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Kris Kristofferson

Image courtesy of Robert Knight Archive / Redferns

Singer-songwriter Kris Krisofferson penned such iconic hits as "For the Good Times," "Me and Bobby McGee," Sunday Morning Coming Down" and "Help Me Make It Through the Night," but in 1973, he topped the charts with his own recording of one of his tunes - "Why Me."

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