Kris Kristofferson, who died Sunday at the ... best embodied in one of his earliest hits, "Sunday Morning, Coming Down" (see below); a later song, "From the Bottle to the Bottom," features the ...

Born in Texas along the border with Mexico, Kristofferson grew up an Air ... the Good Times” and Johnny Cash with “Sunday Morning Coming Down), Kris had established himself as a hit-making ...

and “Sunday Morning Coming Down” (sung by Johnny Cash). It marked the first time a musician won Song of the Year from both institutions for two different songs in the same year. Kristofferson ...