born June 22, 1936, Kris Kristofferson isn’t just an actor–he’s the developer of some really outstanding songs. and we’ll celebrate his birthday with covers of them!
Casey’s Last ride by Calexico
Help Me by Elvis
Help Me Make It through the night by Olivia Newton John, Elvis
Lovin’ Arms by Knight Rider!
Me and Bobby McGee. So, we all know that Janis did the definitive version, and The Grateful Dead kept the song alive through the 1990s. but did you know Roger Miller was the first person to record it?
And of course there’s been many, numerous versions because then.
Sunday morning Coming Down by Kris with The Foo Fighters, and a few other cool versions too.
Bridges Over the Delaware (5-song ep-2007) by The successful Failures
Why Me? by Ray Charles and Johnny Cash.