ZUM TOD DES US-AMERIKANISCHEN SÄNGERS, SONGWRITERS UND SCHAUSPIELERS KRIS KRISTOFFERSON

Der am 22. Juni 1936 in Brownsville (Texas) geborene US-amerikanische Sänger, Songwriter und Schauspieler Kris Kristofferson (Bild) ist am 28. September 2024 in Hāna, Maui (Hawaii) gestorben. Im Laufe seiner rund 60-jährigen Karriere verkaufte er alleine in den USA sieben Millionen Alben. Er wurde dreimal mit dem Grammy ausgezeichnet und erhielt den Ehrenpreis für sein Lebenswerk. Zu seinen bekanntesten Kompositionen gehören «Me and Bobby McGee», «Help Me Make It Through the Nigh» und «Sunday Morning Coming Down». 1985 schloss er sich mit Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson und Johnny Cash zur Supergroup The Highwaymen zusammen. Als Schauspieler war Kris Kristofferson in Filmen wie «Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore», «Convoy» oder «Heaven’s Gate» sowie der «Blade»-Trilogie zu sehen. Für seine Darstellung in «A Star Is Born» erhielt er 1977 einen Golden Globe. (*)

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Kris Kristofferson, Songwriter Whose Poetic Lyrics Transcended Genre, Dead at 88

As the songwriter of legendary compositions like «Help Me Make It Through the Night», «Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down», and «Me and Bobby McGee,» Kris Kristofferson transformed lyrics into literature, elevating the craft to a legitimate American art form in a way few had done before. Part Romantic poet, part folk troubadour, part country-music storyteller, Kristofferson died Saturday at the age of 88.

Stephen L. Betts

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/kris-kristofferson-dead-1107074/

He wrote songs for hundreds of other artists, including «Me and Bobby McGee» for Janis Joplin and «Sunday Morning Coming Down» for Johnny Cash, before a second act in film

Kris Kristofferson, the singer and songwriter whose literary yet plain-spoken compositions infused country music with rarely heard candor and depth, and who later had a successful second career in movies, died at his home on Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday.

Bill Friskics-Warren

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/29/obituaries/kris-kristofferson-dead.html

Kris Kristofferson, Country Music Legend and ‘A Star Is Born’ Leading Man, Dies at 88

Kyle Young, the CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, said, «Kris Kristofferson believed to his core that creativity is God-given, and that those who ignore or deflect such a holy gift are doomed to failure and unhappiness. He preached that a life of the mind gives voice to the soul, and then he created a body of work that gave voice not only to his soul but to ours. Kris’s heroes included the prize fighter Muhammad Ali, the great poet William Blake, and the ‘Hillbilly Shakespeare,’ Hank Williams. He lived his life in a way that honored and exemplified the values of each of those men, and he leaves a righteous, courageous and resounding legacy that rings with theirs.»

Chris Morris, Chris Willman

https://variety.com/2024/music/obituaries-people-news/kris-kristofferson-dead-country-music-legend-actor-1236159472/

Prolific artist who was a major star in both Nashville and Hollywood retired in 2021 after a six-decade career

Admired for the grit, emotional vulnerability and literary craft of his country songwriting, Kristofferson frequently topped the US country charts and cover versions of his songs were hits for artists including Janis Joplin, Gladys Knight and Johnny Cash. In the mid-70s, he worked with film directors including Martin Scorsese and Sam Peckinpah, and won a Golden Globe for his work opposite Barbra Streisand in the 1976 remake of A Star is Born.

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/sep/30/kris-kristofferson-us-country-singer-and-actor-dies-aged-88

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