It was recorded against a backdrop of litigious strife, as Hendrix laboured to work up material for an album owed to Capitol Records, but youd never guess that from the spring-heeled bounce and infectious howl of bassist Billy Cox and drummer Buddy Miless backing vocals
It was a seismic jump that routinely took months or years for even the brightest up-and-comers
He self-identified as a born-again Christian and the rumor was he had actually considered shepherding souls for a living
This is not an effect of personal preference, but of racist targeting
By the time the movie finally hit theaters in 1972, Kristoffersons ex-lover Janis Joplin had died and had a posthumous smash with Me and Bobby McGee. Kristofferson was such a hot commodity by then that he started working with major directors, including Lewis John Carlino ( The Sailor Who Fell from Grace With the Sea ), Martin Scorsese ( Alice Doesnt Live Here Anymore ), Paul Mazursky ( Blume in Love ), and Sam Peckinpah ( Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid , Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia , Convoy )