Kris Kristofferson, the award-winning nation singer and actor who labored with Johnny Money and Martin Scorsese, has died aged 88.
A consultant mentioned he handed away “peacefully” at his residence in Hawaii on Saturday, surrounded by household.
The assertion described Kristofferson as “a peacenik, a revolutionary, an actor, a celebrity, a intercourse image, and a household man.”
The multi-award winner was recognized for his songwriting, notably credited for Me and Bobby McGee, and Assist Me Make It By the Night time, amongst others. He additionally acted within the hit film A Star Is Born.
A message from his household mentioned they have been all “so blessed” for the time they’d with him.
“Thanks for loving him all these a few years, and once you see a rainbow, know he’s smiling down at us all,” mentioned the message, quoted by CBS Information, the BBC’s US associate.
Born in Brownsville, Texas, on 22 June, 1936, Kristofferson turned a number one determine in nation music.
“After I acquired began, I used to be one of many folks hoping to convey respect to nation music,” he mentioned, in keeping with the household message.
“Among the songs I had that acquired to be hits did that. I think about that’s why anyone would possibly vote me right into a Corridor of Fame. I do know it’s not due to my golden throat.”
The top of the Nation Corridor of Fame and Museum mentioned he left behind “a powerful legacy”.
“Kris Kristofferson believed creativity is God-given, and those that ignore such a present are doomed to unhappiness,” Kyle Younger wrote on X. “He preached that a lifetime of the thoughts provides voice to the soul, and his work gave voice not solely to his soul however to ours.”
He gained three Grammys for greatest nation tune, Assist Me Make It By the Night time in 1972, and two separate duets with Rita Coolidge (1974, 1976), who he was additionally married to within the Seventies.
In 2003, Kristofferson acquired the Free Speech Award from the Americana Music Affiliation.
A 12 months later, he turned a member of the Nation Music Corridor of Fame.
He additionally acquired a number of lifetime achievement honours, together with from The Recording Academy, the Nation Music Affiliation and the Academy of Nation Music.
Kristofferson is survived by his spouse Lisa, his eight youngsters, and 7 grandchildren.