Country Music Hall of Famer Kris Kristofferson passed away at his home in Maui yesterday (9/28). He was 88 years old. Born Kristoffer Kristofferson in Brownsville, TX June 22, 1936, Kristofferson was a singer, songwriter, actor and activist. He came to Nashville in 1965 and, less than two weeks later, decided to resign his Army post and move to Nashville to write songs. Ray Stevens recorded his “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” and Johnny Cash recorded the same song and took it to the top of the country charts. The song was CMA Song of the Year in 1970. His first solo album (April 1970) included “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” “To Beat the Devil,” “Help Me Make It Through The Night,” “Just The Other Side Of Nowhere,” “Darby’s Castle" and “Me And Bobby McGee," the latter of which was recorded by Janis Joplin. He began acting in 1971, won a Golden Globe for his role in A Star Is Born and released seven solo albums between 1972 and 1979. In 1985, Kristofferson joined Cash, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson to form The Highwaymen. He became a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004 and, since then, has received lifetime achievement honors from BMI, The Recording Academy, CMA and ACM.