He had a distinct voice. A voice that did not try to imitate the other voices he had heard before. Like his writing, his voice was uniquely his own.
A master of sentimentality in romance with a blending of the real world and circumstance like all the greats.
Help Me Make It Through The Night
What is it about this song that make it so sentimental. First it addresses the temporary loneliness of transitional relationships. It is a love song but a realistic one. I don’t know many women with ribbon in their hair but it touches on the notion of feminine that men seek. He undresses her. The conflict between whose right and wrong and how he doesn’t care. He is assertive in his voice and says what he means. That may be one of the great parts of his allure.
Why me lord.
A great refrain and question. Captures both his gratitude and
I snuck in once back stage to meet Kris Kristofferson with a press pass I got from sources I cannot identify. I sat there with him. Peppered him with questions and compliments. Once he clued into the fact I did not fit in with the rest of the reporters he smiled at me and laughed. Its very inspiring to meet your heroes if you can handle it. Once you see their size and stature up close and in person and how they lean and carry themselves the humanity of your heroes gets disclosed and only then do you get to marvel at what they have achieved in this life being what they are physically.
Albums
Kristofferson (1970)
The Silver Tongued Devil & I (1971)
Border Lord (February 1972)
Jesus Was a Capricorn (November 1972)
Spooky Lady’s Sideshow (1974)
Who’s to Bless and Who’s to Blame (1975)
Surreal Thing (1976)
Easter Island (1978)
Shake Hands With the Devil (1979)
To The Bone (1980)
Repossessed (1986)
Third World Warrior (1990)
A Moment of Forever (1995)
The Austin Sessions (1999)
This Old Road (2006)
Closer to the Bone (2009)
Feeling Mortal (2012)
The Cedar Creek Sessions (2016)
Live
Live at the Philharmonic (1992)
Broken Freedom Song: Live from San Francisco (2003)
An Evening with Kris Kristofferson (2013)
Collaborations
A Star is Born [With Barbra Streisand] (1976)
The Winning Hand [With Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, & Brenda Lee] (1982)
Music from Songwriter [With Willie Nelson] (1984)
Highwayman [With The Highwaymen] (1985)
Highwayman 2 [With The Highwaymen] (1990)
The Road Goes on Forever [With The Highwaymen] (1995)
Films
The Last Movie (1971)
Cisco Pike (1971)
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
Blume in Love (1973)
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea (1976)
Vigilante Force (1976)
A Star is Born (1976)
Semi-Tough (1977)
Convoy (1978)
Heaven’s Gate (1980)
Rollover (1981)
The Last Horror Film [uncredited] (1982)
Flashpoint (1984)
Songwriter (1984)
Trouble in Mind (1985)
Big Top Pee-Wee (1988)
Millennium (1989)
Welcome Home (1989)
Sandino (1990)
Night of the Cyclone (1990)
Original Intent (1990)
Miracle in the Wilderness [TV Movie] (1991)
No Place to Hide (1992)
Paper Hearts (1993)
Knights (1993)
Pharaoh’s Army (1995)
Lone Star (1996)
Fire Down Below (1997)
Girls’ Night (1998)
Blade (1998)
Dance with Me (1998)
A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries (1998)
The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock [Direct to Video] (1998)
Payback (1999)
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)
Limbo (1999)
The Joyriders (1999)
Comanche [Short] (2000)
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Chelsea Walls (2001)
Wooly Boys (2001)
D-Tox (2002)
Blade II (2002)
Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)
Silver City (2004)
Blade: Trinity (2004)
The Jacket (2005)
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico (2005)
The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
Dreamer (2005)
Brats: Our Journey Home (2006)
Disappearances (2006)
Fast Food Nation (2006)
Room 10 [Short] (2006)
Requiem for Billy the Kid (2006)
I’m Not There (2007)
Lords of the Street (2008)
Snow Buddies [Direct to Video] (2008)
He’s Just Not That Into You (2009)
Powder Blue (2009)
For Sale By Owner (2009)
Bloodworth (2010)
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride (2010)
Yohan: The Child Wanderer (2010)
Dolphin Tale (2011)
The Greening of Whitney Brown (2011)
Joyful Noise (2012)
Deadfall (2012)
The Motel Life (2012)
Angels Sing (2013)
Midnight Stallion (2013)
Lawless Range (2018)
Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
7 Minutes (2014)
Traded (2016)
The Red Maple Leaf (2016)
Hickok (2017)
The Star (2017)
Blaze (2018)
Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration [Concert Film [Posthumous]] (2019)
Television
Freedom Road [TV Movie] (1978)
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck [TV Movie] (1984)
The Last Days of Frank & Jesse James [TV Movie] (1986)
Blood & Orchids [TV Movie] (1986)
Stagecoach [TV Movie] (1986)
Amerika [Miniseries] (1987)
The Tracker [TV Movie] (1988)
Pair of Aces [TV Movie] (1990)
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind [TV Movie] (1991)
Christmas in Connecticut [TV Movie] (1992)
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth [TV Movie] (1993)
Sodbusters [TV Movie] (1994)
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story [TV Movie] (1995)
Tad [TV Movie] (1995)
Inflammable [TV Movie] (1995)
Brothers’ Destiny [TV Movie] (1995)
Blue Rodeo [TV Movie] (1996)
Dead Man’s Gun [TV Series] (1997-1999)
Two For Texas [TV Movie] (1998)
The Long Kill [TV Movie] (1999)
NetForce [TV Movie] (1999)
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town [TV Movie] (2000)
Lives of the Saints [TV Movie] (2004)
14 Hours [TV Movie] (2005)
Texas Rising [Miniseries] (2015)
Country Music by Ken Burns [Documentary Series] (2019)
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