Kris Kristofferson | Born 1936

Without Kris Kristofferson, humanity will never have been graced with timeless songs such as Me and Bobby McGee, For the Good Times, Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down, and Help Me Make It Through the Night which all came to be because of his songwriting prowess. Early in his career, he joined country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Johnny Cash to form The Highwaymen.

Outside of the music industry, Kristofferson also achieved a degree of success as an actor; his credits are in movies such as Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, Blume in Love, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Convoy, Heaven’s Gate, and the Blade film trilogy, among others. For his role in A Star is Born, the songwriter received a Golden Globe for Best Actor. In 2004, he was inducted as among the artists in the Country Music Hall of Fame.