Kris Kristoffersondied on September 28, per a statement from his family onInstagram.
“We’re all so blessed for our time with him.
The late star was born June 22, 1936, in Brownsville, Texas.
He left Oxford with a Masters in English Literature.
He joined the U.S. Army, earning the rank of captain by 1965.
“And it was just heaven to me.
The music business in Nashville at the time was just two streets: Sixteenth and Seventeenth Avenues South.
It wasn’t for money or fame, or anything like that.
From that point on, their relationship became strained.
He reportedly did not speak to his mother for 20 years (perBiography).
Kristofferson did not initially come into his own as a performer.
Joplin’s version would become her biggest hit (per Biography).
“All my heroes ended up being close friends.
There was no way I’d have gotten out there without them.”
I had a new little daughter, so I quit.
At the time I just went cold turkey.
It was probably harder on the people around me than on myself,” he said toThe Guardian.
The group released three albums over the course of a decade, starting with “Highwayman” in 1985.
“Highwayman 2” came in 1990 and “The Road Goes On Forever” followed in 1995.
The Willie Nelson Museumreported that the band got into legal trouble for the use of the name, however.
Members of a 1960s folk group that had called themselves the “Highwaymen” sued the group in 1990.
Kris Kristofferson’s personal relationships
Kris Kristofferson wed his high school sweetheart Fran Beer in 1960.
They were married until 1969 and had two children.
In 1973, the singer wed Rita Coolidge and they had one daughter.
In 1983, Kristofferson married Lisa Meyers with whom he had five children, perCountry Thang Daily.
Meyers stood by Kristofferson’s side when he was mistakenly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Further testing revealed that the singer was instead battling Lyme Disease.
“The more we can get Kris to laugh, the healthier he is.
Being on the road, the laughter, the music.
It’s great medicine.
