FILE - Kris Kristofferson performs in concert at The American Music Theatre, April 12, 2019, in Lancaster, Pa. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - Actress Candice Bergen, from left, singer Rita Coolidge, singer/songwriter Kris Kristofferson, country singer Willie Nelson, and actor Burt Reynolds are seen backstage at New York's Bottom Line after Coolidge and Kristofferson's opening night, Jan. 4, 1979. Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar who became a superstar songwriter, singer and actor, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

FILE - Kris Kristofferson poses for a portrait in Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 15, 1995. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

FILE - Country stars Johnny Cash, left and Kris Kristofferson sing during the Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 1983. Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - Actor Kris Kristofferson walks down the red carpet during the premiere for his new movie "Dreamer," Oct. 9, 2005, in the Westwood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ric Francis, File)

FILE - Kris Kristofferson performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, June 13, 2010, in Manchester, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

FILE - Kris Kristofferson performs on stage in August 1973. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - Producer Jon Peters, from left, Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson appear at a preview of the film, "A Star is Born," in Dec. 23, 1976, in New York. Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis, File)