Kris Kristofferson – a Nashville rebel reminisces

How a rebel shook up the country music establishmentThere's some wonderful YouTube footage of Kris Kristofferson receiving a gong at the 1970 Country Music Association awards. He lopes on stage with his hair covering his shoulders and his trousers hanging from his hips, scratching his head and grinning at an audience who gasp and giggle at this upstart hippie freak. He's monosyllabic, but the message to the Nashville establishment is clear: welcome to the future. We're going to start doing thing...

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