More than six decades after Richards co-wrote Faithfull’s breakout single, "As Tears Go By," he recognizes the late singer's “pure and simple” voice, her impact on the Rolling Stones, and her 1979 masterpiece, Broken English.

Before his passing in 2024, Kris Kristofferson headlined thousands of shows, appeared in a plethora of feature films, and stunned the masses with his rough and gruff grisly charisma. That being so, it seems the man was always destined to be the center of many’s attention thanks to his music. However, the boxer and English literary scholar didn’t care if any of that transpired. Instead, he thought his artist presence would reside merely between himself and the isolation of being a writer.

Kris Kristofferson passed away late last month, and fans are still mourning the loss of the beloved musician and actor. [..] Several of Kristofferson’s titles, including albums and songs, find their way to various Billboard charts this week. The singer-songwriter appears on at least three different tallies, and he rises higher than ever on one of them. Kristofferson’s single “Why Me” returns to the Christian Digital Song Sales chart this frame. The tune blasts in at No. 1, reaching the summit for the first time.

American country musician Kris Kristofferson was a military veteran and anti-war activist. He continued his advocacy against the Gulf Wars and benefit concerts for Palestinian children despite the negative impacts that both had on his career. Kristofferson died on September 28 at his home in Hawaii, aged 88.

Kris Kristofferson, the singer and songwriter whose literary yet plain-spoken compositions infused country music with rarely heard candor and depth, and who later had a successful second career in movies, died on Saturday at his home on Maui, Hawaii. He was 88. [...] Steeped in a neo-Romantic sensibility that owed as much to John Keats as to the Beat Generation and Bob Dylan, Mr. Kristofferson’s work explored themes of freedom and commitment, alienation and desire, darkness and light. [...] Over four decades Mr. Kristofferson acted in more than 50 movies, including the 1980 box-office failure “Heaven’s Gate” and John Sayles’s Oscar-nominated 1996 neo-western “Lone Star.” Singer-songwriters may not be the likeliest of movie stars, but Mr. Kristofferson consistently revealed an onscreen magnetism and command that made him an exception to the rule.