Over
the next few days, two of your Scanner bloggers will be seeing Kris
Kristofferson play solo acoustic concerts. Most people wouldn't even
know it if country music's greatest living songwriter passed through
their towns, but we never miss him. The author of "Sunday Mornin'
Comin' Down," "Me and Bobby McGee," "Help Me Make It Through the
Night," and many other classics is no showman-- and his voice ain't
much these days, either. But few have written songs this good before or
since, and that's worth the price of admission alone.
Now,
for the first time in ages, Kris is making headlines across the
country, thanks to a controversial Rolling Stone article by Ethan
Hawke. The anecdote that begins the story is the best music tale we've
ever heard... and one you won't want to miss.
Oh yeah... and did we mention lots of beard photos after the jump?
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