She formally recorded “Me and Bobby McGee” in September 1970. It was released in January 1971. Between those two dates, the singer died of a heroin overdose.

She formally recorded “Me and Bobby McGee” in September 1970. It was released in January 1971. Between those two dates, the singer died of a heroin overdose.

NASHVILLE — “Me and Bobby McGee” is one of Kris Kristofferson’s most famous and widely covered songs, with everyone from Janis Joplin to Pink putting their own spin on it since 1969.

He put me on stage the first time.” One of his most recorded songs, “Me and Bobby McGee,” was written based on a recommendation from Monument Records founder Fred Foster.

Kris Kristofferson, Idol of Country Music and the Movies, Dies at 88. The esteemed singer-songwriter behind "Me and Bobby McGee" and dozens of other hits was also memorable on the big screen in ...

This is Bobby McGee." The performer and her guitarist, Justin Derrico , took to the end of the catwalk for an acoustic version of the classic track—playing so powerfully that Derrico seemed to ...

“Me and Bobby McGee” topped the Hot 100 in March 1971, less than six months after Joplin’s death at age 27. 4. “ Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)” (1971) ...

Joplin’s “Me and Bobby McGee” was featured on her album Pearl, which spent nine weeks atop the Billboard 200. Joplin’s bluesy, jazzy version of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall ...

Kris Kristofferson, rugged star of song and screen, dies at 88. He drew acclaim as a poet laureate of longing with songs such as “Me and Bobby McGee,” and starred with Barbra Streisand in “A ...