Both a respected recording artist and songwriter - among his best known compositions were "Me And Bobby McGee" (1969), "For The Good Times" (1970) and "Help Me Make It Through The Night" (1970) - he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004.

Kristofferson was married to Rita Coolidge (2nd marriage) from 1973 until 1980. He was married to [a=Lisa Kristofferson], née Meyers, (3rd marriage) since 1983 and they have five children. One daughter is Kelly Kristofferson.

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