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Kristofferson was not only a singer-songwriter, but also marked an era in Hollywood, where he appeared in more than 70 films.
Kris Kristofferson , the country music legend and winner of the Golden Globe for best actor, died yesterday at the age of 88 at his home in Hawaii, the family spokeswoman reported on Sunday.
The Texan artist died peacefully surrounded by his family at his home in Maui (Hawaii), reported Ebie McFarland, spokesman for the star.
Kristofferson marked a milestone in country music and was part of the ‘Highwaymen’, who together with Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash, brought together in 1985 the best country singers of their time.
Born as Kristoffer Kristofferson in Brownsville , Texas, on June 22, 1936, the musician “changed the language of country music” by touching on socially progressive themes, said his representative.
Musical career
The artist marked a period in American music, Rolling Stone magazine considered him as “one of the best composers of all time” by extending his influence, country music spread beyond its limits.
He approached music by working in the maintenance of “Columbia Records “, the studio where some of his most admired artists such as Johnny Cash or Bob Dylan recorded.
This was after abandoning a promising career in the army , which took him to Germany in the early 60s, and which came from family influence.
He studied literature at the University of Oxford , knowledge that surely served him to compose his songs once he renounced military life.
Songs that, after rising to fame in the late 60s, would have been interpreted by more than 450 artists after a decade, when he had also made the leap to the big screen.
Hollywood actor
Kristofferson was not only a singer-songwriter, but also marked an era in Hollywood, where he participated in more than 70 films, including ‘A Star Is Born’, in 1976, in which he shared the screen with Barbra Streisand and earned him a Golden Globe for best actor.
He also participated in the ‘Blade’ saga and a series of important titles, although what really marked his life was music.
His credits include classics such as ‘Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down’, ‘Help Me Make it Through the Night’, “For the Good Times” and “Me and Bobby McGee”. EFE
