Me and Bobby McGee - Wikipedia " Me and Bobby McGee " is a song written by American singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson and originally performed by Roger Miller Fred Foster shares the writing credit, as Kristofferson wrote the song based on a suggestion from Foster [1]
Me and Bobby McGee: The Story Behind the Classic Song Written by Kris Kristofferson (Fred Foster shares a writing credit), this iconic song was first conceptualized with just a title -- inspired by a real person What's 'Me and Bobby McGee'
Behind the Meaning of Kris Kristoffersons Me and Bobby McGee “Me and Bobby McGee” is one of Kris Kristofferson’s most impressive songwriting bouts Kristofferson pieced together vignettes of his life on the road, meeting women, and falling in love
Me And Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin - Songfacts Janis Joplin's version of "Me And Bobby McGee" was released after she died of a heroin overdose and included on her posthumous album Pearl Her death gave the song and the album a lot of attention, and both went to #1
How Kris Kristofferson’s “Me and Bobby McGee” Became a Timeless Classic The idea for “Me and Bobby McGee” didn’t begin with Kristofferson According to The Tennessean, the inspiration for the song came from Fred Foster, a legendary producer and the man responsible for launching the careers of artists like Dolly Parton and Roy Orbison
Me and Bobby McGee - Encyclopedia Britannica ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ is a country song that was written by Kris Kristofferson in 1969 and became a posthumous number-one hit for rock singer Janis Joplin in 1971