Kris Kristofferson surprised fans and the music industry on Wednesday (Jan. 27) with the announcement that he had quietly retired in 2020. The music icon played what turned out to be the final full concert of his career on Jan. 30, 2020, and footage is available online.
The 84-year-old singer-songwriter continued to record and tour well into his later years, giving solo performances and also touring with the members of Merle Haggard s legendary band, the Strangers. They backed him up at his final show, which took place in the Stardust Theater onboard the Norwegian Pearl during the fifth annual Outlaw Country Cruise.
Rolling Stone first ran the audience-shot footage below, captured during the show. According to Setlist.fm, Kristofferson began the performance with Shipwrecked in the Eighties and ran through a set of classics that included Me and Bobby McGee, Help Me Make It Through the Night, Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I ll Ever Do Again), The Pilgrim, Chapter 33,
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With no fanfare, actor and singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson has officially retired from music. According to a report regarding his estate, Kristofferson – who turns 85 this June – permanently stepped out of the spotlight in 2020. Kristofferson’s estate is now being represented from a management standpoint by Morris Higham Management, and his son, John Kristofferson, is now leading the Kristoffersons’ family businesses including KK Records, Kristofferson’s indie record label. Tamara Saviano, a longtime friend and colleague, is in charge of public relations. Included in this news release was a note that Kris Kristofferson “officially retired in 2020,” though this announcement about new estate management was the first time the general public is hearing the news.
Kris Kristofferson Has Officially Retired
Kris Kristofferson has officially retired from music. With no fanfare, the actor and singer-songwriter extraordinaire permanently stepped out of the spotlight in 2020, according to a new report regarding his estate.
Music Row announced on Wednesday (Jan. 27) that Kristofferson s estate is now being represented from a management standpoint by Morris Higham Management. The legend s son, John Kristofferson, is now leading the Kristoffersons family businesses including KK Records, Kristofferson s indie record label while Tamara Saviano, a longtime friend and colleague, is in charge of public relations. It s been amazing to dig in to my dad s catalog and history with this seasoned group of professionals. MHM and Tamara are experts on everything from old Nashville to the up-and-comers, and I can t imagine a better partnership to bring the full depth of his songwriting to a new generation, John Kristofferson says. The name has always bee
I once was bald. Country singer Garth Brooks, 58, sparks speculation he has HAIR PLUGS after sporting much fuller locks while performing Amazing Grace at the inauguration
The country star sang Amazing Grace at the inauguration ceremony in what was a widely-praised performance, however many viewers were distracted by his do
Garth removed his signature cowboy hat on stage to reveal a very full head of hair - a marked difference from the thinning locks he has recently displayed
Several viewers suggested that he may have had hair plugs - a treatment in which balding patches of the head are filled in with transplanted hair
Happy birthday, Dolly Parton! The country music icon was born on this day, Jan. 19, in 1946, in a tiny, one-room cabin in Sevier County, Tenn.
Parton was the fourth of 12 children born to parents Robert and Avie; her father reportedly paid the doctor who oversaw her birth with a bag of oatmeal.
Parton showed an early propensity for music and began singing in church when she was just a little girl. By the time she was eight, she was writing songs and playing guitar; she made her first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry when she was only 10 years old. The future music legend began performing on the