Kristofferson leaned into the outlaw identity in the 1970s, and in the process, helped Willie Nelson build Austin as an outpost for country musicians.

Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country-music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died.

Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar who became a superstar songwriter, singer and actor, has died at the age of 88. (Sept. 30)

During the 1960s and '70s, Kris Kristofferson was a heavy drinker, during which time he was also dating fellow singer Janis Joplin.

Kristofferson and Streisand went on to share top billing in the 1976 remake of the film A Star Is Born. In the film, they sang together on love theme Evergreen, which won an Oscar for best original song,