This early phase of his music career was unsuccessful. Parnes was working to sell Kris as "a Yank at Oxford" to the British public Kris was willing to accept that promotional approach if it helped his singing career, which he hoped would enable him to progress towards his goal of becoming a novelist.
With the help of his manager, Larry Parnes, he recorded for Top Rank Records under the name Kris Carson.
While at Oxford, he was awarded his Blue for boxing and began writing songs. Kristofferson earned a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, where he studied at Merton College. In a 2004 interview with Pomona College Magazine, Kristofferson mentioned philosophy professor Frederick Sontag as an important influence in his life. Kris became a member of Kappa Delta Fraternity at Pomona College, graduating in 1958 with a BA, summa cum laude in Literature. He and classmates revived the Claremont Colleges Rugby Club in 1958, which has remained a Southern California rugby dynasty. He experienced his first dose of fame when he appeared in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" for his achievements in collegiate rugby union, football, and track and field. An aspiring writer, Kristofferson enrolled in Pomona College in 1954. Like most "military brats", Kristofferson moved around frequently as a youth, finally settling down in San Mateo, California, where he graduated from San Mateo High School. When Kristoffer was a child, his father pushed him towards a military career. Kristofferson's paternal grandfather was an officer in the Swedish Army. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Sweden, while his mother had English, Scots-Irish, German, Swiss-German, and Dutch ancestry. Kristoffer Kristofferson was born in Brownsville, Texas, to Mary Ann (née Ashbrook) and Lars Henry Kristofferson, a U.S. He is also known for his acting work, including his role as Earl Hurley in "The Motel Life" which he co-starred in opposite Emile Hirsch, Stephen Dorff, and Dakota Fanning.
In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup "The Highwaymen". Kristofferson is the sole writer of most of his songs, and he has collaborated with various other figures of the Nashville scene such as Shel Silverstein. He is known for such hits as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night". While many singers use a guitar as little more than a prop, Nelson's playing is as distinct as more celebrated guitar heroes like Edward Van Halen or Jerry Garcia.Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, and film actor. It wasn't all about old songs: he got great reactions to two of his semi-recent tunes: "Beer For My Horses" (written by Toby Keith) and "Superman." "Superman," he explained, was written while he was home recovering from damage he did to his throat: "Well I blew my throat and I blew my tour, I wound up sippin' on soup d'jour." The condition of his vocal chords notwithstanding, his guitar playing is worth the price of admission. Nelson has always covered his friends and peers and tonight he included some songs from the catalogs of his pals: Kris Kristofferson's "Me And Bobby McGee," "You Asked Me To" (written by Billy Joe Shaver and Waylon Jennings) and Jennings' "Good Hearted Woman" (he introduced the song to huge applause, saying "Let's do one for Waylon!") They barreled through several classics in about 90 minutes, including raucous versions of "Still Is Still Moving To Me," "Me And Paul" and "On The Road Again," as well as ballads like "Crazy," "Night Life," "Funny How Time Slips Away" and "Always On My Mind." While the audience was familiar with all the songs, it's always a challenge to sing along with Nelson, who, like Bob Dylan, changes his vocals from the studio versions of his songs. Willie, as always, played his ancient nylon-string guitar, "Trigger." Nelson was backed by a five piece band, including his sister Bobbie Nelson on piano, and Mickey Raphael on harmonica. But at his concert Thursday night at Montclair's Wellmont Theatre (his second of two nights there), his focus was mainly on his catalog of hits from his five decade career. (CBSNewYork) - Willie Nelson spent most of the past week heavily promoting his new album, Heroes, released on Tuesday May 15.
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