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Appearances Albums Singles Movies Awards Various Refers
KRISTOFFERSON Kris
(voc,g)

Personal Data:

Born: 22.06.1936 (Brownsville, Texas, USA)
Died: 28.09.2024
KRISTOFFERSON Kris (photo)

Appearances:

1985-90 The Highwaymen

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Kris Kristofferson1970 Monument
2.Disco Pete1971
3.The Silver Tongued Devil And I8/1971 Monument 17
4.Me and Bobby McGee8/1971 M.O.C.
5.Border Lord1972
6.Jesus Was A Capricorn2/1973 Monument
7.Full Moon
& Rita Coolidge		9/1973 A&M
8.Spooky Lady's Sideshow07.06.1974Monument
9.Breakaway
& Rita Coolidge		12/1974 Monument
10.Who's To Bless And Who's To Blame12/1975 Monument
11.Surreal Thing06.08.1976Monument
12.Songs Of Kristofferson1977
13.A Star Is Born
& Barbra Streisand
produced by: Jon Peters		1/1977 Columbia 1
14.Easter Island07.04.1978Monument
15.Natural Act
& Rita Coolidge		07.04.1978A&M35
16.Shake Hands With The Devil10/1979 Monument
17.To The Bone1981
18.The Winning Hand
& Brenda Lee & Willie Nelson & Dolly Parton		11/1982 JDC
19.Music From Songwriter
& Willie Nelson		11/1984 152
20.Highwayman1985 CBS
21.Class Of 55
& Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings		1986
22.Repossessed1987
23.Third World Warrior1989
24.Highwayman 2
& Waylon Jennings & Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson		2/1990 Columbia 79
25.A Moment Forever11/1995 Transatlantic
26.Kris Kristofferson Super Hits02.03.1999Monument
27.The Austin Sessions24.08.1999Atlantic
28.Honky Tonk Heroes
& Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson & Billy Joe Shaver		9/2000
29.American Milestones: Kristofferson06.02.2001Legacy
30.All-Time Greatest Hits25.09.2001Varese Sarabande
31.The Essential Kris Kristofferson
(2CD)		22.04.2003Columbia/Legacy
32.Broken Freedom Song: Live from San Francisco08.07.2003Oh Boy
33.This Old Road
produced by: Don Was		07.03.2006New West
34.Live from Austin, Texas30.05.2006New West
35.16 Biggest Hits07.08.2007Sony
36.Live at the Philharmonic29.01.2008Sbme Special Mkts
37.Collections16.12.2008Sony/BMG
38.Closer To The Bone
produced by: Don Was		29.09.2009New West 167
39.Original Album Classics06.10.2009Sony BMG Europe
40.Very Best of Kris Kristofferson17.11.2009Sony BMG Europe
41.Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends: The Publishing Demos 1968-7208.05.2010Light In The Attic
42.The Best of Kris Kristofferson01.03.2011JDC
43.Playlist: The Very Best of Kris Kristofferson18.10.2011Playlist
44.Feeling Mortal29.01.2013KK
45.Let the Music Play04.03.2013All Access
46.The Best of Kris Kristofferson02/2014 Camden
47.An Evening with Kris Kristofferson: The Pilgrim30.09.2014KK
48.Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
& Rota Coolidge		21.08.2015Hotspur
49.The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection10.06.2016Legacy
50.Help Me Make It Through the Night07.10.2016JDC
51.The Essential9/2024 Columbia

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)8/1971 Monument 26
2.Josie3/1972 Monument 63
3.Jesus Was A Capricorn12/1972 Monument 91
4.Why Me3/1973 Monument 16
5.It Sure Was (Love)11.05.1973Monument
6.Why Me12.10.1973Monument
7.A Song I'd Like To Sing
& Rita Coolidge		11/1973 A&M 49
8.Loving Arms
& Rita Coolidge		3/1974 A&M 86
9.Rain
& Rita Coolidge		2/1975 Monument
10.Lover Please
& Rita Coolidge		11.04.1975CBS
11.Watch Closely Now5/1977 Columbia 52
12.I Fought The Law
& Rita Coolidge		21.04.1978A&M

Movies:

1. Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid (8/1973, starring, directed by Sam Peckinpah)
2. A Star Is Born (1977, starring)
3. Lone Star
4. Heaven's Gate (1983, starring)
5. No Place To Hide (1993, starring, directed by R. Danus)
6. Knights (1993, starring, directed by A. Puyn)
7. Fire Down Below (1997, starring, directed by F.E. Alcala)
8. Vojákova dcera nepláče (1998, starring, directed by J. Ivory)
9. Blade (1998, starring, directed by Stephen Norrington)
10. Blade II (2002, starring, directed by G. del Toro)

Awards:

1971 Grammy Awards - Best Country Song ("Help Me Make It Through The Night")
1973 Grammy Awards - Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group (track "From The Bottle To The Bottom", & Rita Coolidge)
1975 Grammy Awards - Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group (SP "Lover Please", & Rita Coolidge)
2003 Americana Music Awards - Spirit of Americana Free Speech Award
2013 Grammy Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award
2014 Grammy Hall Of Fame (LP "Kristofferson", 1970)

Various:

19.8.1973 married Ritou Coolidge

Compilation Appearances:

"Best Of All Possible Worlds" on benefit CD "Farm Aid: Volume One" (12.9.00, Columbia, & Highwaymen)
"They Ain't Got 'Em All" on OST "Lucky You" (6.3.07, Columbia)
"Far Side Banks Of Jordan" on June Carter Cash tribute LP "Anchored In Love" (19.6.07, Dualtone, & Patty Loveless)

produced by LP:
Billy Joe Shaver: Old Five & Dimers Like Me (1973, Monument)

appeared on the LP:
The Chieftains: Another Country (11/92, RCA)
Barbra Streisand: Duets (26.11.02, Columbia)
Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Ray Price: Last Of The Breed (20.3.07, Lost Highway)
Jerry Lee Lewis: Mean Old Man (7.9.10, Verve)
Ron Wood: I Feel Like Playing (27.9.10)
Willie Nelson: Heroes (14.5.12)
Jamey Johnson: Livin' For a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cocgamen (16.10.12)
Sheryl Crow: Threads (30.8.19)

Press References:

Melodie
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19916 1Výročíprofile
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19744723.11.197434Caught In The Actgig review
1975715.02.197527Albumsalbum review
19754401.11.197531
1977819.02.197724Albumsalbum review
1978718.02.19785News
19781408.04.197835interview
19781729.04.197827Caught In The Actgig review
19794103.11.197928Albumsalbum review
19821617.04.198239Caught In The Actgig review
19833313.08.198326Outer Limits - Films
1996320.01.199633Albumsalbum review
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1973010.02.197310Albumsalbum review
1973026.05.197321
1973006.10.197319Albumsalbum review
1974008.06.197418Albumsalbum review
1975015.03.197520Plattersalbum review
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1995110.01.19956Galerie
20002 104Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
200012 103Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
200611 12News
20074 82Livegig review