These three country classics are from the 1970s, but they will always make us cry, even after all of thee years.

“Help Me Make It Through The Night” appears on Kristofferson’s 1970 self-titled album. Like many of Kristofferson’s biggest offerings, this track garnered success for multiple artists, including Elvis ...

It’s Dolly Parton‘s 77th birthday, and she’s celebrating in true country icon fashion — sharing a new song with an excessively long title that first came to her in a dream. “Don’t Make Me Have to Come ...

Kristofferson, who wrote indelible songs about lovers, loners and boozers, has died at age 88. He later became a screen star. His performance in "A Star Is Born" earned him a Golden Globe in 1976.

Jewel Faye Smith was born in August 1943 and was singing professionally by age 12. She married three years later. She moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1967 and, through the help of Johnny Cash, was ...

Kristofferson, who died Sept. 28, was a Rhodes Scholar and an Army Ranger before taking a chance at songwriting. "Me and Bobby McGee" is perhaps his most famous song. Originally broadcast in 1999.

Kris Kristofferson, who wrote indelible songs about lovers, loners, boozers and a footloose pair of hitchhikers — and who later became a screen star, appearing in dozens of films — has died at age 88.