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Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, Martin Scorsese and more stars pay tribute to Kris Kristofferson

NEW YORK (AP) — Barbra Streisand has called him something special. Martin Scorsese called working with him one of his life’s highlights. Jimmy Webb hoped for Godspeed. Melissa Etheridge wrote of his beautiful heart. Those celebrities and more have reacted to the death of country superstar and actor Kris Kristofferson. Kristofferson died at his Hawaii home Saturday surrounded by family. He was 88. Dolly Parton called him a great writer actor and friend. LeAnne Rimes said her friend was an epic human with the biggest heart. Reba McEntire said Kristofferson was a gentleman and kind soul. To Wynonna Judd, he was one of her favorite people on the planet.… Continue Reading

Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar who became a superstar songwriter, singer and actor, has died. A family spokeswoman says Kristofferson died at his home in Hawaii on Saturday. He was 88. Kristofferson brought a gritty realism to country music with compositions like “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” “Help Me Make it Through the Night” and and “Me and Bobby McGee.” As an actor, he played the leading man opposite Barbra Streisand and Ellen Burstyn, but also did shoot-out Westerns and cowboy dramas. With his long hair and bell-bottomed slacks, he represented a new breed of country songwriters with his peers like Willie Nelson, John Prine and Tom T. Hall.… Continue Reading