Janis Joplin's "Me and Bobby McGee" is one of her most famous songs. Here is the story behind it and how it performed on the charts.

NASHVILLE — “Me and Bobby McGee” is one of Kris Kristofferson’s most famous and widely covered songs, with everyone from Janis Joplin to Pink putting their own spin on it since 1969.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — "Me and Bobby McGee" is one of Kris Kristofferson's most famous and widely covered songs, with everyone from Janis Joplin to Pink putting their own spin on it since 1969.

“Me and Bobby McGee” quickly became one of my favorite songs, as that was my grandfather’s favorite song on the album.

When Kris Kristofferson wrote the iconic lyrics, Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose, in “Me and Bobby McGee,” that’s exactly how he felt: free. But as he came to find ...

The exclusive clip below features Kristofferson performing "Me and Bobby McGee" solo during his ACL debut in 1981. That's intercut with footage from a joint performance of the song with Crow from ...

Hear a previously unreleased recording of Me and Bobby McGee from his 1981 performance at Gilley's honky-tonk.

Afterward, I sang the best rendition of "Me and Bobby McGee" I could muster through my tears. Of all the songs, that's what came to mind.

While "Me and Bobby McGee" has warbled through many a famous throat, Janis Joplin made the tune her own with her 1971 rendition.