Original album cover from Roger Miller

"Me and Bobby McGee" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster, originally performed by Roger Miller, but best remembered for Janis Joplin's cover of the song, recorded a few days before her death in October 1970. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Kristoffer Kris Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an influential American country music songwriter, singer and actor. ... Fred Luther Foster (born July 26, 1931) is a songwriter, music record producer, and founder of Monument Records. ... A section of the album jacket for Golden Hits Roger Dean Miller (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. ... Janis Lyn Joplin (19 January 1943 – 4 October 1970) was an American singer, songwriter, and music arranger, from Port Arthur, Texas. ... For other uses, see October (disambiguation). ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Some sources state that Gordon Lightfoot issued the first recorded version; another story tells how Kristofferson popped his head into the studio with freshly written verses as Roger Miller was recording the song. Regardless, Miller was the first artist to have a hit with the song, peaking with it at #12 on the US country charts in 1969. Lightfoot's version was a top 40 hit in his native Canada in 1970. Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. ... A section of the album jacket for Golden Hits Roger Dean Miller (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. ...

By far the best known recording is by Janis Joplin on her 1971 Pearl album. Joplin's version topped the charts to become only the second posthumous number one single in rock & roll history (the first was "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding). (It was also the only number one single Joplin had during her career.) In 2004, the Janis Joplin version of this song was ranked #148 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Janis Lyn Joplin (19 January 1943 – 4 October 1970) was an American singer, songwriter, and music arranger, from Port Arthur, Texas. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Pearl is an album by Janis Joplin, released on February 1, 1971, just four months after her death from a heroin overdose. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... (Sittin On) the Dock of the Bay is a song co-written and first performed by Otis Redding, with the co-writer Steve Cropper. ... Otis Ray Redding, Jr. ... This article is about the magazine. ... The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time was the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone magazine published in November 2004. ...

Kristofferson performed the song live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 and a CD and DVD of the event were issued 30 years later as Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival 1970. Poster for the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 - Artist: David Fairbrother Roe The 1970 Isle of Wight Festival was held on August 26 - 31, 1970. ...

In the original version of the song, Bobby is a woman; Janis Joplin, who was a lover and a friend of Kristofferson's from the beginning of her career to her death, changed the gender and a few of the lyrics in her cover. It was the last song she recorded before her untimely death. Kristofferson states he did not write this song for her, but the song is associated with her. Especially, he has said, in the line, "Somewhere near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away." Nickname: Location of Salinas, California Country State County Monterey Government  - Mayor Dennis Donohue Area  - City 19 sq mi (49. ...

Selected list of recorded versions

• 1969 Roger Miller on the album Roger Miller 1970
• 1970 Gordon Lightfoot on the album Sit Down Young Stranger
• 1970 Kris Kristofferson on his debut album Kristofferson (Listen (help· info))
• 1970 Bill Haley & His Comets on the album Rock Around the Country. (According to the biography Bill Haley by John Swenson, Kristofferson gave Haley's version his seal of approval.)
• 1971 Janis Joplin U.S. number-one single, and on the album Pearl (Listen (help· info))
• 1971 Jerry Lee Lewis (flip side to "Would You Take Another Chance on Me").
• 1971 The Grateful Dead on the album Skull & Roses
• 1972 Johnny Cash on the live Pa Osteraker
• 1975 Lonie Donegan
• 1979 Gianna Nannini (Io E Bobby McGee) on the album California
• 1999 LeAnn Rimes on the album LeAnn Rimes
• 1999 Barb Jungr on the album Bare
• 2002 Taylor Horn on the album taylor-made
• 2005 Allison Crowe on the double-album Live at Wood Hall
• 2005 Dolly Parton on the album Those Were The Days (Listen (help· info))
• 2005 Arlo Guthrie on the album Live In Sydney

Other artists A section of the album jacket for Golden Hits Roger Dean Miller (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. ... Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. ... Sit Down Young Stranger (Later renamed If You Could Read My Mind) is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 5th and best-selling album, released in 1970 on the Reprise Records Label. ... Kristoffer Kris Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an influential American country music songwriter, singer and actor. ... Kristofferson is the first album by Kris Kristofferson, released in 1970 on Monument Records. ... Image File history File links Kris_Kristofferson_-_Me_and_Bobby_McGee. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Janis Lyn Joplin (19 January 1943 – 4 October 1970) was an American singer, songwriter, and music arranger, from Port Arthur, Texas. ... Pearl is an album by Janis Joplin, released on February 1, 1971, just four months after her death from a heroin overdose. ... Image File history File links Janis_Joplin_-_Me_and_Bobby_McGee. ... Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935), also known by the nickname The Killer, is an American rock and roll and country music singer, songwriter, and pianist. ... Jerry Garcia later in life The Grateful Dead was an American rock band, which was formed in 1965 in San Francisco from the remnants of another band, Mother McCrees Uptown Jug Champions. ... Grateful Dead is an eponymous live double album by the Grateful Dead, released in 1971. ... For the song of the same name, recorded by Tracy Byrd and later by Jason Aldean, see Johnny Cash (song). ... På Österåker (At Österåker) is a live album by country singer Johnny Cash released on Columbia Records in 1973. ... Gianna Nannini (born June 14, 1956) is an Italian female singer-songwriter and rock musician. ... Margaret LeAnn Rimes (born August 28, 1982 in Jackson, Mississippi) is an American country music singer and occasional Songwriter. ... LeAnn Rimes is the self-titled, 1999 album by LeAnn Rimes. ... Barb Jungr is a musical performer, composer and writer, of Czech and German parentage. ... Track listing King of the Road (Roger Miller) - 2:45 Originally recorded by various artists from 1964 onward Version performed by Roger Miller originally a single (1965) Waterloo Sunset (Ray Davies) - 3:32 Originally from the Kinks album Something Else by the Kinks (1967) Later version performed by Barb Jungr... Taylor Horn is an twelve-year-old singer from Kentwood, Louisiana. ... taylor-made is the debut album released by singer Taylor Horn. ... Allison Louise Crowe (born November 16, 1981) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and pianist from Nanaimo, British Columbia who now lives in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ... Live at Wood Hall is the fourth album release from Canadian singer-songwriter Allison Crowe. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is a Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated American country singer, songwriter, composer, musician, author, actress, and philanthropist. ... Those Were the Days is a 2005 album released by Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter Dolly Parton. ... Image File history File links Dolly_Parton_-_Me_and_Bobby_McGee. ... Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10, 1947) is an American folk singer. ...

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