Kris Kristofferson

[LIPH]

I know Kristofferson has written some really good songs but I was never a real big fan of his, maybe because other than the big hits I didn't know his whole catalog of music. I just got a great new CD called The Life & Songs Of Kris Krostofferson. It's a recording of a concert where a bunch of different performers each did one Kristofferson song, 21 songs in all. Kristofferson joined Emmylou Harris on one song, Willie Nelson on one and the last song on the CD (Why Me) is Kristofferson with everybody else joining in. I only have one complaint (well, 2). One song is by Jennifer Nettles with her exaggerated southern drawl and over the top singing style, we could do without her. Another one is by Lady Antebellum, who I don't like at all. Other than that it's a terrific CD. If you're even a casual fan of Kris Kristofferson, do yourself a favor and pick this one up. If this was Men On Music from that old TV show In Living Color it would get 2 snaps up.

[Crazy Navy Flyer]

Thanks for the heads up, I'll check it out, always been a KK fan.

[SeattleParrotHead]

Very talented and interesting man! He attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. After school he was a captain in the US Army where he attended Ranger school and was a helicopter pilot (his father was in the Army Air Corps and made it all the way to Major General in the USAF.)

Back when he and Rita Coolidge were still married I saw them in concert. They put on a very good show.