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The posthumous Pearl (1971) became the biggest-selling album of her career [45] and featured her biggest hit single, a cover of Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster's "Me and Bobby McGee" [69] (Kristofferson had previously been one of Joplin's lovers, though the song was taught to her by Neuwirth). [70]
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.
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 ...
Peggy Caserta, a former lover of Janis Joplin, has died. She was 84. Nancy Cleary, ... Related: Kris Kristofferson, A Star Is Born Actor and Country Legend, Dies at 88.
The queen of hippy soul, Janis Joplin, made “Me and Bobby McGee" one of her signature songs. In Kristofferson's official bio, Dylan is quoted as saying, "You can look at Nashville pre-Kris and ...
During the tour, Kristofferson performed on The Johnny Cash Show. While in California, Kristofferson met and became friends with singer Janis Joplin. [3] Upon returning to Nashville, Tennessee, in early 1971, he received with his mail at Combine Music Joplin's posthumous album Pearl, which at the time was still unreleased.
The song became one of Kristofferson and Joplin's biggest hits, reaching No. 1 on the pop charts and earning two Grammy nominations in 1972 for best country song and song of the year.