Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
Kris Kristofferson
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Distinct from Johnny Cash recording.
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About Kris Kristofferson
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Kris Kristofferson brought literary interests and an unusually direct emotional vocabulary to Nashville songwriting. He had studied literature at Oxford and served as an Army helicopter pilot before pursuing music professionally. His songs reached listeners through other performers: Roger Miller recorded Me and Bobby McGee, Ray Price recorded For the Good Times, and Sammi Smith recorded Help Me Make It Through the Night. Those recordings helped widen the expressive possibilities associated with mainstream country songwriting.
Artist background sources
Kris Kristofferson - Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Read literature/military background, Nashville writing development, literary approach and named songs recorded by Miller, Price and Smith. Helicopter-pitch anecdote, rankings and quotations are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
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This country selection is included for listening discovery. A reliable song-specific creative-origin account and original recording date have not yet been established in this catalog.
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