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Kris_Kristofferson_Rita_Coolidge.jpg/330px-Kris_Kristofferson_Rita_Coolidge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Kris_Kristofferson_Rita_Coolidge.jpg/440px-Kris_Kristofferson_Rita_Coolidge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="870" /></a><figcaption>Kristofferson with Rita Coolidge at the 1972 <a href="/wiki/Willie_Nelson%27s_Fourth_of_July_Picnic#Dripping_Springs_Reunion" title="Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic">Dripping Springs Reunion</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Kristofferson's next album for Monument was 1971's <i><a href="/wiki/The_Silver_Tongued_Devil_and_I" title="The Silver Tongued Devil and I">The Silver Tongued Devil and I</a></i>. He wrote nine of the album's 10 songs, including the single "<a href="/wiki/Lovin%27_Her_Was_Easier_(than_Anything_I%27ll_Ever_Do_Again)" title="Lovin' Her Was Easier (than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)">Lovin' Her Was Easier (than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)</a>". He collaborated with songwriter <a href="/wiki/Shel_Silverstein" title="Shel Silverstein">Shel Silverstein</a> on "The Taker" and keyboardist <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Fritts" title="Donnie Fritts">Donnie Fritts</a> on "Epitaph (Black and Blue)". Also included on the album was a cover of <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bare" title="Bobby Bare">Bobby Bare</a>'s "Good Christian Soldier". "Lovin' Her Was Easier (than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" reached number 46 on <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a> and number 4 on <a href="/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" title="Adult Contemporary (chart)">Adult Contemporary</a>. One year later, Monument released his third album <i><a href="/wiki/Border_Lord" title="Border Lord">Border Lord</a></i>. The album was all-new material and sales were sluggish. He also swept the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Awards</a> that year with numerous songs nominated, winning country song of the year for "Help Me Make It Through the Night". Kristofferson's 1972 fourth album, <i><a href="/wiki/Jesus_Was_a_Capricorn" title="Jesus Was a Capricorn">Jesus Was a Capricorn</a></i>, initially had slow sales, but the third single, "<a href="/wiki/Why_Me_(Kris_Kristofferson_song)" title="Why Me (Kris Kristofferson song)">Why Me</a>", was a success and significantly increased album sales. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a <a href="/wiki/Music_recording_certification" title="Music recording certification">gold disc</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a> on November 8, 1973.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kris_Kristofferson&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the next several years, Kristofferson focused on acting. He appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/Cisco_Pike" title="Cisco Pike">Cisco Pike</a></i> (1972) with <a href="/wiki/Gene_Hackman" title="Gene Hackman">Gene Hackman</a>; <i><a href="/wiki/Blume_in_Love" title="Blume in Love">Blume in Love</a></i> (1973), directed by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Mazursky" title="Paul Mazursky">Paul Mazursky</a>; three <a href="/wiki/Sam_Peckinpah" title="Sam Peckinpah">Sam Peckinpah</a> films: <i><a href="/wiki/Pat_Garrett_and_Billy_the_Kid" title="Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid">Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid</a></i> (1973), <i><a href="/wiki/Bring_Me_the_Head_of_Alfredo_Garcia" title="Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia">Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia</a></i> (1974), and <i><a href="/wiki/Convoy_(1978_film)" title="Convoy (1978 film)">Convoy</a></i> (1978); and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Ritchie_(filmmaker)" title="Michael Ritchie (filmmaker)">Michael Ritchie</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Semi-Tough" title="Semi-Tough">Semi-Tough</a></i> (1977) with <a href="/wiki/Burt_Reynolds" title="Burt Reynolds">Burt Reynolds</a>. He continued acting in <a href="/wiki/Martin_Scorsese" title="Martin Scorsese">Martin Scorsese</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Alice_Doesn%27t_Live_Here_Anymore" title="Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore">Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore</a></i> (1974), <i><a href="/wiki/Vigilante_Force" title="Vigilante Force">Vigilante Force</a></i> (1976), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sailor_Who_Fell_from_Grace_with_the_Sea_(film)" title="The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (film)">The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea</a></i> (1976), and the romantic drama <i><a href="/wiki/A_Star_Is_Born_(1976_film)" title="A Star Is Born (1976 film)">A Star Is Born</a></i> (1976) with <a href="/wiki/Barbra_Streisand" title="Barbra Streisand">Barbra Streisand</a>, for which he received a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Motion_Picture_%E2%80%93_Musical_or_Comedy" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy">Golden Globe Award for Best Actor</a>. At the peak of his box office power, Kristofferson turned down <a href="/wiki/William_Friedkin" title="William Friedkin">William Friedkin</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Sorcerer_(film)" title="Sorcerer (film)">Sorcerer</a></i> (1977) and the romantic war film <i><a href="/wiki/Hanover_Street_(film)" title="Hanover Street (film)">Hanover Street</a></i> (1979). Despite his success with Streisand, Kristofferson's solo musical career headed downward with his non-charting ninth album, <i><a href="/wiki/Shake_Hands_with_the_Devil_(album)" title="Shake Hands with the Devil (album)">Shake Hands with the Devil</a></i>. His next film, the two-part 1979 <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>-TV movie <i><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Road" title="Freedom Road">Freedom Road</a></i>, did not get good ratings.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Kristofferson was next cast in the lead role as the enigmatic Sheriff James Averill in <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cimino" title="Michael Cimino">Michael Cimino</a>'s bleak and sprawling 1980 anti-Western <i><a href="/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(film)" title="Heaven's Gate (film)">Heaven's Gate</a></i>. Despite being a scandalous studio-bankrupting and industry-changing failure at the time (it cost Kristofferson his Hollywood A-list status), the film gained critical recognition in subsequent years. In 1981, he co-starred with <a href="/wiki/Jane_Fonda" title="Jane Fonda">Jane Fonda</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Rollover_(film)" title="Rollover (film)">Rollover</a></i>, directed by <a href="/wiki/Alan_J._Pakula" title="Alan J. Pakula">Alan J. Pakula</a>. In 1986, he starred in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Days_of_Frank_and_Jesse_James" title="The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James">The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James</a></i> with Johnny Cash and <a href="/wiki/Flashpoint_(1984_film)" title="Flashpoint (1984 film)"><i>Flashpoint</i></a> with <a href="/wiki/Treat_Williams" title="Treat Williams">Treat Williams</a> in 1984, directed by William Tannen. This was followed, in 1985, by the <a href="/wiki/Neo-noir" title="Neo-noir">neo-noir</a> thriller <i><a href="/wiki/Trouble_in_Mind_(film)" title="Trouble in Mind (film)">Trouble In Mind</a></i> co-starring <a href="/wiki/Keith_Carradine" title="Keith Carradine">Keith Carradine</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lori_Singer" title="Lori Singer">Lori Singer</a>. In 1987, Kristofferson starred in the seven-episode TV series <i><a href="/wiki/Amerika_(miniseries)" title="Amerika (miniseries)">Amerika</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Robert_Urich" title="Robert Urich">Robert Urich</a> and <a href="/wiki/Christine_Lahti" title="Christine Lahti">Christine Lahti</a>. In 1989, he was the male lead in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Millennium_(film)" title="Millennium (film)">Millennium</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Cheryl_Ladd" title="Cheryl Ladd">Cheryl Ladd</a>. In 1996, he earned a supporting role as Charlie Wade, a corrupt <a href="/wiki/South_Texas" title="South Texas">South Texas</a> sheriff in <a href="/wiki/John_Sayles" title="John Sayles">John Sayles</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_(1996_film)" title="Lone Star (1996 film)">Lone Star</a></i>, a film nominated for an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay" title="Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay">Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay</a>. In 1997, he co-starred in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Fire_Down_Below_(1997_film)" title="Fire Down Below (1997 film)">Fire Down Below</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Steven_Seagal" title="Steven Seagal">Steven Seagal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1998, Kristofferson took a role in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Blade_(1998_film)" title="Blade (1998 film)">Blade</a></i>, alongside <a href="/wiki/Wesley_Snipes" title="Wesley Snipes">Wesley Snipes</a>, as <a href="/wiki/Blade_(character)" title="Blade (character)">Blade</a>'s mentor <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Whistler" title="Abraham Whistler">Abraham Whistler</a>. He reprised the role in <i><a href="/wiki/Blade_II" title="Blade II">Blade II</a></i> (2002) and again in <i><a href="/wiki/Blade:_Trinity" title="Blade: Trinity">Blade: Trinity</a></i> (2004). In 1998 he starred in <i><a href="/wiki/Dance_with_Me_(1998_film)" title="Dance with Me (1998 film)">Dance with Me</a></i> along with <a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Williams" title="Vanessa Williams">Vanessa Williams</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chayanne" title="Chayanne">Chayanne</a>. In 1999, he co-starred with Mel Gibson in <i><a href="/wiki/Payback_(1999_film)" title="Payback (1999 film)">Payback</a></i>. He played rancher Rudolph Meyer in <a href="/wiki/Molokai:_The_Story_of_Father_Damien" title="Molokai: The Story of Father Damien">Molokai: The Story of Father Damien</a> (1999). He was then in the 2001 <a href="/wiki/Tim_Burton" title="Tim Burton">Tim Burton</a> version of <i><a href="/wiki/Planet_of_the_Apes_(2001_film)" title="Planet of the Apes (2001 film)">Planet of the Apes</a></i>. He also played the title character "Yohan" as an old man in the Norwegian film <a href="/wiki/Yohan:_The_Child_Wanderer" title="Yohan: The Child Wanderer">Yohan: The Child Wanderer</a>. He co-starred in the 2011 film <i><a href="/wiki/Dolphin_Tale" title="Dolphin Tale">Dolphin Tale</a></i> and its 2014 sequel, <i><a href="/wiki/Dolphin_Tale_2" title="Dolphin Tale 2">Dolphin Tale 2</a></i>. In 2012, Kristofferson was in <i><a href="/wiki/Joyful_Noise_(film)" title="Joyful Noise (film)">Joyful Noise</a></i> with longtime friend <a href="/wiki/Dolly_Parton" title="Dolly Parton">Dolly Parton</a>. In 2013, Kristofferson co-starred in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Motel_Life_(film)" title="The Motel Life (film)">The Motel Life</a></i>, as well as <i><a href="/wiki/Angels_Sing" title="Angels Sing">Angels Sing</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Willie_Nelson" title="Willie Nelson">Willie Nelson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lyle_Lovett" title="Lyle Lovett">Lyle Lovett</a>. In 2006, Kristofferson starred with <a href="/wiki/Genevi%C3%A8ve_Bujold" title="Geneviève Bujold">Geneviève Bujold</a> in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Disappearances_(film)" title="Disappearances (film)">Disappearances</a></i> about whiskey running from <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a> to the U.S. during the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mid-career">Mid-career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kris_Kristofferson&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Mid-career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1972, Kristofferson appeared with Coolidge on British TV on BBC's <i><a href="/wiki/The_Old_Grey_Whistle_Test" title="The Old Grey Whistle Test">The Old Grey Whistle Test</a></i>, performing "Help Me Make It Through the Night". Also in 1972, <a href="/wiki/Al_Green" title="Al Green">Al Green</a> released his version of "<a href="/wiki/For_the_Good_Times_(song)" title="For the Good Times (song)">For the Good Times</a>" on the album <i><a href="/wiki/I%27m_Still_in_Love_with_You_(Al_Green_album)" title="I'm Still in Love with You (Al Green album)">I'm Still in Love with You</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 1973, Kristofferson received an honorary doctorate in fine arts from Pomona College during Alumni Weekend, accompanied by Cash and Coolidge.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four months later, Kristofferson married Coolidge. The duo released an album titled <i><a href="/wiki/Full_Moon_(Kris_Kristofferson_and_Rita_Coolidge_album)" title="Full Moon (Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge album)">Full Moon</a></i>, another success buoyed by numerous hit singles and Grammy nominations. His fifth album, <i><a href="/wiki/Spooky_Lady%27s_Sideshow" title="Spooky Lady's Sideshow">Spooky Lady's Sideshow</a></i>, released in 1974, was a commercial failure, setting the trend for most of the rest of his musical career. Artists such as <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Milsap" title="Ronnie Milsap">Ronnie Milsap</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Duncan_(artist)" title="John Duncan (artist)">Johnny Duncan</a> continued to record Kristofferson's material with success, but his distinctively rough voice and anti-pop sound kept his own audience to a minimum. Meanwhile, more artists took his songs to the top of the charts, including <a href="/wiki/Willie_Nelson" title="Willie Nelson">Willie Nelson</a>, whose 1979 LP release of <i><a href="/wiki/Sings_Kristofferson" title="Sings Kristofferson">(Willie Nelson) Sings Kristofferson</a></i> reached number five on the U.S. Country Music chart and certified Platinum in the U.S.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1979, Kristofferson traveled to <a href="/wiki/Havana" title="Havana">Havana</a>, Cuba, to participate in the historic <a href="/wiki/Havana_Jam" title="Havana Jam">Havana Jam</a> festival that took place on March 2–4, alongside Coolidge, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Stills" title="Stephen Stills">Stephen Stills</a>, the CBS Jazz All-Stars, the <a href="/wiki/Trio_of_Doom" title="Trio of Doom">Trio of Doom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fania_All-Stars" title="Fania All-Stars">Fania All-Stars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Billy_Swan" title="Billy Swan">Billy Swan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Bramlett" title="Bonnie Bramlett">Bonnie Bramlett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Finnigan" title="Mike Finnigan">Mike Finnigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Weather_Report" title="Weather Report">Weather Report</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Billy_Joel" title="Billy Joel">Billy Joel</a>, plus an array of Cuban artists such as <a href="/wiki/Irakere" title="Irakere">Irakere</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pacho_Alonso" title="Pacho Alonso">Pacho Alonso</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tata_G%C3%BCines" title="Tata Güines">Tata Güines</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Orquesta_Arag%C3%B3n" title="Orquesta Aragón">Orquesta Aragón</a>. His performance is captured on Ernesto Juan Castellanos's documentary <i>Havana Jam '79</i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On November 18, 1979, Kristofferson and Coolidge appeared on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Muppet_Show" title="The Muppet Show">The Muppet Show</a></i>, where Kristofferson sang "<a href="/wiki/Help_Me_Make_It_Through_the_Night" title="Help Me Make It Through the Night">Help Me Make It Through the Night</a>" with <a href="/wiki/Miss_Piggy" title="Miss Piggy">Miss Piggy</a>, Coolidge sang "<a href="/wiki/We%27re_All_Alone" title="We're All Alone">We're All Alone</a>" with forest animals, and the pair sang "<a href="/wiki/Full_Moon_(Kris_Kristofferson_and_Rita_Coolidge_album)" title="Full Moon (Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge album)">Song I'd Like to Sing</a>" with the Muppet monsters. They divorced in 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Later_years">Later years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kris_Kristofferson&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Later years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1982, Kristofferson joined <a href="/wiki/Willie_Nelson" title="Willie Nelson">Willie Nelson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dolly_Parton" title="Dolly Parton">Dolly Parton</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Brenda_Lee" title="Brenda Lee">Brenda Lee</a> on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Winning_Hand" title="The Winning Hand">The Winning Hand</a></i>, a double album consisting of remastered and updated performances of recordings the four artists had made for the Monument label during the mid-1960s; the album reached the top ten on the U.S. country album charts. He married again, to Lisa Meyers, and concentrated on films for a time, appearing in the 1984 releases <i><a href="/wiki/The_Lost_Honor_of_Kathryn_Beck" title="The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck">The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Flashpoint_(1984_film)" title="Flashpoint (1984 film)">Flashpoint</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Songwriter_(film)" title="Songwriter (film)">Songwriter</a></i>. Nelson and Kristofferson both appeared in <i>Songwriter</i>, and Kristofferson was nominated for an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score" title="Academy Award for Best Original Score">Academy Award for Best Original Score</a>. The album <i><a href="/wiki/Music_from_Songwriter" title="Music from Songwriter">Music from Songwriter</a></i>, featuring Nelson-Kristofferson duets, was a country success.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Nelson and Kristofferson continued their partnership, and by 1985, they added <a href="/wiki/Waylon_Jennings" title="Waylon Jennings">Waylon Jennings</a> and <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Cash" title="Johnny Cash">Johnny Cash</a> to form the <a href="/wiki/Supergroup_(music)" title="Supergroup (music)">supergroup</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Highwaymen_(country_supergroup)" title="The Highwaymen (country supergroup)">the Highwaymen</a>. Their <a href="/wiki/Highwayman_(The_Highwaymen_album)" title="Highwayman (The Highwaymen album)">self-titled first album</a>, released on May 6, was a success, and the supergroup continued working together for a time. The single from the album, a cover of <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Webb" title="Jimmy Webb">Jimmy Webb</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Highwayman_(song)" title="Highwayman (song)">Highwayman</a>", was awarded the ACM's single of the year in 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1985, Kristofferson starred in <i><a href="/wiki/Trouble_in_Mind_(film)" title="Trouble in Mind (film)">Trouble in Mind</a></i> and released <i><a href="/wiki/Repossessed_(album)" title="Repossessed (album)">Repossessed</a></i>, a politically aware album that was a country success, particularly "They Killed Him" (also performed by <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dylan" title="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a>), a tribute to his heroes, including <a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Martin Luther King Jr.">Martin Luther King Jr.</a>, Jesus, and <a href="/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi" title="Mahatma Gandhi">Mahatma Gandhi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kristofferson also appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/Amerika_(miniseries)" title="Amerika (miniseries)">Amerika</a></i> at about the same time, a miniseries that attempted to depict life in America under <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet</a> control.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kris_Kristofferson_SXSW_2006_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Kris_Kristofferson_SXSW_2006_crop.jpg/220px-Kris_Kristofferson_SXSW_2006_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Kris_Kristofferson_SXSW_2006_crop.jpg/330px-Kris_Kristofferson_SXSW_2006_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Kris_Kristofferson_SXSW_2006_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="353" data-file-height="471" /></a><figcaption>Kristofferson at the 2006 <a href="/wiki/South_by_Southwest" title="South by Southwest">South by Southwest</a> Festival</figcaption></figure> <p>In spite of the success of <i><a href="/wiki/Highwayman_2" title="Highwayman 2">Highwayman 2</a></i> in 1990, Kristofferson's solo recording career slipped significantly in the early 1990s, though he continued to record successfully with the Highwaymen. <i><a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_(1996_film)" title="Lone Star (1996 film)">Lone Star</a></i> (1996 film by <a href="/wiki/John_Sayles" title="John Sayles">John Sayles</a>) reinvigorated Kristofferson's acting career, and he soon appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/Blade_(1998_film)" title="Blade (1998 film)">Blade</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Blade_II" title="Blade II">Blade II</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Blade:_Trinity" title="Blade: Trinity">Blade: Trinity</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/A_Soldier%27s_Daughter_Never_Cries_(film)" title="A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (film)">A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Fire_Down_Below_(1997_film)" title="Fire Down Below (1997 film)">Fire Down Below</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Burton" title="Tim Burton">Tim Burton</a>'s remake of <i><a href="/wiki/Planet_of_the_Apes_(2001_film)" title="Planet of the Apes (2001 film)">Planet of the Apes</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Chelsea_Walls" title="Chelsea Walls">Chelsea Walls</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Payback_(1999_film)" title="Payback (1999 film)">Payback</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Jacket" title="The Jacket">The Jacket</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Fast_Food_Nation_(film)" title="Fast Food Nation (film)">Fast Food Nation</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame" title="Songwriters Hall of Fame">Songwriters Hall of Fame</a> inducted Kristofferson in 1985, as had the <a href="/wiki/Nashville_Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame" title="Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame">Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame</a> earlier, in 1977. In 1999, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Austin_Sessions_(Kris_Kristofferson_album)" title="The Austin Sessions (Kris Kristofferson album)">The Austin Sessions</a></i> was released, an album on which Kristofferson reworked some of his favorite songs with the help of artists such as <a href="/wiki/Mark_Knopfler" title="Mark Knopfler">Mark Knopfler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Earle" title="Steve Earle">Steve Earle</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jackson_Browne" title="Jackson Browne">Jackson Browne</a>. Shortly after the album's release, he underwent <a href="/wiki/Coronary_artery_bypass_surgery" title="Coronary artery bypass surgery">coronary artery bypass surgery</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rollingstone.com_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rollingstone.com-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2003, <i><a href="/wiki/Broken_Freedom_Song:_Live_from_San_Francisco" title="Broken Freedom Song: Live from San Francisco">Broken Freedom Song</a></i> was released, a live album recorded in San Francisco. That year, he received the "Spirit of Americana" free speech award from the <a href="/wiki/Americana_Music_Association" title="Americana Music Association">Americana Music Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2004, he was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum">Country Music Hall of Fame</a>. On October 21, 2005, the movie <i><a href="/wiki/Dreamer_(2005_film)" title="Dreamer (2005 film)">Dreamer</a></i> was released, in which Kristofferson played the role of "Pop", a retired thoroughbred horse trainer. The movie was inspired by the true story of the mare <a href="/wiki/Mariah%27s_Storm" title="Mariah's Storm">Mariah's Storm</a> which won the Turfway Breeders Cup Classic. In 2006, he received the <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mercer_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Johnny Mercer Award">Johnny Mercer Award</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame" title="Songwriters Hall of Fame">Songwriters Hall of Fame</a> and released his first album full of new material in 11 years; <i><a href="/wiki/This_Old_Road" title="This Old Road">This Old Road</a></i>. On April 21, 2007, Kristofferson won <a href="/wiki/CMT_(American_TV_channel)" title="CMT (American TV channel)">CMT</a>'s Johnny Cash Visionary Award. <a href="/wiki/Rosanne_Cash" title="Rosanne Cash">Rosanne Cash</a>, Cash's daughter, presented the honor during the April 16 awards show in Nashville. Previous recipients include Cash, <a href="/wiki/Hank_Williams_Jr." title="Hank Williams Jr.">Hank Williams Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Loretta_Lynn" title="Loretta Lynn">Loretta Lynn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reba_McEntire" title="Reba McEntire">Reba McEntire</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/The_Chicks" title="The Chicks">Dixie Chicks</a>. "John was my hero before he was my friend, and anything with his name on it is really an honor in my eyes," Kristofferson said during a phone interview. "I was thinking back to when I first met him, and if I ever thought that I'd be getting an award with his name on it, it would have carried me through a lot of hard times."<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2007, Kristofferson was featured on <a href="/wiki/CMT_(American_TV_channel)" title="CMT (American TV channel)">CMT</a>'s <i>Studio 330 Sessions</i> where he played many of his hits.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On June 13, 2008, Kristofferson performed an acoustic in-the-round set with <a href="/wiki/Patty_Griffin" title="Patty Griffin">Patty Griffin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Randy_Owen" title="Randy Owen">Randy Owen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alabama_(band)" title="Alabama (band)">Alabama</a>) for a special taping of a <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> songwriters series aired in December. Each performer played five songs. Kristofferson's set included "The Best of All Possible Worlds", "Darby's Castle", "Casey's Last Ride", "Me and Bobby McGee", and "Here Comes that Rainbow Again". Taping was done in Nashville.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Kristofferson released a new album of original songs titled <i><a href="/wiki/Closer_to_the_Bone" title="Closer to the Bone">Closer to the Bone</a></i> on September 28, 2009. It is produced by <a href="/wiki/Don_Was" title="Don Was">Don Was</a> on the <a href="/wiki/New_West_Records" title="New West Records">New West Records</a> label. Prior to the release, Kristofferson remarked: "I like the intimacy of the new album. It has a general mood of reflecting on where we all are at this time of life."<sup id="cite_ref-Kris_Kristofferson_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kris_Kristofferson-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 10, 2009, Kristofferson was honored as a <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_Music,_Inc." title="Broadcast Music, Inc.">BMI</a> Icon at the 57th annual BMI Country Awards. Throughout his career, Kristofferson's songwriting garnered 48 BMI Country and Pop Awards.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later remarked, "The great thing about being a songwriter is you can hear your baby interpreted by so many people that have creative talents vocally that I don't have."<sup id="cite_ref-cnnnov112009_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnnnov112009-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kristofferson had always denied having a good voice, and had said that as he had aged, any quality it once had was beginning to decay.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kris_Kristofferson,_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Kristofferson sitting" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Kris_Kristofferson%2C_2014.jpg/220px-Kris_Kristofferson%2C_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Kris_Kristofferson%2C_2014.jpg/330px-Kris_Kristofferson%2C_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Kris_Kristofferson%2C_2014.jpg/440px-Kris_Kristofferson%2C_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="602" data-file-height="610" /></a><figcaption>Kristofferson speaking at the 2014 PEN New England Song Lyrics Award ceremony held in Boston's <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Presidential_Library_and_Museum" title="John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum">John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In December 2009, it was announced that Kristofferson would be portraying Joe on the upcoming album <i><a href="/wiki/Ghost_Brothers_of_Darkland_County" title="Ghost Brothers of Darkland County">Ghost Brothers of Darkland County</a></i>, a collaboration between rock singer <a href="/wiki/John_Mellencamp" title="John Mellencamp">John Mellencamp</a> and novelist <a href="/wiki/Stephen_King" title="Stephen King">Stephen King</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 11, 2010, <a href="/wiki/Light_in_the_Attic_Records" title="Light in the Attic Records">Light in the Attic Records</a> released demos that were recorded during Kristofferson's janitorial stint at Columbia. <i><a href="/wiki/Please_Don%27t_Tell_Me_How_the_Story_Ends:_The_Publishing_Demos" title="Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends: The Publishing Demos">Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends: The Publishing Demos</a></i> was the first time these recordings were released and included material that would later be featured on other Kristofferson recordings and on the recordings of other prominent artists, such as the original recording of "Me and Bobby McGee".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On June 4, 2011, Kristofferson performed a solo acoustic show at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, showcasing both some of his original hits made famous by other artists, and newer songs.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In early 2013, Kristofferson released a new album of original songs called <i>Feeling Mortal</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A live album titled <i>An Evening With Kris Kristofferson</i> was released in September 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kristofferson voiced the character Chief Hanlon of the NCR Rangers in the hit 2010 video game <i><a href="/wiki/Fallout:_New_Vegas" title="Fallout: New Vegas">Fallout: New Vegas</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In an interview for <i>Las Vegas</i> magazine Q&A by Matt Kelemen on October 23, 2015, Kristofferson revealed that a new album, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Cedar_Creek_Sessions" title="The Cedar Creek Sessions">The Cedar Creek Sessions</a></i>, recorded in Austin, would include some old and some new songs.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Released on June 17, 2016, it would be his last studio album issued during his lifetime. That December, the album was nominated for a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Americana_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Americana Album">Grammy Award for Best Americana Album</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2018_Kris_Kristofferson_-_by_2eight_-_DSC4933.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/2018_Kris_Kristofferson_-_by_2eight_-_DSC4933.jpg/220px-2018_Kris_Kristofferson_-_by_2eight_-_DSC4933.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/2018_Kris_Kristofferson_-_by_2eight_-_DSC4933.jpg/330px-2018_Kris_Kristofferson_-_by_2eight_-_DSC4933.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/2018_Kris_Kristofferson_-_by_2eight_-_DSC4933.jpg/440px-2018_Kris_Kristofferson_-_by_2eight_-_DSC4933.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1363" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption>Kristofferson in June 2018</figcaption></figure> <p>Kristofferson covered <a href="/wiki/Brandi_Carlile" title="Brandi Carlile">Brandi Carlile</a>'s "Turpentine" on the 2017 album <i><a href="/wiki/Cover_Stories" title="Cover Stories">Cover Stories</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2018, Kristofferson's final film, <i><a href="/wiki/Blaze_(2018_film)" title="Blaze (2018 film)">Blaze</a></i>, opened. Three months later, on November 7, Kristofferson performed, with assistance from Carlile, the <a href="/wiki/Joni_Mitchell" title="Joni Mitchell">Joni Mitchell</a> composition "<a href="/wiki/A_Case_of_You_(song)" title="A Case of You (song)">A Case of You</a>", from the 1971 Mitchell album <i><a href="/wiki/Blue_(Joni_Mitchell_album)" title="Blue (Joni Mitchell album)">Blue</a></i>, at the <i>Both Sides Now – Joni 75 A Birthday Celebration</i> to celebrate the 75th birthday of Mitchell.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2019, Kristofferson was announced as being one of the supporting artists for a Barbra Streisand "exclusive European concert" on July 7 in London's <a href="/wiki/Hyde_Park,_London" title="Hyde Park, London">Hyde Park</a> as part of the Barclay's Summertime Concert series.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retirement_and_death">Retirement and death</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kris_Kristofferson&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Retirement and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By January 2021, Kristofferson announced his retirement from performing, citing age and concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. According to manager Tamara Saviano, "It was an evolution, and it just felt very organic."<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kristofferson's final performance was held in Los Angeles at the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Bowl" title="Hollywood Bowl">Hollywood Bowl</a> on April 29, 2023, where he sang a cover of "Lovin' You Was Easier" with Rosanne Cash in honor of Willie Nelson's 90th birthday;<sup id="cite_ref-Maui_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maui-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the concert was later released as <i>Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90</i> that December. </p><p>Kristofferson died at his Maui home on September 28, 2024; he was 88.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He previously requested for the first three lines of <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Cohen" title="Leonard Cohen">Leonard Cohen</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Bird_on_the_Wire" title="Bird on the Wire">Bird on the Wire</a>" on his tombstone:<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <blockquote> <p>Like a bird on the wire<br /> Like a drunk in a midnight choir<br /> I have tried in my way to be free </p> </blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kris_Kristofferson&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1961, Kristofferson married his longtime girlfriend Frances "Fran" Mavia Beer, but they divorced in 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-MCreg_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCreg-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kristofferson briefly dated <a href="/wiki/Janis_Joplin" title="Janis Joplin">Janis Joplin</a> before her death in October 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His second marriage was to singer <a href="/wiki/Rita_Coolidge" title="Rita Coolidge">Rita Coolidge</a> in 1973, ending in divorce in 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_60-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kristofferson married Lisa Meyers in 1983.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_60-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kristofferson and Meyers owned a home in Las Flores Canyon in <a href="/wiki/Malibu,_California" title="Malibu, California">Malibu, California</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-rollingstone.com_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rollingstone.com-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and maintained a residence in <a href="/wiki/Hana,_Hawaii" title="Hana, Hawaii">Hana, Hawaii</a>, on the island of <a href="/wiki/Maui" title="Maui">Maui</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_60-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kristofferson had eight children from his three marriages: two from his first marriage, one from his second marriage, and five from his marriage to his third wife.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Political_views_and_advocacy">Political views and advocacy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kris_Kristofferson&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Political views and advocacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kristofferson was a vocal opponent of the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a> and <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a> and a critic of a number of United States military interventions and foreign policy positions, including the <a href="/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Panama" title="United States invasion of Panama">United States invasion of Panama</a> and U.S. support of the <a href="/wiki/Contras" title="Contras">Contras</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Nicaraguan_Revolution" title="Nicaraguan Revolution">Nicaraguan Revolution</a> and of the <a href="/wiki/Apartheid" title="Apartheid">Apartheid government</a> in <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kristofferson endorsed <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Jackson" title="Jesse Jackson">Jesse Jackson</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Jackson_1988_presidential_campaign" title="Jesse Jackson 1988 presidential campaign">presidential campaign</a> in 1988 and <a href="/wiki/Ross_Perot" title="Ross Perot">Ross Perot</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Ross_Perot_1992_presidential_campaign" title="Ross Perot 1992 presidential campaign">presidential campaign</a> in 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Kristofferson's debut LP included a pro-<a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a> song, but he said that he later became an opponent of the war after speaking with returning soldiers who had seen combat. Speaking about a soldier who had told him that he had witnessed other soldiers throwing people out of helicopters during interrogation, Kristofferson said, "The notion that you could make a young person do something so inhumane to another soldier—or even worse, a civilian—convinced me that we were in the wrong." Kristofferson called himself a "dove with claws" and remained proud of his military service in spite of his <a href="/wiki/Anti-imperialism" title="Anti-imperialism">anti-imperialist</a> views. </p><p>In a 1991 interview on New Zealand TV, he condemned media support for the Gulf War, saying "The lapdog media cranks out propaganda that would make a Nazi blush."<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kristofferson was a supporter of the <a href="/wiki/United_Farm_Workers" title="United Farm Workers">United Farm Workers</a> and appeared at several rallies and benefits for them, campaigning with <a href="/wiki/Cesar_Chavez" title="Cesar Chavez">Cesar Chavez</a> for the passage of Proposition 14. He continued to play at benefits for the UFW through the 2010s. In 1987, he played at a benefit concert for <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Peltier" title="Leonard Peltier">Leonard Peltier</a> with <a href="/wiki/Jackson_Browne" title="Jackson Browne">Jackson Browne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willie_Nelson" title="Willie Nelson">Willie Nelson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joni_Mitchell" title="Joni Mitchell">Joni Mitchell</a>. In 1995, he dedicated a song to <a href="/wiki/Mumia_Abu-Jamal" title="Mumia Abu-Jamal">Mumia Abu-Jamal</a> at a concert in Philadelphia, and was booed by the crowd.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He performed in benefit concerts for <a href="/wiki/Palestinians" title="Palestinians">Palestinian</a> children, and said that he "found a considerable lack of work as a result." At a Bob Dylan anniversary concert shortly after <a href="/wiki/Sin%C3%A9ad_O%27Connor_on_Saturday_Night_Live" title="Sinéad O'Connor on Saturday Night Live">Sinead O'Connor's protest on <i>Saturday Night Live</i></a>, he showed solidarity with her when she was booed by the crowd.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kris_Kristofferson&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson_discography" title="Kris Kristofferson discography">Kris Kristofferson discography</a></div> <dl><dt>Studio albums</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Kristofferson_(album)" title="Kristofferson (album)">Kristofferson</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Silver_Tongued_Devil_and_I" title="The Silver Tongued Devil and I">The Silver Tongued Devil and I</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Border_Lord" title="Border Lord">Border Lord</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jesus_Was_a_Capricorn" title="Jesus Was a Capricorn">Jesus Was a Capricorn</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Full_Moon_(Kris_Kristofferson_and_Rita_Coolidge_album)" title="Full Moon (Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge album)">Full Moon</a></i> <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Rita_Coolidge" title="Rita Coolidge">Rita Coolidge</a>)</small> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spooky_Lady%27s_Sideshow" title="Spooky Lady's Sideshow">Spooky Lady's Sideshow</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Breakaway_(Kris_Kristofferson_and_Rita_Coolidge_album)" title="Breakaway (Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge album)">Breakaway</a></i> <small>(with Rita Coolidge)</small> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Who%27s_to_Bless_and_Who%27s_to_Blame" title="Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame">Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Surreal_Thing" title="Surreal Thing">Surreal Thing</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Easter_Island_(album)" title="Easter Island (album)">Easter Island</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Natural_Act" title="Natural Act">Natural Act</a></i> <small>(with Rita Coolidge)</small> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shake_Hands_with_the_Devil_(album)" title="Shake Hands with the Devil (album)">Shake Hands with the Devil</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/To_the_Bone_(Kris_Kristofferson_album)" title="To the Bone (Kris Kristofferson album)">To the Bone</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Repossessed_(album)" title="Repossessed (album)">Repossessed</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Third_World_Warrior" title="Third World Warrior">Third World Warrior</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Moment_of_Forever" title="A Moment of Forever">A Moment of Forever</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Austin_Sessions_(Kris_Kristofferson_album)" title="The Austin Sessions (Kris Kristofferson album)">The Austin Sessions</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Old_Road" title="This Old Road">This Old Road</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Closer_to_the_Bone" title="Closer to the Bone">Closer to the Bone</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i>Feeling Mortal</i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cedar_Creek_Sessions" title="The Cedar Creek Sessions">The Cedar Creek Sessions</a></i> (2016)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kris_Kristofferson&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson_filmography" title="Kris Kristofferson filmography">Kris Kristofferson filmography</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kris_Kristofferson&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Awards and nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Association </th> <th>Category </th> <th>Nominated work </th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Country_Music_Association_Awards" title="Country Music Association Awards">Country Music Association Awards</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Country_Music_Association_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year" title="Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year">Song of the Year</a> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Sunday_Mornin%27_Comin%27_Down" title="Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down">Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down</a>" </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1973 </td> <td rowspan="3">"<a href="/wiki/Why_Me_(Kris_Kristofferson_song)" title="Why Me (Kris Kristofferson song)">Why Me</a>" </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Country_Music_Association_Award_for_Single_of_the_Year" title="Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year">Single of the Year</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Country_Music_Awards" title="Academy of Country Music Awards">Academy of Country Music Awards</a> </td> <td>Song of the Year </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Academy_Film_Awards" title="British Academy Film Awards">BAFTA Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Outstanding_Debut_by_a_British_Writer,_Director_or_Producer" title="BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer">Best Newcomer</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pat_Garrett_and_Billy_the_Kid" title="Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid">Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Country_Music_Awards" title="Academy of Country Music Awards">Academy of Country Music Awards</a> </td> <td>Song of the Year </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/One_Day_at_a_Time_(song)" title="One Day at a Time (song)">One Day at a Time</a>" </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Awards" title="Golden Globe Awards">Golden Globe Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Motion_Picture_%E2%80%93_Musical_or_Comedy" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy">Best Actor in a Musical</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Star_Is_Born_(1976_film)" title="A Star Is Born (1976 film)">A Star Is Born</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score" title="Academy Award for Best Original Score">Best Original Score</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Songwriter_(film)" title="Songwriter (film)">Songwriter</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1985 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Country_Music_Association_Awards" title="Country Music Association Awards">Country Music Association Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Country_Music_Association_Award_for_Single_of_the_Year" title="Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year">Single of the Year</a> </td> <td rowspan="5">"<a href="/wiki/Highwayman_(song)" title="Highwayman (song)">Highwayman</a>" </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Country_Music_Association_Award_for_Video_of_the_Year" title="Country Music Association Award for Video of the Year">Video of the Year</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Country_Music_Awards" title="Academy of Country Music Awards">Academy of Country Music Awards</a> </td> <td>Single of the Year </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>Video of the Year </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>Album of the Year </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Americana_Music_Honors_%26_Awards" title="Americana Music Honors & Awards">Americana Music Honors & Awards</a> </td> <td>Free Speech Award </td> <td rowspan="3">Himself </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Country_Music_Awards" title="Academy of Country Music Awards">Academy of Country Music Awards</a> </td> <td>Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td>Poets Award </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/53rd_Annual_Country_Music_Association_Awards" title="53rd Annual Country Music Association Awards">Country Music Association Awards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willie_Nelson_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" title="Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award">Lifetime Achievement Award</a> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Grammy_Awards">Grammy Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kris_Kristofferson&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Grammy Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kristofferson has won three competitive Grammys from thirteen nominations. He received the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" title="Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award">Lifetime Achievement Award</a> in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Category </th> <th>Nominated work </th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/14th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="14th Annual Grammy Awards">1971</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Song of the Year">Song of the Year</a> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Me_and_Bobby_McGee" title="Me and Bobby McGee">Me and Bobby McGee</a>" </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">"<a href="/wiki/Help_Me_Make_It_Through_the_Night" title="Help Me Make It Through the Night">Help Me Make It Through the Night</a>" </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Country_Song" title="Grammy Award for Best Country Song">Best Country Song</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Me and Bobby McGee" </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/For_the_Good_Times_(song)" title="For the Good Times (song)">For the Good Times</a>" </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/16th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="16th Annual Grammy Awards">1973</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">"<a href="/wiki/Why_Me_(Kris_Kristofferson_song)" title="Why Me (Kris Kristofferson song)">Why Me</a>" </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Male_Country_Vocal_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance">Best Male Country Vocal Performance</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Country_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group_with_Vocal" title="Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal">Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group</a> </td> <td>"From The Bottle To The Bottom" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Rita_Coolidge" title="Rita Coolidge">Rita Coolidge</a>)</small> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/17th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="17th Annual Grammy Awards">1974</a> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Loving_Arms" title="Loving Arms">Loving Arms</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Rita_Coolidge" title="Rita Coolidge">Rita Coolidge</a>)</small> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/18th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="18th Annual Grammy Awards">1975</a> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Lover_Please" title="Lover Please">Lover Please</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Rita_Coolidge" title="Rita Coolidge">Rita Coolidge</a>)</small> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/28th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="28th Annual Grammy Awards">1985</a> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Highwayman_(song)" title="Highwayman (song)">Highwayman</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/The_Highwaymen_(country_supergroup)" title="The Highwaymen (country supergroup)">the Highwaymen</a>)</small> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/33rd_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="33rd Annual Grammy Awards">1990</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Country_Collaboration_with_Vocals" title="Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals">Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Highwayman_2" title="Highwayman 2">Highwayman 2</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/57th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="57th Annual Grammy Awards">2014</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" title="Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award">Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award</a> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/59th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="59th Annual Grammy Awards">2016</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Americana_Album" title="Grammy Award for Best Americana Album">Best Americana Album</a> </td> <td><i>The Cedar Creek Sessions</i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kris_Kristofferson&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.grammy.com/artists/kris-kristofferson/9938">"Kris Kristofferson | Artist | GRAMMY.com"</a>. <i>grammy.com</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20241001063253/https://www.grammy.com/artists/kris-kristofferson/9938">Archived</a> from the original on October 1, 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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January 4, 1971. p. 3. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220228010226/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52168909/henry-christopher-kristofferson/">Archived</a> from the original on February 28, 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 26,</span> 2020</span>. <q>Henry C. Kristofferson, 65, famed pilot and former division manager for Pan American World Airways when he was a resident of San Mateo, died... two sons, Kraig and Kris, who has recently won fame as a folk music and country-western singer.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Times&rft.atitle=Death+claims+famed+pilot&rft.pages=3&rft.date=1971-01-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fclip%2F52168909%2Fhenry-christopher-kristofferson%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKris+Kristofferson" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-oconnor-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-oconnor_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFO'Connor" class="citation news cs1">O'Connor, Colleen. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/kris-kristofferson-an-outlaw-at-80-20160606">"Kris Kristofferson Following his passions – wherever they may lead"</a>. dallasnews.com – Archives. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180622192919/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/kris-kristofferson-an-outlaw-at-80-20160606">Archived</a> from the original on June 22, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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ABC-CLIO. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-313-39348-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-313-39348-8"><bdi>978-0-313-39348-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Music+in+American+Life%3A+An+Encyclopedia+of+the+Songs%2C+Styles%2C+Stars%2C+and+Stories+that+Shaped+our+Culture&rft.pub=ABC-CLIO&rft.date=2013&rft.isbn=978-0-313-39348-8&rft.au=Edmondson%2C+Jacqueline&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKris+Kristofferson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHurd,_Mary2015" class="citation book cs1">Hurd, Mary (2015). <i>Kris Kristofferson: Country Highwayman</i>. Roman and Littlefeld. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-810-88821-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-810-88821-0"><bdi>978-0-810-88821-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Kris+Kristofferson%3A+Country+Highwayman&rft.pub=Roman+and+Littlefeld&rft.date=2015&rft.isbn=978-0-810-88821-0&rft.au=Hurd%2C+Mary&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKris+Kristofferson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLarkin,_Colin2006" class="citation book cs1">Larkin, Colin (2006). <i>The Encyclopedia of Popular Music</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 29,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Uncut&rft.atitle=Kris+Kristofferson%3A+%22I%27m+sure+I+made+some+stupid+mistakes...%22&rft.date=2016-06-22&rft.au=Thomson%2C+Graeme&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uncut.co.uk%2Ffeatures%2Fkris-kristofferson-im-sure-made-stupid-mistakes-77521%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKris+Kristofferson" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kris_Kristofferson&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Bernhardt, Jack. (1998). "Kris Kristofferson". In <i>The Encyclopedia of Country Music</i>. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. 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(album)">Easter Island</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shake_Hands_with_the_Devil_(album)" title="Shake Hands with the Devil (album)">Shake Hands with the Devil</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/To_the_Bone_(Kris_Kristofferson_album)" title="To the Bone (Kris Kristofferson album)">To the Bone</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Winning_Hand" title="The Winning Hand">The Winning Hand</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Music_from_Songwriter" title="Music from Songwriter">Music from Songwriter</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Repossessed_(album)" title="Repossessed (album)">Repossessed</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Third_World_Warrior" title="Third World Warrior">Third World Warrior</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Moment_of_Forever" title="A Moment of Forever">A Moment of Forever</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Austin_Sessions_(Kris_Kristofferson_album)" title="The Austin Sessions (Kris Kristofferson album)">The Austin Sessions</a></i></li> <li><i><a 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style="width:1%">Live</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Philharmonic" title="Live at the Philharmonic">Live at the Philharmonic</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Broken_Freedom_Song:_Live_from_San_Francisco" title="Broken Freedom Song: Live from San Francisco">Broken Freedom Song: Live from San Francisco</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilation albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Songs_of_Kristofferson" title="Songs of Kristofferson">Songs of Kristofferson</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Essential_Kris_Kristofferson" title="The Essential Kris Kristofferson">The Essential Kris Kristofferson</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Please_Don%27t_Tell_Me_How_the_Story_Ends:_The_Publishing_Demos" title="Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends: The Publishing Demos">Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends: The Publishing Demos</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Complete_Monument_%26_Columbia_Album_Collection" title="The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection">The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/For_the_Good_Times_(song)" title="For the Good Times (song)">For the Good Times</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sunday_Mornin%27_Comin%27_Down" title="Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down">Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lovin%27_Her_Was_Easier_(Than_Anything_I%27ll_Ever_Do_Again)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)">Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Why_Me_(Kris_Kristofferson_song)" title="Why Me (Kris Kristofferson song)">Why Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Me_and_Bobby_McGee" title="Me and Bobby McGee">Me and Bobby McGee</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Help_Me_Make_It_Through_the_Night" title="Help Me Make It Through the Night">Help Me Make It Through the Night</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Please_Don%27t_Tell_Me_How_the_Story_Ends" title="Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends">Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nobody_Wins_(Brenda_Lee_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nobody Wins (Brenda Lee song)">Nobody Wins</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Loving_Arms" title="Loving Arms">Loving Arms</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lover_Please" title="Lover Please">Lover Please</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/They_Killed_Him" title="They Killed Him">They Killed Him</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Heart_(song)" title="The Heart (song)">The Heart</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Day_at_a_Time_(song)" title="One Day at a Time (song)">One Day at a Time</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Highwaymen_(country_supergroup)" title="The Highwaymen (country supergroup)">The Highwaymen</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sings_Kristofferson" title="Sings Kristofferson">Willie Nelson Sings Kristofferson</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Awards_for_Kris_Kristofferson96" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" 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class="navbox-group" style="background: #bbb3b2;width:1%">1967−1970</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/There_Goes_My_Everything_(song)" title="There Goes My Everything (song)">There Goes My Everything</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Frazier" title="Dallas Frazier">Dallas Frazier</a> (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Honey_(Bobby_Goldsboro_song)" title="Honey (Bobby Goldsboro song)">Honey</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Russell" title="Bobby Russell">Bobby Russell</a> (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Carroll_County_Accident" title="The Carroll County Accident">The Carroll County Accident</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Bob_Ferguson_(musician)" title="Bob Ferguson (musician)">Bob Ferguson</a> (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sunday_Mornin%27_Comin%27_Down" title="Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down">Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down</a>" - <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kris Kristofferson</a> (1970)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #bbb3b2;width:1%">1971−1980</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Easy_Loving" title="Easy Loving">Easy Loving</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Hart" title="Freddie Hart">Freddie Hart</a> (1971−72)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Behind_Closed_Doors_(Charlie_Rich_song)" title="Behind Closed Doors (Charlie Rich song)">Behind Closed Doors</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Kenny_O%27Dell" title="Kenny O'Dell">Kenny O'Dell</a> (1973)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Country_Bumpkin" title="Country Bumpkin">Country Bumpkin</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Don_Wayne_(songwriter)" title="Don Wayne (songwriter)">Don Wayne</a> (1974)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Back_Home_Again_(song)" title="Back Home Again (song)">Back Home Again</a>" - <a href="/wiki/John_Denver" title="John Denver">John Denver</a> (1975)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rhinestone_Cowboy" title="Rhinestone Cowboy">Rhinestone Cowboy</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Larry_Weiss" title="Larry Weiss">Larry Weiss</a> (1976)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lucille_(Kenny_Rogers_song)" title="Lucille (Kenny Rogers song)">Lucille</a>" <a href="/wiki/Roger_Bowling_(songwriter)" title="Roger Bowling (songwriter)">Roger Bowling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hal_Bynum" title="Hal Bynum">Hal Bynum</a> - (1977)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_It_Make_My_Brown_Eyes_Blue" title="Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue">Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Richard_Leigh_(songwriter)" title="Richard Leigh (songwriter)">Richard Leigh</a> (1978)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Gambler_(song)" title="The Gambler (song)">The Gambler</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Don_Schlitz" title="Don Schlitz">Don Schlitz</a> (1979)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/He_Stopped_Loving_Her_Today" title="He Stopped Loving Her Today">He Stopped Loving Her Today</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Braddock" title="Bobby Braddock">Bobby Braddock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Curly_Putman" title="Curly Putman">Curly Putman</a> (1980)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #bbb3b2;width:1%">1981−1990</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/He_Stopped_Loving_Her_Today" title="He Stopped Loving Her Today">He Stopped Loving Her Today</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Braddock" title="Bobby Braddock">Bobby Braddock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Curly_Putman" title="Curly Putman">Curly Putman</a> (1981)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Always_on_My_Mind" title="Always on My Mind">Always on My Mind</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Carson" title="Wayne Carson">Wayne Carson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Christopher" title="Johnny Christopher">Johnny Christopher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_James_(songwriter)" title="Mark James (songwriter)">Mark James</a> (1982−83)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wind_Beneath_My_Wings" title="Wind Beneath My Wings">Wind Beneath My Wings</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Larry_Henley" title="Larry Henley">Larry Henley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Silbar" title="Jeff Silbar">Jeff Silbar</a> (1984)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/God_Bless_the_U.S.A." title="God Bless the U.S.A.">God Bless the U.S.A.</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Lee_Greenwood" title="Lee Greenwood">Lee Greenwood</a> (1985)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/On_the_Other_Hand" title="On the Other Hand">On the Other Hand</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Paul_Overstreet" title="Paul Overstreet">Paul Overstreet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_Schlitz" title="Don Schlitz">Don Schlitz</a> (1986)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Forever_and_Ever,_Amen" title="Forever and Ever, Amen">Forever and Ever, Amen</a> - <a href="/wiki/Paul_Overstreet" title="Paul Overstreet">Paul Overstreet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Don_Schlitz" title="Don Schlitz">Don Schlitz</a> (1987)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/80%27s_Ladies_(song)" title="80's Ladies (song)">80's Ladies</a>" - <a href="/wiki/K._T._Oslin" title="K. T. Oslin">K. T. Oslin</a> (1988)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Chiseled_in_Stone" title="Chiseled in Stone">Chiseled in Stone</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Max_D._Barnes" title="Max D. Barnes">Max D. Barnes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vern_Gosdin" title="Vern Gosdin">Vern Gosdin</a> (1989)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Where%27ve_You_Been" title="Where've You Been">Where've You Been</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Don_Henry_(musician)" title="Don Henry (musician)">Don Henry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jon_Vezner" title="Jon Vezner">Jon Vezner</a> (1990)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #bbb3b2;width:1%">1991−2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/When_I_Call_Your_Name_(Vince_Gill_song)" title="When I Call Your Name (Vince Gill song)">When I Call Your Name</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Tim_DuBois" title="Tim DuBois">Tim DuBois</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vince_Gill" title="Vince Gill">Vince Gill</a> (1991)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Look_at_Us_(Vince_Gill_song)" title="Look at Us (Vince Gill song)">Look at Us</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Vince_Gill" title="Vince Gill">Vince Gill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Max_D._Barnes" title="Max D. Barnes">Max D. Barnes</a> (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Still_Believe_in_You_(Vince_Gill_song)" title="I Still Believe in You (Vince Gill song)">I Still Believe in You</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Vince_Gill" title="Vince Gill">Vince Gill</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Barlow_Jarvis" title="John Barlow Jarvis">John Barlow Jarvis</a> (1993)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Chattahoochee_(song)" title="Chattahoochee (song)">Chattahoochee</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Jim_McBride" title="Jim McBride">Jim McBride</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alan_Jackson" title="Alan Jackson">Alan Jackson</a> (1994)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Independence_Day_(Martina_McBride_song)" title="Independence Day (Martina McBride song)">Independence Day</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Gretchen_Peters" title="Gretchen Peters">Gretchen Peters</a> (1995)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Go_Rest_High_on_That_Mountain" title="Go Rest High on That Mountain">Go Rest High on That Mountain</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Vince_Gill" title="Vince Gill">Vince Gill</a> (1996)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Strawberry_Wine_(Deana_Carter_song)" title="Strawberry Wine (Deana Carter song)">Strawberry Wine</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Matraca_Berg" title="Matraca Berg">Matraca Berg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_Harrison" title="Gary Harrison">Gary Harrison</a> (1997)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Holes_in_the_Floor_of_Heaven" title="Holes in the Floor of Heaven">Holes in the Floor of Heaven</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Billy_Kirsch" title="Billy Kirsch">Billy Kirsch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Wariner" title="Steve Wariner">Steve Wariner</a> (1998)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Kiss_(Faith_Hill_song)" title="This Kiss (Faith Hill song)">This Kiss</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Beth_Nielsen_Chapman" title="Beth Nielsen Chapman">Beth Nielsen Chapman</a>, Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff (1999)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Hope_You_Dance" title="I Hope You Dance">I Hope You Dance</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Mark_D._Sanders" title="Mark D. Sanders">Mark D. Sanders</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tia_Sillers" title="Tia Sillers">Tia Sillers</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #bbb3b2;width:1%">2001−2010</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Murder_on_Music_Row" title="Murder on Music Row">Murder on Music Row</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Larry_Cordle" title="Larry Cordle">Larry Cordle</a>, Larry Shell (2001)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Where_Were_You_(When_the_World_Stopped_Turning)" title="Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)">Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Alan_Jackson" title="Alan Jackson">Alan Jackson</a> (2002)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Three_Wooden_Crosses" title="Three Wooden Crosses">Three Wooden Crosses</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Doug_Johnson_(record_producer)" title="Doug Johnson (record producer)">Doug Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kim_Williams_(songwriter)" title="Kim Williams (songwriter)">Kim Williams</a> (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Live_Like_You_Were_Dying_(song)" title="Live Like You Were Dying (song)">Live Like You Were Dying</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Tim_Nichols" title="Tim Nichols">Tim Nichols</a>, <a href="/wiki/Craig_Wiseman" title="Craig Wiseman">Craig Wiseman</a> (2004)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Whiskey_Lullaby" title="Whiskey Lullaby">Whiskey Lullaby</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Bill_Anderson_(singer)" title="Bill Anderson (singer)">Bill Anderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jon_Randall" title="Jon Randall">Jon Randall</a> (2005)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Believe_(Brooks_%26_Dunn_song)" title="Believe (Brooks & Dunn song)">Believe</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Dunn" title="Ronnie Dunn">Ronnie Dunn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Craig_Wiseman" title="Craig Wiseman">Craig Wiseman</a> (2006)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Give_It_Away_(George_Strait_song)" title="Give It Away (George Strait song)">Give It Away</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Bill_Anderson_(singer)" title="Bill Anderson (singer)">Bill Anderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Cannon" title="Buddy Cannon">Buddy Cannon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jamey_Johnson" title="Jamey Johnson">Jamey Johnson</a> (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stay_(Sugarland_song)" title="Stay (Sugarland song)">Stay</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Nettles" title="Jennifer Nettles">Jennifer Nettles</a> (2008)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/In_Color_(song)" title="In Color (song)">In Color</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Jamey_Johnson" title="Jamey Johnson">Jamey Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lee_Thomas_Miller" title="Lee Thomas Miller">Lee Thomas Miller</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Otto" title="James Otto">James Otto</a> (2009)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_House_That_Built_Me" title="The House That Built Me">The House That Built Me</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Tom_Douglas_(songwriter)" title="Tom Douglas (songwriter)">Tom Douglas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Allen_Shamblin" title="Allen Shamblin">Allen Shamblin</a> (2010)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #bbb3b2;width:1%">2011−2020</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/If_I_Die_Young" title="If I Die Young">If I Die Young</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Kimberly_Perry" title="Kimberly Perry">Kimberly Perry</a> (2011)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Over_You_(Miranda_Lambert_song)" title="Over You (Miranda Lambert song)">Over You</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Miranda_Lambert" title="Miranda Lambert">Miranda Lambert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blake_Shelton" title="Blake Shelton">Blake Shelton</a> (2012)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Drive_Your_Truck" title="I Drive Your Truck">I Drive Your Truck</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Jessi_Alexander" title="Jessi Alexander">Jessi Alexander</a>, Connie Harrington, <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Yeary" title="Jimmy Yeary">Jimmy Yeary</a> (2013)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Follow_Your_Arrow" title="Follow Your Arrow">Follow Your Arrow</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Brandy_Clark" title="Brandy Clark">Brandy Clark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shane_McAnally" title="Shane McAnally">Shane McAnally</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kacey_Musgraves" title="Kacey Musgraves">Kacey Musgraves</a> (2014)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Girl_Crush" title="Girl Crush">Girl Crush</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Hillary_Lindsey" title="Hillary Lindsey">Hillary Lindsey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lori_McKenna" title="Lori McKenna">Lori McKenna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liz_Rose" title="Liz Rose">Liz Rose</a> (2015)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Humble_and_Kind" title="Humble and Kind">Humble and Kind</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Lori_McKenna" title="Lori McKenna">Lori McKenna</a> (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Better_Man_(Little_Big_Town_song)" title="Better Man (Little Big Town song)">Better Man</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Broken_Halos" title="Broken Halos">Broken Halos</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Mike_Henderson" title="Mike Henderson">Mike Henderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Stapleton" title="Chris Stapleton">Chris Stapleton</a> (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Beautiful_Crazy" title="Beautiful Crazy">Beautiful Crazy</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Luke_Combs" title="Luke Combs">Luke Combs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wyatt_Durrette_(songwriter)" title="Wyatt Durrette (songwriter)">Wyatt Durrette</a>, Robert Williford (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #bbb3b2;width:1%">2021−2030</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Bones_(song)" title="The Bones (song)">The Bones</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Maren_Morris" title="Maren Morris">Maren Morris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Robbins" title="Jimmy Robbins">Jimmy Robbins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laura_Veltz" title="Laura Veltz">Laura Veltz</a> (2020)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Starting_Over_(Chris_Stapleton_song)" title="Starting Over (Chris Stapleton song)">Starting Over</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Mike_Henderson" title="Mike Henderson">Mike Henderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Stapleton" title="Chris Stapleton">Chris Stapleton</a> (2021)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Buy_Dirt" title="Buy Dirt">Buy Dirt</a>" - Jacob Davis, <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Davis_(singer)" title="Jordan Davis (singer)">Jordan Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Josh_Jenkins_(songwriter)" title="Josh Jenkins (songwriter)">Josh Jenkins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Jenkins" title="Matt Jenkins">Matt Jenkins</a> (2022)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fast_Car" title="Fast Car">Fast Car</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Chapman" title="Tracy Chapman">Tracy Chapman</a> (2023)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/White_Horse_(Chris_Stapleton_song)" title="White Horse (Chris Stapleton song)">White Horse</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Chris_Stapleton" title="Chris Stapleton">Chris Stapleton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Wilson_(musician)" title="Dan Wilson (musician)">Dan Wilson</a> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame_2000s123" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:2000s_Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame" title="Template:2000s Country Music Hall of Fame"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2000s_Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame" title="Template talk:2000s Country Music Hall of Fame"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2000s_Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame" title="Special:EditPage/Template:2000s Country Music Hall of Fame"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame_2000s123" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum">Country Music Hall of Fame</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame_inductees" title="List of Country Music Hall of Fame inductees">2000s</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Pride" title="Charley Pride">Charley Pride</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faron_Young" title="Faron Young">Faron Young</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Anderson_(singer)" title="Bill Anderson (singer)">Bill Anderson</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Delmore_Brothers" title="The Delmore Brothers">The Delmore Brothers</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Everly_Brothers" title="The Everly Brothers">The Everly Brothers</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Gibson" title="Don Gibson">Don Gibson</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homer_and_Jethro" title="Homer and Jethro">Homer and Jethro</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waylon_Jennings" title="Waylon Jennings">Waylon Jennings</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Jordanaires" title="The Jordanaires">The Jordanaires</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Law" title="Don Law">Don Law</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Louvin_Brothers" title="The Louvin Brothers">The Louvin Brothers</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Nelson_(American_record_producer)" title="Ken Nelson (American record producer)">Ken Nelson</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Phillips" title="Sam Phillips">Sam Phillips</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Webb_Pierce" title="Webb Pierce">Webb Pierce</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Carlisle" title="Bill Carlisle">Bill Carlisle</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Porter_Wagoner" title="Porter Wagoner">Porter Wagoner</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floyd_Cramer" title="Floyd Cramer">Floyd Cramer</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Smith_(musician)" title="Carl Smith (musician)">Carl Smith</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Foglesong" title="Jim Foglesong">Jim Foglesong</a> (2004)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kris Kristofferson</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alabama_(band)" title="Alabama (band)">Alabama</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeFord_Bailey" title="DeFord Bailey">DeFord Bailey</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Campbell" title="Glen Campbell">Glen Campbell</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Bradley_(guitarist)" title="Harold Bradley (guitarist)">Harold Bradley</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_James" title="Sonny James">Sonny James</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Strait" title="George Strait">George Strait</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Emery" title="Ralph Emery">Ralph Emery</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Gill" title="Vince Gill">Vince Gill</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Tillis" title="Mel Tillis">Mel Tillis</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_T._Hall" title="Tom T. 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Hall</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmylou_Harris" title="Emmylou Harris">Emmylou Harris</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Statler_Brothers" title="The Statler Brothers">The Statler Brothers</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Stoneman" title="Ernest Stoneman">Ernest Stoneman</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Clark" title="Roy Clark">Roy Clark</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Mandrell" title="Barbara Mandrell">Barbara Mandrell</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_McCoy" title="Charlie McCoy">Charlie McCoy</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Motion_Picture_–_Musical_or_Comedy191" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist 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class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Danny_Kaye" title="Danny Kaye">Danny Kaye</a> (1951)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Donald_O%27Connor" title="Donald O'Connor">Donald O'Connor</a> (1952)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_Niven" title="David Niven">David Niven</a> (1953)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/James_Mason" title="James Mason">James Mason</a> (1954)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Ewell" title="Tom Ewell">Tom Ewell</a> (1955)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cantinflas" title="Cantinflas">Mario Moreno</a> (1956)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" title="Frank Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a> (1957)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Danny_Kaye" title="Danny Kaye">Danny Kaye</a> (1958)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lemmon" title="Jack Lemmon">Jack Lemmon</a> (1959)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lemmon" title="Jack Lemmon">Jack Lemmon</a> (1960)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Ford" title="Glenn Ford">Glenn Ford</a> (1961)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marcello_Mastroianni" title="Marcello Mastroianni">Marcello Mastroianni</a> (1962)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alberto_Sordi" title="Alberto Sordi">Alberto Sordi</a> (1963)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rex_Harrison" title="Rex Harrison">Rex Harrison</a> (1964)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lee_Marvin" title="Lee Marvin">Lee Marvin</a> (1965)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Arkin" title="Alan Arkin">Alan Arkin</a> (1966)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Harris" title="Richard Harris">Richard Harris</a> (1967)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Moody" title="Ron Moody">Ron Moody</a> (1968)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Peter_O%27Toole" title="Peter O'Toole">Peter O'Toole</a> (1969)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Albert_Finney" title="Albert Finney">Albert Finney</a> (1970)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chaim_Topol" title="Chaim Topol">Chaim Topol</a> (1971)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Lemmon" title="Jack Lemmon">Jack Lemmon</a> (1972)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Segal" title="George Segal">George Segal</a> (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Art_Carney" title="Art Carney">Art Carney</a> (1974)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Burns" title="George Burns">George Burns</a> / <a href="/wiki/Walter_Matthau" title="Walter Matthau">Walter Matthau</a> (1975)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CFB53B;width:1%">1976–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list 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class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Moore" title="Dudley Moore">Dudley Moore</a> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicholson" title="Jack Nicholson">Jack Nicholson</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hogan" title="Paul Hogan">Paul Hogan</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Robin_Williams" title="Robin Williams">Robin Williams</a> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Hanks" title="Tom Hanks">Tom Hanks</a> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Freeman" title="Morgan Freeman">Morgan Freeman</a> (1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/G%C3%A9rard_Depardieu" title="Gérard Depardieu">Gérard Depardieu</a> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Robin_Williams" title="Robin Williams">Robin Williams</a> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Robbins" title="Tim Robbins">Tim Robbins</a> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Robin_Williams" title="Robin Williams">Robin Williams</a> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Grant" title="Hugh Grant">Hugh Grant</a> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Travolta" title="John Travolta">John Travolta</a> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Cruise" title="Tom Cruise">Tom Cruise</a> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicholson" title="Jack Nicholson">Jack Nicholson</a> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Caine" title="Michael Caine">Michael Caine</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Carrey" title="Jim Carrey">Jim Carrey</a> (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Clooney" title="George Clooney">George Clooney</a> (2000)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #CFB53B;width:1%">2001–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gene_Hackman" title="Gene Hackman">Gene Hackman</a> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Gere" title="Richard Gere">Richard Gere</a> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Murray" title="Bill Murray">Bill Murray</a> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Foxx" title="Jamie Foxx">Jamie Foxx</a> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joaquin_Phoenix" title="Joaquin Phoenix">Joaquin Phoenix</a> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sacha_Baron_Cohen" title="Sacha Baron Cohen">Sacha Baron Cohen</a> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Depp" title="Johnny Depp">Johnny Depp</a> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Colin_Farrell" title="Colin Farrell">Colin Farrell</a> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Downey_Jr." title="Robert Downey Jr.">Robert Downey Jr.</a> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Giamatti" title="Paul Giamatti">Paul Giamatti</a> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jean_Dujardin" title="Jean Dujardin">Jean Dujardin</a> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Jackman" title="Hugh Jackman">Hugh Jackman</a> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Leonardo_DiCaprio" title="Leonardo DiCaprio">Leonardo DiCaprio</a> (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Keaton" title="Michael Keaton">Michael Keaton</a> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Matt_Damon" title="Matt Damon">Matt Damon</a> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Gosling" title="Ryan Gosling">Ryan Gosling</a> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/James_Franco" title="James Franco">James Franco</a> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Christian_Bale" title="Christian Bale">Christian Bale</a> (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Taron_Egerton" title="Taron Egerton">Taron Egerton</a> (2019)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sacha_Baron_Cohen" title="Sacha Baron Cohen">Sacha Baron Cohen</a> (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Garfield" title="Andrew Garfield">Andrew Garfield</a> (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Colin_Farrell" title="Colin Farrell">Colin Farrell</a> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Giamatti" title="Paul Giamatti">Paul Giamatti</a> (2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sebastian_Stan" title="Sebastian Stan">Sebastian Stan</a> (2024)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link 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title="Roger Miller">Roger Miller</a> (songwriter) (1964)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Road_(song)" title="King of the Road (song)">King of the Road</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Roger_Miller" title="Roger Miller">Roger Miller</a> (songwriter) (1965)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Almost_Persuaded_(song)" title="Almost Persuaded (song)">Almost Persuaded</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Sherrill" title="Billy Sherrill">Billy Sherrill</a> & <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Sutton" title="Glenn Sutton">Glenn Sutton</a> (songwriters) (1966)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Gentle_on_My_Mind" title="Gentle on My Mind">Gentle on My Mind</a>" – <a href="/wiki/John_Hartford" title="John Hartford">John Hartford</a> (songwriter) (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Little_Green_Apples" title="Little Green Apples">Little Green Apples</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Russell" title="Bobby Russell">Bobby Russell</a> (songwriter) (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Boy_Named_Sue" title="A Boy Named Sue">A Boy Named Sue</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Shel_Silverstein" title="Shel Silverstein">Shel Silverstein</a> (songwriter) (1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Woman,_My_Woman,_My_Wife" title="My Woman, My Woman, My Wife">My Woman, My Woman, My Wife</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Marty_Robbins" title="Marty Robbins">Marty Robbins</a> (songwriter) (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Help_Me_Make_It_Through_the_Night" title="Help Me Make It Through the Night">Help Me Make It Through the Night</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kris Kristofferson</a> (songwriter) (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Kiss_an_Angel_Good_Mornin%27" title="Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'">Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Peters" title="Ben Peters">Ben Peters</a> (songwriter) (1972)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Behind_Closed_Doors_(Charlie_Rich_song)" title="Behind Closed Doors (Charlie Rich song)">Behind Closed Doors</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kenny_O%27Dell" title="Kenny O'Dell">Kenny O'Dell</a> (songwriter) (1973)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Very_Special_Love_Song" title="A Very Special Love Song">A Very Special Love Song</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Norro_Wilson" title="Norro Wilson">Norro Wilson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Billy_Sherrill" title="Billy Sherrill">Billy Sherrill</a> (songwriters) (1974)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(Hey_Won%27t_You_Play)_Another_Somebody_Done_Somebody_Wrong_Song" title="(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song">(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Chips_Moman" title="Chips Moman">Chips Moman</a> & <a href="/wiki/Larry_Butler_(producer)" title="Larry Butler (producer)">Larry Butler</a> (songwriters) (1975)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Broken_Lady" title="Broken Lady">Broken Lady</a>" – Larry Gatlin (songwriter) (1976)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_It_Make_My_Brown_Eyes_Blue" title="Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue">Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Richard_Leigh_(songwriter)" title="Richard Leigh (songwriter)">Richard Leigh</a> (songwriter) (1977)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Gambler_(song)" title="The Gambler (song)">The Gambler</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Don_Schlitz" title="Don Schlitz">Don Schlitz</a> (songwriter) (1978)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Decorated_My_Life" title="You Decorated My Life">You Decorated My Life</a>" – Debbie Hupp & <a href="/wiki/Bob_Morrison_(songwriter)" title="Bob Morrison (songwriter)">Bob Morrison</a> (songwriters) (1979)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/On_the_Road_Again_(Willie_Nelson_song)" title="On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song)">On the Road Again</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Willie_Nelson" title="Willie Nelson">Willie Nelson</a> (songwriter) (1980)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/9_to_5_(Dolly_Parton_song)" title="9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song)">9 to 5</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Dolly_Parton" title="Dolly Parton">Dolly Parton</a> (songwriter) (1981)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Always_on_My_Mind" title="Always on My Mind">Always on My Mind</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Carson" title="Wayne Carson">Wayne Carson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Christopher" title="Johnny Christopher">Johnny Christopher</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mark_James_(songwriter)" title="Mark James (songwriter)">Mark James</a> (songwriters) (1982)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stranger_in_My_House_(Ronnie_Milsap_song)" title="Stranger in My House (Ronnie Milsap song)">Stranger in My House</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Reid_(singer)" title="Mike Reid (singer)">Mike Reid</a> (songwriter) (1983)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/City_of_New_Orleans_(song)" title="City of New Orleans (song)">City of New Orleans</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Goodman" title="Steve Goodman">Steve Goodman</a> (songwriter) (1984)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Highwayman_(song)" title="Highwayman (song)">Highwayman</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Webb" title="Jimmy Webb">Jimmy Webb</a> (songwriter) (1985)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Grandpa_(Tell_Me_%27Bout_the_Good_Old_Days)" title="Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)">Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Jamie_O%27Hara_(singer)" title="Jamie O'Hara (singer)">Jamie O'Hara</a> (songwriter) (1986)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Forever_and_Ever,_Amen" title="Forever and Ever, Amen">Forever and Ever, Amen</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Overstreet" title="Paul Overstreet">Paul Overstreet</a> & <a href="/wiki/Don_Schlitz" title="Don Schlitz">Don Schlitz</a> (songwriters) (1987)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hold_Me_(K._T._Oslin_song)" title="Hold Me (K. T. Oslin song)">Hold Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/K._T._Oslin" title="K. T. Oslin">K. T. Oslin</a> (songwriter) (1988)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/After_All_This_Time_(Rodney_Crowell_song)" title="After All This Time (Rodney Crowell song)">After All This Time</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Crowell" title="Rodney Crowell">Rodney Crowell</a> (songwriter) (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Where%27ve_You_Been" title="Where've You Been">Where've You Been</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Don_Henry_(musician)" title="Don Henry (musician)">Don Henry</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jon_Vezner" title="Jon Vezner">Jon Vezner</a> (songwriters) (1990)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Can_Build_a_Bridge" title="Love Can Build a Bridge">Love Can Build a Bridge</a>" – <a href="/wiki/John_Barlow_Jarvis" title="John Barlow Jarvis">John Barlow Jarvis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naomi_Judd" title="Naomi Judd">Naomi Judd</a> & <a href="/wiki/Paul_Overstreet" title="Paul Overstreet">Paul Overstreet</a> (songwriters) (1991)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Still_Believe_in_You_(Vince_Gill_song)" title="I Still Believe in You (Vince Gill song)">I Still Believe in You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Vince_Gill" title="Vince Gill">Vince Gill</a> & <a href="/wiki/John_Barlow_Jarvis" title="John Barlow Jarvis">John Barlow Jarvis</a> (songwriters) (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Passionate_Kisses" title="Passionate Kisses">Passionate Kisses</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lucinda_Williams" title="Lucinda Williams">Lucinda Williams</a> (songwriter) (1993)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Swear" title="I Swear">I Swear</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Baker_(songwriter)" title="Gary Baker (songwriter)">Gary Baker</a> & <a href="/wiki/Frank_J._Myers" title="Frank J. Myers">Frank J. Myers</a> (songwriters) (1994)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Go_Rest_High_on_That_Mountain" title="Go Rest High on That Mountain">Go Rest High on That Mountain</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Vince_Gill" title="Vince Gill">Vince Gill</a> (songwriter) (1995)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Blue_(Bill_Mack_song)" title="Blue (Bill Mack song)">Blue</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Mack_(songwriter)" title="Bill Mack (songwriter)">Bill Mack</a> (songwriter) (1996)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Butterfly_Kisses_(song)" title="Butterfly Kisses (song)">Butterfly Kisses</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Carlisle" title="Bob Carlisle">Bob Carlisle</a> & <a href="/wiki/Randy_Thomas_(musician)" title="Randy Thomas (musician)">Randy Thomas</a> (songwriters) (1997)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_Still_the_One" title="You're Still the One">You're Still the One</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Mutt_Lange" title="Mutt Lange">Robert John "Mutt" Lange</a> & <a href="/wiki/Shania_Twain" title="Shania Twain">Shania Twain</a> (songwriters) (1998)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Come_On_Over_(Shania_Twain_song)" title="Come On Over (Shania Twain song)">Come On Over</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Mutt_Lange" title="Mutt Lange">Robert John "Mutt" Lange</a> & <a href="/wiki/Shania_Twain" title="Shania Twain">Shania Twain</a> (songwriters) (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Hope_You_Dance" title="I Hope You Dance">I Hope You Dance</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Mark_D._Sanders" title="Mark D. Sanders">Mark D. Sanders</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tia_Sillers" title="Tia Sillers">Tia Sillers</a> (songwriters) (2000)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Lucky_One_(Alison_Krauss_song)" title="The Lucky One (Alison Krauss song)">The Lucky One</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Lee_Castleman" title="Robert Lee Castleman">Robert Lee Castleman</a> (songwriter) (2001)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Where_Were_You_(When_the_World_Stopped_Turning)" title="Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)">Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Alan_Jackson" title="Alan Jackson">Alan Jackson</a> (songwriter) (2002)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Five_O%27Clock_Somewhere" title="It's Five O'Clock Somewhere">It's Five O'Clock Somewhere</a>" – Jim "Moose" Brown & Don Rollins (songwriters) (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Live_Like_You_Were_Dying_(song)" title="Live Like You Were Dying (song)">Live Like You Were Dying</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Nichols" title="Tim Nichols">Tim Nichols</a> & <a href="/wiki/Craig_Wiseman" title="Craig Wiseman">Craig Wiseman</a> (songwriters) (2004)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bless_the_Broken_Road" title="Bless the Broken Road">Bless the Broken Road</a>" – Bobby Boyd, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hanna" title="Jeff Hanna">Jeff Hanna</a>, & <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Hummon" title="Marcus Hummon">Marcus Hummon</a> (songwriters) (2005)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jesus,_Take_the_Wheel" title="Jesus, Take the Wheel">Jesus, Take the Wheel</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Hillary_Lindsey" title="Hillary Lindsey">Hillary Lindsey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brett_James" title="Brett James">Brett James</a> & <a href="/wiki/Gordie_Sampson" title="Gordie Sampson">Gordie Sampson</a> (songwriters) (2006)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Before_He_Cheats" title="Before He Cheats">Before He Cheats</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Tompkins" title="Chris Tompkins">Chris Tompkins</a> & <a href="/wiki/Josh_Kear" title="Josh Kear">Josh Kear</a> (songwriters) (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stay_(Sugarland_song)" title="Stay (Sugarland song)">Stay</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Nettles" title="Jennifer Nettles">Jennifer Nettles</a> (songwriter) (2008)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/White_Horse_(Taylor_Swift_song)" title="White Horse (Taylor Swift song)">White Horse</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Liz_Rose" title="Liz Rose">Liz Rose</a> & <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (songwriters) (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Need_You_Now_(Lady_Antebellum_song)" title="Need You Now (Lady Antebellum song)">Need You Now</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Haywood" title="Dave Haywood">Dave Haywood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Josh_Kear" title="Josh Kear">Josh Kear</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Kelley" title="Charles Kelley">Charles Kelley</a> & <a href="/wiki/Hillary_Scott" title="Hillary Scott">Hillary Scott</a> (songwriters) (2010)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mean_(song)" title="Mean (song)">Mean</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (songwriter) (2011)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Blown_Away_(Carrie_Underwood_song)" title="Blown Away (Carrie Underwood song)">Blown Away</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Josh_Kear" title="Josh Kear">Josh Kear</a> & <a href="/wiki/Chris_Tompkins" title="Chris Tompkins">Chris Tompkins</a> (songwriters) (2012)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Merry_Go_%27Round_(Kacey_Musgraves_song)" title="Merry Go 'Round (Kacey Musgraves song)">Merry Go 'Round</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Shane_McAnally" title="Shane McAnally">Shane McAnally</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kacey_Musgraves" title="Kacey Musgraves">Kacey Musgraves</a> & <a href="/wiki/Josh_Osborne" title="Josh Osborne">Josh Osborne</a> (songwriters) (2013)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Not_Gonna_Miss_You" title="I'm Not Gonna Miss You">I'm Not Gonna Miss You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Glen_Campbell" title="Glen Campbell">Glen Campbell</a> & <a href="/wiki/Julian_Raymond" title="Julian Raymond">Julian Raymond</a> (songwriters) (2014)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Girl_Crush" title="Girl Crush">Girl Crush</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Hillary_Lindsey" title="Hillary Lindsey">Hillary Lindsey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lori_McKenna" title="Lori McKenna">Lori McKenna</a>, & <a href="/wiki/Liz_Rose" title="Liz Rose">Liz Rose</a> (songwriters) (2015)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Humble_and_Kind" title="Humble and Kind">Humble and Kind</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lori_McKenna" title="Lori McKenna">Lori McKenna</a> (songwriter) (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Broken_Halos" title="Broken Halos">Broken Halos</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Henderson" title="Mike Henderson">Mike Henderson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Chris_Stapleton" title="Chris Stapleton">Chris Stapleton</a> (songwriters) (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Space_Cowboy_(Kacey_Musgraves_song)" title="Space Cowboy (Kacey Musgraves song)">Space Cowboy</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Luke_Laird" title="Luke Laird">Luke Laird</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shane_McAnally" title="Shane McAnally">Shane McAnally</a>, & <a href="/wiki/Kacey_Musgraves" title="Kacey Musgraves">Kacey Musgraves</a> (songwriters) (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bring_My_Flowers_Now" title="Bring My Flowers Now">Bring My Flowers Now</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Brandi_Carlile" title="Brandi Carlile">Brandi Carlile</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phil_and_Tim_Hanseroth" title="Phil and Tim Hanseroth">Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth</a>, & <a href="/wiki/Tanya_Tucker" title="Tanya Tucker">Tanya Tucker</a> (songwriters) (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"Crowded Table" – <a href="/wiki/Brandi_Carlile" title="Brandi Carlile">Brandi Carlile</a>, <a href="/wiki/Natalie_Hemby" title="Natalie Hemby">Natalie Hemby</a> & <a href="/wiki/Lori_McKenna" title="Lori McKenna">Lori McKenna</a> (songwriters) (2020)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cold_(Chris_Stapleton_song)" title="Cold (Chris Stapleton song)">Cold</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Cobb" title="Dave Cobb">Dave Cobb</a>, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon & <a href="/wiki/Chris_Stapleton" title="Chris Stapleton">Chris Stapleton</a> (songwriters) (2021)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/%27Til_You_Can%27t" title="'Til You Can't">'Til You Can't</a>" – Matt Rogers & Ben Stennis (songwriters) (2022)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/White_Horse_(Chris_Stapleton_song)" title="White Horse (Chris Stapleton song)">White Horse</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Stapleton" title="Chris Stapleton">Chris Stapleton</a> & <a href="/wiki/Dan_Wilson_(musician)" title="Dan Wilson (musician)">Dan Wilson</a> (songwriters) (2023)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Architect_(Kacey_Musgraves_song)" title="The Architect (Kacey Musgraves song)">The Architect</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Shane_McAnally" title="Shane McAnally">Shane McAnally</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kacey_Musgraves" title="Kacey Musgraves">Kacey Musgraves</a> & <a href="/wiki/Josh_Osborne" title="Josh Osborne">Josh Osborne</a> (songwriters) (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award95" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#cedff2;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" title="Template:Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" title="Template talk:Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award95" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" title="Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award">Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1963–1990</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1963 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bing_Crosby" title="Bing Crosby">Bing Crosby</a></li></ul></li> <li>1965 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" title="Frank Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a></li></ul></li> <li>1966 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Ellington" title="Duke Ellington">Duke Ellington</a></li></ul></li> <li>1967 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald" title="Ella Fitzgerald">Ella Fitzgerald</a></li></ul></li> <li>1968 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Irving_Berlin" title="Irving Berlin">Irving Berlin</a></li></ul></li> <li>1971 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a></li></ul></li> <li>1972 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Armstrong" title="Louis Armstrong">Louis Armstrong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson" title="Mahalia Jackson">Mahalia Jackson</a></li></ul></li> <li>1984 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Berry" title="Chuck Berry">Chuck Berry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Parker" title="Charlie Parker">Charlie Parker</a></li></ul></li> <li>1985 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leonard_Bernstein" title="Leonard Bernstein">Leonard Bernstein</a></li></ul></li> <li>1986 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Benny_Goodman" title="Benny Goodman">Benny Goodman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">The Rolling Stones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Segovia" title="Andrés Segovia">Andrés Segovia</a></li></ul></li> <li>1987 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Acuff" title="Roy Acuff">Roy Acuff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benny_Carter" title="Benny Carter">Benny Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enrico_Caruso" title="Enrico Caruso">Enrico Caruso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Charles" title="Ray Charles">Ray Charles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fats_Domino" title="Fats Domino">Fats Domino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woody_Herman" title="Woody Herman">Woody Herman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billie_Holiday" title="Billie Holiday">Billie Holiday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B.B._King" class="mw-redirect" title="B.B. King">B.B. King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Stern" title="Isaac Stern">Isaac Stern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Igor_Stravinsky" title="Igor Stravinsky">Igor Stravinsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arturo_Toscanini" title="Arturo Toscanini">Arturo Toscanini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Williams" title="Hank Williams">Hank Williams</a></li></ul></li> <li>1989 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Astaire" title="Fred Astaire">Fred Astaire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pablo_Casals" title="Pablo Casals">Pablo Casals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dizzy_Gillespie" title="Dizzy Gillespie">Dizzy Gillespie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jascha_Heifetz" title="Jascha Heifetz">Jascha Heifetz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lena_Horne" title="Lena Horne">Lena Horne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leontyne_Price" title="Leontyne Price">Leontyne Price</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bessie_Smith" title="Bessie Smith">Bessie Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Tatum" title="Art Tatum">Art Tatum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Vaughan" title="Sarah Vaughan">Sarah Vaughan</a></li></ul></li> <li>1990 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nat_King_Cole" title="Nat King Cole">Nat King Cole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miles_Davis" title="Miles Davis">Miles Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Horowitz" title="Vladimir Horowitz">Vladimir Horowitz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1991–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1991 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marian_Anderson" title="Marian Anderson">Marian Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Dylan" title="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lennon" title="John Lennon">John Lennon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitty_Wells" title="Kitty Wells">Kitty Wells</a></li></ul></li> <li>1992 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_Brown" title="James Brown">James Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Coltrane" title="John Coltrane">John Coltrane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix" title="Jimi Hendrix">Jimi Hendrix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muddy_Waters" title="Muddy Waters">Muddy Waters</a></li></ul></li> <li>1993 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chet_Atkins" title="Chet Atkins">Chet Atkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Richard" title="Little Richard">Little Richard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thelonious_Monk" title="Thelonious Monk">Thelonious Monk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Monroe" title="Bill Monroe">Bill Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Seeger" title="Pete Seeger">Pete Seeger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fats_Waller" title="Fats Waller">Fats Waller</a></li></ul></li> <li>1994 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Evans" title="Bill Evans">Bill Evans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Rubinstein" title="Arthur Rubinstein">Arthur Rubinstein</a></li></ul></li> <li>1995 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Patsy_Cline" title="Patsy Cline">Patsy Cline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peggy_Lee" title="Peggy Lee">Peggy Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield">Curtis Mayfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbra_Streisand" title="Barbra Streisand">Barbra Streisand</a></li></ul></li> <li>1996 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Brubeck" title="Dave Brubeck">Dave Brubeck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye" title="Marvin Gaye">Marvin Gaye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georg_Solti" title="Georg Solti">Georg Solti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a></li></ul></li> <li>1997 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bland" title="Bobby Bland">Bobby "Blue" Bland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Everly_Brothers" title="The Everly Brothers">The Everly Brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judy_Garland" title="Judy Garland">Judy Garland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St%C3%A9phane_Grappelli" title="Stéphane Grappelli">Stéphane Grappelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Holly" title="Buddy Holly">Buddy Holly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Mingus" title="Charles Mingus">Charles Mingus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Peterson" title="Oscar Peterson">Oscar Peterson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Zappa" title="Frank Zappa">Frank Zappa</a></li></ul></li> <li>1998 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bo_Diddley" title="Bo Diddley">Bo Diddley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Mills_Brothers" title="The Mills Brothers">The Mills Brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Orbison" title="Roy Orbison">Roy Orbison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Robeson" title="Paul Robeson">Paul Robeson</a></li></ul></li> <li>1999 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Cash" title="Johnny Cash">Johnny Cash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Cooke" title="Sam Cooke">Sam Cooke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otis_Redding" title="Otis Redding">Otis Redding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smokey_Robinson" title="Smokey Robinson">Smokey Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Torm%C3%A9" title="Mel Tormé">Mel Tormé</a></li></ul></li> <li>2000 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Belafonte" title="Harry Belafonte">Harry Belafonte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woody_Guthrie" title="Woody Guthrie">Woody Guthrie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lee_Hooker" title="John Lee Hooker">John Lee Hooker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitch_Miller" title="Mitch Miller">Mitch Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Nelson" title="Willie Nelson">Willie Nelson</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2001–2010</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>2001 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Beach_Boys" title="The Beach Boys">The Beach Boys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Bennett" title="Tony Bennett">Tony Bennett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sammy_Davis_Jr." title="Sammy Davis Jr.">Sammy Davis Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Marley" title="Bob Marley">Bob Marley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Who" title="The Who">The Who</a></li></ul></li> <li>2002 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Count_Basie" title="Count Basie">Count Basie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Clooney" title="Rosemary Clooney">Rosemary Clooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perry_Como" title="Perry Como">Perry Como</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Green" title="Al Green">Al Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joni_Mitchell" title="Joni Mitchell">Joni Mitchell</a></li></ul></li> <li>2003 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Etta_James" title="Etta James">Etta James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mathis" title="Johnny Mathis">Johnny Mathis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Miller" title="Glenn Miller">Glenn Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tito_Puente" title="Tito Puente">Tito Puente</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_%26_Garfunkel" title="Simon & Garfunkel">Simon & Garfunkel</a></li></ul></li> <li>2004 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Van_Cliburn" title="Van Cliburn">Van Cliburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Funk_Brothers" title="The Funk Brothers">The Funk Brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ella_Jenkins" title="Ella Jenkins">Ella Jenkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Rollins" title="Sonny Rollins">Sonny Rollins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artie_Shaw" title="Artie Shaw">Artie Shaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doc_Watson" title="Doc Watson">Doc Watson</a></li></ul></li> <li>2005 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eddy_Arnold" title="Eddy Arnold">Eddy Arnold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Blakey" title="Art Blakey">Art Blakey</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Carter_Family" title="Carter Family">Carter Family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morton_Gould" title="Morton Gould">Morton Gould</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janis_Joplin" title="Janis Joplin">Janis Joplin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Led_Zeppelin" title="Led Zeppelin">Led Zeppelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lee_Lewis" title="Jerry Lee Lewis">Jerry Lee Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jelly_Roll_Morton" title="Jelly Roll Morton">Jelly Roll Morton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinetop_Perkins" title="Pinetop Perkins">Pinetop Perkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Staple_Singers" title="The Staple Singers">The Staple Singers</a></li></ul></li> <li>2006 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cream_(band)" title="Cream (band)">Cream</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merle_Haggard" title="Merle Haggard">Merle Haggard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Johnson" title="Robert Johnson">Robert Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessye_Norman" title="Jessye Norman">Jessye Norman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Pryor" title="Richard Pryor">Richard Pryor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Weavers" title="The Weavers">The Weavers</a></li></ul></li> <li>2007 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Baez" title="Joan Baez">Joan Baez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T._%26_the_M.G.%27s" title="Booker T. & the M.G.'s">Booker T. & the M.G.'s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Callas" title="Maria Callas">Maria Callas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ornette_Coleman" title="Ornette Coleman">Ornette Coleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Doors" title="The Doors">The Doors</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Grateful_Dead" title="Grateful Dead">Grateful Dead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Wills" title="Bob Wills">Bob Wills</a></li></ul></li> <li>2008 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Burt_Bacharach" title="Burt Bacharach">Burt Bacharach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Band" title="The Band">The Band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cab_Calloway" title="Cab Calloway">Cab Calloway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Day" title="Doris Day">Doris Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Itzhak_Perlman" title="Itzhak Perlman">Itzhak Perlman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Max_Roach" title="Max Roach">Max Roach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Scruggs" title="Earl Scruggs">Earl Scruggs</a></li></ul></li> <li>2009 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Autry" title="Gene Autry">Gene Autry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Blind_Boys_of_Alabama" title="The Blind Boys of Alabama">The Blind Boys of Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_Tops" title="Four Tops">The Four Tops</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Jones" title="Hank Jones">Hank Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brenda_Lee" title="Brenda Lee">Brenda Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Martin" title="Dean Martin">Dean Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Paxton" title="Tom Paxton">Tom Paxton</a></li></ul></li> <li>2010 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leonard_Cohen" title="Leonard Cohen">Leonard Cohen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Darin" title="Bobby Darin">Bobby Darin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_%22Honeyboy%22_Edwards" title="David "Honeyboy" Edwards">David "Honeyboy" Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loretta_Lynn" title="Loretta Lynn">Loretta Lynn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Previn" title="André Previn">André Previn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_Terry" title="Clark Terry">Clark Terry</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2011–2020</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>2011 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Julie_Andrews" title="Julie Andrews">Julie Andrews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Haynes" title="Roy Haynes">Roy Haynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juilliard_String_Quartet" title="Juilliard String Quartet">Juilliard String Quartet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Kingston_Trio" title="The Kingston Trio">The Kingston Trio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolly_Parton" title="Dolly Parton">Dolly Parton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramones" title="Ramones">Ramones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Beverly_Shea" title="George Beverly Shea">George Beverly Shea</a></li></ul></li> <li>2012 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Allman_Brothers_Band" title="The Allman Brothers Band">The Allman Brothers Band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Campbell" title="Glen Campbell">Glen Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B4nio_Carlos_Jobim" title="Antônio Carlos Jobim">Antônio Carlos Jobim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Jones" title="George Jones">George Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Memphis_Horns" title="The Memphis Horns">The Memphis Horns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diana_Ross" title="Diana Ross">Diana Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gil_Scott-Heron" title="Gil Scott-Heron">Gil Scott-Heron</a></li></ul></li> <li>2013 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Gould" title="Glenn Gould">Glenn Gould</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Haden" title="Charlie Haden">Charlie Haden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lightnin%27_Hopkins" title="Lightnin' Hopkins">Lightnin' Hopkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carole_King" title="Carole King">Carole King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patti_Page" title="Patti Page">Patti Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_Shankar" title="Ravi Shankar">Ravi Shankar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations">The Temptations</a></li></ul></li> <li>2014 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clifton_Chenier" title="Clifton Chenier">Clifton Chenier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Isley_Brothers" title="The Isley Brothers">The Isley Brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kraftwerk" title="Kraftwerk">Kraftwerk</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kris Kristofferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armando_Manzanero" title="Armando Manzanero">Armando Manzanero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maud_Powell" title="Maud Powell">Maud Powell</a></li></ul></li> <li>2015 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bee_Gees" title="Bee Gees">Bee Gees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierre_Boulez" title="Pierre Boulez">Pierre Boulez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Guy" title="Buddy Guy">Buddy Guy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Harrison" title="George Harrison">George Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flaco_Jim%C3%A9nez" title="Flaco Jiménez">Flaco Jiménez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Louvin_Brothers" title="The Louvin Brothers">The Louvin Brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Shorter" title="Wayne Shorter">Wayne Shorter</a></li></ul></li> <li>2016 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Brown" title="Ruth Brown">Ruth Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celia_Cruz" title="Celia Cruz">Celia Cruz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire" title="Earth, Wind & Fire">Earth, Wind & Fire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herbie_Hancock" title="Herbie Hancock">Herbie Hancock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Airplane" title="Jefferson Airplane">Jefferson Airplane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linda_Ronstadt" title="Linda Ronstadt">Linda Ronstadt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Run-DMC" title="Run-DMC">Run-DMC</a></li></ul></li> <li>2017 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Caesar" title="Shirley Caesar">Shirley Caesar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Jamal" title="Ahmad Jamal">Ahmad Jamal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Pride" title="Charley Pride">Charley Pride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Rodgers_(country_singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)">Jimmie Rodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nina_Simone" title="Nina Simone">Nina Simone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sly_Stone" title="Sly Stone">Sly Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Velvet_Underground" title="The Velvet Underground">The Velvet Underground</a></li></ul></li> <li>2018 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Blaine" title="Hal Blaine">Hal Blaine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Diamond" title="Neil Diamond">Neil Diamond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmylou_Harris" title="Emmylou Harris">Emmylou Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Jordan" title="Louis Jordan">Louis Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Meters" title="The Meters">The Meters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_(band)" title="Queen (band)">Queen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tina_Turner" title="Tina Turner">Tina Turner</a></li></ul></li> <li>2019 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Clinton_(funk_musician)" title="George Clinton (funk musician)">George Clinton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Parliament-Funkadelic" title="Parliament-Funkadelic">Parliament-Funkadelic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Eckstine" title="Billy Eckstine">Billy Eckstine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donny_Hathaway" title="Donny Hathaway">Donny Hathaway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julio_Iglesias" title="Julio Iglesias">Julio Iglesias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_%26_Dave" title="Sam & Dave">Sam & Dave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dionne_Warwick" title="Dionne 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Wilson">Ann Wilson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Wilson_(rock_musician)" title="Nancy Wilson (rock musician)">Nancy Wilson</a></li></ul></li> <li>2024 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Laurie_Anderson" title="Laurie Anderson">Laurie Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Clark_Sisters" title="The Clark Sisters">The Clark Sisters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Knight" title="Gladys Knight">Gladys Knight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N.W.A" title="N.W.A">N.W.A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donna_Summer" title="Donna Summer">Donna Summer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Wynette" title="Tammy Wynette">Tammy Wynette</a></li></ul></li> <li>2025 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Frankie_Beverly" title="Frankie Beverly">Frankie Beverly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Clash" title="The Clash">The Clash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(singer)" title="Bobby Jones (singer)">Bobby Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taj_Mahal_(musician)" title="Taj Mahal (musician)">Taj Mahal</a></li> <li><a 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