Kristofferson leaned into the outlaw identity in the 1970s, and in the process, helped Willie Nelson build Austin as an outpost for country musicians.

Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country-music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died.

For one magical decade, the Highwaymen recorded three albums together and had one #1 hit song called “Highwayman,” from their 1985 debut album of the same name. Hitting the st