Tributes have been pouring in for the legendary Kris Kristofferson since it was announced that the singer/actor passed away at 88 at his home in Maui.
Among the many entertainment luminaries paying tribute to Kristofferson included Barbra Streisand, Reba McIntire and Dolly Parton, to name just a few.
A new tribute surfaced on Sunday night from a beloved country superstar, who once claimed that a Kristofferson song literally saved his career.
The social media tribute even included an unreleased song called Hanging With Kristofferson which the singer used as a backdrop to a video compilation.
Can you guess who this beloved chart-topping country star is who honored the late Kris Kristofferson?
Tributes have been pouring in for the legendary Kris Kristofferson since it was announced that the singer/actor passed away at 88 at his home in Maui
A new tribute surfaced on Sunday night from a beloved country superstar, who once claimed that a Kristofferson song literally saved his career
It’s none other than Eric Church, who took to X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram to share two snaps of him with Kristofferson.
‘Kris, The ultimate life well lived. Thank you for being a beacon of light in a darkening world,’ he began in his social media tribute.
‘You were my hero and my role model. And even then, you managed to exceed my expectations when you became my friend,’ he added.
‘So long Captain. Till we meet again. PS I found this on my phone,’ he said, with his post-script referring to a video he shared featuring an unreleased song called Hanging With Kristofferson.
Church revealed during a Nashville tribute to Kristofferson in 2016, that the late artist’s 1970s song To Beat The Devil saved his career.
‘I had a rough time in Nashville, like a lot of people that get told ‘no’ a lot,’ Church revealed during the 2016 tribute (via The Boot).
‘I played that thing where, if I get told “no” one more time, I’m out of here; I’m packing up, and I’m going back to North Carolina,’ he said.
‘I went into this particular meeting knowing this was going to be the meeting where it all happens. I remember playing probably a half a song, and the guy started waving his hand, and he goes, “I don’t know where you’re from. I don’t know much about you. But I’d go back there.” And that’s one time I was going to,’ he admitted.
It’s none other than Eric Church, who took to X (formerly Twitter ) and Instagram to share two snaps of him with Kristofferson
‘You were my hero and my role model. And even then, you managed to exceed my expectations when you became my friend,’ he added
‘So long Captain. Till we meet again. PS I found this on my phone,’ he said, with his post-script referring to a video he shared featuring an unreleased song called Hanging With Kristofferson
Church revealed during a Nashville tribute to Kristofferson in 2016, that the late artist’s 1970s song To Beat The Devil saved his career
‘I went into this particular meeting knowing this was going to be the meeting where it all happens. I remember playing probably a half a song, and the guy started waving his hand, and he goes, “I don’t know where you’re from. I don’t know much about you. But I’d go back there.” And that’s one time I was going to,’ he admitted
‘I went to my car in the parking lot of this publishing house, and I had just got The Austin Sessions on a CD, and the next song was “To Beat the Devil,”‘ Church said.
‘The song includes the lines “I was born a lonely singer, and I’m bound to die the same / But I’ve got to feed the hunger in my soul / And if I never have a nickel, I won’t ever die ashamed / ‘Cause I don’t believe that no one wants to know.” It talked about the very thing I was going through,’ Church said.
‘I decided to stay one more day — after I got drunk. I got drunk first, then I stayed one more day, and the next day, I got a publishing deal. I’m here because of that man right there,’ Church concluded on stage, pointing to Kristofferson.
Church’s tribute on X had over 105K views and over 5.6K likes while his Instagram post had over 71K likes.
