 "Me and Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin; one of side-A label variants of the US vinyl single Image by Columbia Records, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Bobby McGeeMe and Bobby McGee Me and Bobby McGee Song by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster For the album entitled Me and Bobby McGee, see Kristofferson (album). "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] A posthumously released version by Janis Joplin topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971, making the song the second posthumously released No. 1 single in U.S. chart history after "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding. Gordon Lightfoot had previously released a version that reached number 1 on the Canadian country charts in 1970. Jerry… (Source: Wikipedia)
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