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Kristofferson also appears briefly singing the song in the 1971 Dennis Hopper film The Last Movie. Janis Joplin recorded the song for inclusion on her Pearl album only a few days before her death in October 1970. Singer Bob Neuwirth taught it to her while Kristofferson was in Peru filming The Last Movie with Dennis Hopper. [5]
[10] [60] [61] Kristofferson briefly dated Janis Joplin before her death in October 1970. [60] His second marriage was to singer Rita Coolidge in 1973, ending in divorce in 1980. [ 4 ] [ 60 ] Kristofferson married Lisa Meyers in 1983.
Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer and songwriter. One of the most iconic and successful rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals, as well as her "electric" stage presence.
Joplin, who had a close relationship with Kristofferson, changed the lyrics to make Bobby McGee a man and cut her version just days before she died in 1970 from a drug overdose.
Joplin, who had a close relationship with Kristofferson, changed the lyrics to make Bobby McGee a man and cut her version just days before she died in 1970 from a drug overdose. The recording became a posthumous No. 1 hit for Joplin.
It was originally recorded by honky tonk singer Roger Miller in 1968, before Janis Joplin, whom Kristofferson briefly dated, recorded arguably the definitive version for what would become her ...
Janis Joplin thrilled rock fans with her soulful music. ... Her rendition of “Me and Bobby McGee,” which was written by one-time boyfriend Kris Kristofferson was a number 1 single on the ...
Peggy Louise Caserta (September 12, 1940 – November 21, 2024) was an American businesswoman and memoirist. She owned Mnasidika, a boutique in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district that became a hub for the counterculture of the 1960s, and published two memoirs, including one detailing her relationship with singer Janis Joplin.