Remembering Chris Kristofferson: A Country Music Pioneer:-
So who would have known that going down this road of doing reaction videos to music and artists that I never heard of would have led to something .
A Lasting Legacy in Music and Film:-
Like this so is with great sadness or can even just a little bit of honor to announce that Chris kristopherson country music Pioneer has passed away yep he has passed away said Chris kristopherson country music Pioneer who thrilled audiences in A Star is Born he passes away at the age of 88 Chris kristoferson the vibrant trailblazing country music hitmaker who uh wild ausis in the 1976 remake A Star is Born died today at the age of 88 which is Saturday the star was surrounded by his family but no cause of death okay that’s it no cause of death was gosh.
Early Life and Musical Influences:-
Wow that’ have been messed up no cause of death was given oh my God these freaking ads my goodness said the star was surrounded by family but no cause of death was given variety reported Sunday just one month before his death the Golden Globe winner put his Ranch on Northern California’s Menino men mosino Coast he put it on the market for $17.2 million per the Sacramento B he announced his retirement in 2021 statement issued by his management revealing that he had slowly stepped back from the spotlight Chris kristopherson was known for his chart popping 1972 song why me and Me and Bobby McGee.
A Multifaceted Career:-
That one right there a hit record By Janice Joplin shortly before her 1970 death Christopherson once said his songs come from the soul and described his songwriting ability as a gift according to PBS he was he was uh just as successful on the big screen he played vampire Hunter Abraham Whistler in the 1998 horror film blade blade was considered a horror film guess then what the heck is morbius considered anyway he played a vampire hunter Abraham in the 1990 horror film blade and the love interest of Ellen Buren’s character in the 1974 drama.
Community Reflection and Tribute:-
Allison doesn’t lb anymore directed by Martin scors scorsi scores y’all try saying that right now unless y’all already know how to say it somebody told you how to say it says blade took off as a Trilogy a Trilogy series with the second installment premiering in 2002 huge blade fan man it don’t seem like it was that long ago blade took off as a Trilogy series with the second installment premiering in 2002 and the third in 2004 he reprised his role as Whistler in all of the following movies playing .
Community Reflection and Tribute:-
Blaze Mentor Christopherson was born on June 22nd 1936 in Brownsville Texas where he found a passion for music at a young age he recalled hearing country he recalled hearing country and ntino music and songs of Mexico and Southern Texas on the radio stations there see some pictures of him never would have seen this guy well that’s what used to seeing that face right there but this right here if you have show me a picture of that and say who’s that would not have been able to tell you .
Early Influences:-
It was his strongest influence he said think it was the strongest influence in my life Christopherson admitted during a 2018 appearance on New Orleans public radio station .
First Song and Education:-
Spent about 11 years down there see it my first 11 and the Border music the Mexican music it was just heart music music and the country music was the same he continued always felt that it was the Rio Grande Valley that got the music going in my brain when Christopherson was just 11 years old he wrote his first song hate your ugly face per PBS he said it was the closest he felt comfortable to writing a love song at the time in 2009.
Military Service and Writing:-
He released the ballot there it is again some more pictures of him right there that’s the guy used to seeing right there said he moved around quite a bit as a child since his father was an Army Air Corp officer per PBS his family eventually made a home in San Mato California a suburb of San Francisco when he was a teen after graduating from high school in 1954 Christopherson deported from Pomona College in claremount where he played football when he was just 18 .
Nashville Breakthrough:-
He was published in the Atlantic Monthly after he won first prize in short story contest as held by the outlet two compositions were titled gone are the days and The Rock he focused on writing learning from philosopher Dr Frederick sunag fed Frederick sunag who encouraged him to apply for the road scholarship he studied literature at the University of Oxford in England graduated in 1960 and then returned to California he married his high school sweetheart Fran beer that same year according to Wide Open Country they divorced 1969 golly go some more pictures of him kristopherson served in the military beginning his service in 1960 he trained as a helicopter pilot at Fort Rucker .
Collaborations and Accolades:-
While in Germany he continued to write songs performing a band performing in a band and his fellow Soldiers the outlet reported after he returned from Germany he was even offered a spot to teach a literature at the prestigious West Point but declined after he learned he would have to write up lesson plans and a feat that scared him in 1965 he moved to Nashville where he resigned from the Army and vowed to make it in the industry and that he did he worked Scrappy night shifts as a janitor at Colombia Studios and gave the country music stars demo tapes of his song per his biography on Nashville’s Walk of Fame.
Acting Career:-
In his career in 1969 when Johnny Cash recorded Christopherson song Sunday morning coming down which won the 1970 Country Music Association song of the year trophy go some more pictures of him and things he done his career continued to take off as he wrote for fellow Legends like cash Ray Price Wayan jannings scoring a Grammy award in 1972 for his work on Help Me Make It Through the Night which was recorded by Sammy Smith before her death he briefly dated Janice Joplin Janice Joplin was a monster with her voice Crazy Monster as they were introduced through their mutual friend and folk singer .
Bobby North according to far outright magazine it don’t say far out right just it says far out magazine they played a show together in New York and then traveled to her home in California which ended up being a three-week long trip in 1976 he hit a stride in his acting career starring John Norman Howard a failing Rockstar in the third iteration of A Star is Born there is a Barbara strong didn’t know there going to be that much reading on there don’t want to bore yall no more but pretty much it’s just pretty much going over the different things that he accomplished .
Legacy and Final Thoughts:-
Chris stofferson was uh Chris kristoferson was one of the people that listened to and it just blew my mind so he died at the age of 88 they don’t know what of yet pretty sure they made not be any optomist but at the age of 88 would hope that he had no diseases no issues like that but and if he didn’t he lived a very long life mean the stories that just read right .
Conclusion:-
Some of you never knew some of you would say well why did you read all that we could have read it ourselves not so you have to understand have people that watch my channel that have a whole bunch of medical issues that they rather hear me read stuff like this off to them versus them trying to read because they can’t read it some of them got eye issues they can’t read the computer screen is too bright their phones they can’t see in that small print right there so this benefits them for some of you that may be complaining why are you reading it all off word for word there are people that are big fans.