Kris Kristofferson, country music legend and 'Blade' star, dies at 88 - ABC News
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The Grammy-winning singer is also remembered for his role in "A Star is Born."
ByLeah Sarnoff and Andrea DresdaleSeptember 29, 2024, 6:55 PM
Grammy-winning country music artist and actor Kris Kristofferson has died at 88.
In a statement posted to his official Facebook account, Kristofferson's family said the musician died Saturday.
"It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully," the statement released Sunday read.
Kris Kristofferson performs in concert during Willie Nelson's 42nd Annual 4th of July Picnic at Austin360 Amphitheater on July 4, 2015 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)Gary Miller/Getty Images
"We're all so blessed for our time with him. Thank you for loving him all these many years, and when you see a rainbow, know he's smiling down at us all," the statement added.
Kristofferson died "peacefully in his home in Maui, Hawaii," his family said.
Kristofferson's resume was eclectic: Rhodes scholar, U.S. Army veteran, pilot, Golden Gloves boxer and award-winning actor. But it was his famous songs -- including "Me and Bobby McGee," "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" and "Help Me Make It Through the Night" -- that made him a music legend.
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He wrote a handful of classic country songs
FOR THE GOOD TIMES - written by Kris Kristofferson
i'll be your baby tonight
Very talented man. He will be missed.
He was a bit of a Renaissance man. Musician, actor, scholar, athlete...
And who would have thought that Willie Nelson would be the last surviving member of The Highwaymen?
Willie Nelson is America's Keith Richards.
I know. Must be the weed.
One of the very best. RIP Kris.
Bummer, I liked all his stuff. He wrote a ton of good music for others. Few people know that.
A loss to all of us for sure. I haven't seen too many of his movies but i do remember him in the ones involving horses more than others - Dreamer, and Midnight Stallion, although more recently I watched him in Blade. If I think at all about his songs, Me and Bobby McGee stands right up front. He may have been on many trips, but now he's traversing Heaven's Gate.
He was good at many things and will be missed
I saw him many times over the years. Last was in 2019 at a local theater, backed by Merle Haggard's band The Strangers.
Merle and Willie, what a pair.
Fair winds and following seas Kris.