Kris Kristofferson, U.S. Army Veteran, Rhodes Scholar, Highwayman, Legendary Country Singer-Songwriter and Actor Dies at 88

One of my favorite 70’s westerns was Sam Peckinpah’s Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid starring Kristofferson as Billy. I always thought the chemistry between him and James Coburn was great in that movie. Another movie I always remember of his was Flashpoint from 1984 where he played a Border Patrol officer.

I suppose The Highwayman is the most fitting song to send him off with.

“I sailed a schooner around the horn to Mexico…”

Keep on sailing Kris. 🙏