Kris Kristofferson has died at the age of 88.
The Country Music Hall of Fame singer-songwriter and Golden Globe-winning actor passed away “peacefully in his home in Maui, Hawaii on Saturday, September 28th, surrounded by family,” according to a spokesperson.
“We’re all so blessed for our time with him. Thank you for loving him all these many years, and when you see a rainbow, know he’s smiling down at us all,” his family said in a statement.
Kristofferson was best known for songs such as “Me and Bobby McGee”, his work with the supergroup The Highwaymen alongside Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson, and starring roles in films including 1976’s A Star Is Born, for which he won a Golden Globe, Blade, and Heaven’s Gate.
He won three Grammy Awards in the 1970s for his songs “Help Me Make It Through the Night,” “From the Bottle to the Bottom,” and “Lover Please.” In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and in 2014, he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
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