Monday, January 30, 2017

Kris Kristofferson:

Me And Bobby McGee (Kristofferson):(1971)
The Silver Tongue Devil and I:(1971)
Border Lord:(1972)
Jesus Was A Capricorn:(1972)
Full Moon:(1973)
Spooky Lady's Sideshow:(1974)
Breakaway:(1974)
Who's To Bless And Who's To Blame:(1975)
Surreal Thing:(1976)
Songs of Kris Kristofferson:(1977)

Easter Island:(1978)
Shake Hands With The Devil:(1979)
To The Bone:(1981)
Songwriter:(1984)
This is one of my favorite sections of my collection. Kris Kristofferson was another artist I became enamored with at a very young age. He just seemed cool! I still feel that way. That fact that he's also one of the greatest songwriters of all time is a bonus. The Earthiness in his voice and words stirs the dust we're all made of in the most human way possible. As a small child daydreaming about being a songwriter... the road... the venues... the adventure... Kristofferson embodied it all in what seemed like the best possible way. Then when I learned about his outspoken activism, well, the deal was sealed. This man was a bona fide hero. 
I met him once at a show in Boulder, CO. He was sharing a bill with Jesse Winchester. After the show he jumped off the front of the stage, and started shaking hands, and chatting with people still hanging around. I was eighteen. It meant the world to me. 

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