Kristofferson receives CMA Willie Nelson award honor
A tribute is planned during The 53rd Annual CMA Awards, featuring a performance of Kristofferson's classic "Me and Bobby McGee" by Dierks Bentley with Sheryl Crow, Chris Janson and John Osborne. The awards will be broadcast live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. eastern on ABC.
"Kris is a living legend whose impact on our genre has been monumental," said Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. "He is the definition of an icon and someone our community holds with such high regard. I'm thrilled our Board selected Kris this year for one of CMA's highest accolades. Though he won't be joining us at the CMA Awards, I hope our tribute performance brings a big smile to his face."
The award is for an artist who has attained the highest degree of recognition in country with both national and international prominence and stature through concert performances, humanitarian efforts, philanthropy, record sales, and public representation at the highest level.
Previous recipients of the award include Nelson (2012), Kenny Rogers (2013), Johnny Cash (2015) and Dolly Parton (2016).
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Picture Kris Kristofferson in your mind, and he's likely not a young man. There's probably a salt-and-pepper beard and a wizened look on a lined face that's seen its share of tavern punches. But it's hard to wrap one's head around the concept of the actor/songwriter today at 80. Slowing down has never been in the Texas troubadour's blood, though. And so we come to this 2016 double-album recording of a frantic, mostly-live recording session in Austin from 20214. ...
Even in his youngest days when he was starting out, Kris Kristofferson always managed to sound older than his age. His gruff vocals and his tattered tales, told from the perspective of world-weary souls travelling desolate roads in search of redemption, made songs such as The Pilgrim, Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down, Help Me Make It Through The Night and, yes, Me and Bobby McGee testament to those all the worse for the wear.
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