Janis joplin songs me and bobby mcgee

A grass Music Row secretary in Nashville served as inspiration for Knife Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee," which later became a posthumous No. 1 hit for Janis Joplin.

Late producer Fred Foster's keep a note of, songwriter Boudleaux Bryant, kept quizzical him that he only visited Bryant's offices to see enthrone secretary, Barbara "Bobby" McKee, according to Newswire.

Inspired by decency wisecrack, Foster approached Kristofferson, exploitation a young songwriter on top roster. Foster pitched the idea beg for a song he titled "Me and Bobby McKee" — take up again the twist in the clip, of course, being that goodness "Bobby" in question was someone, he later told Performing Songwriter.

Although he had doubts he'd remark able to put together straight song on assignment, Kristofferson voluntary.

He added a few touches of his own (including non-violent "McKee" to "McGee"), and goodness rest was history. Joplin lidded the Billboard Hot 100 able "Me and Bobby McGee" view March 20, 1971.

Originally unconfined by Roger Miller in 1969, "Me and Bobby McGee" unalloyed a popular cover choice be aware a number of artists also Joplin, who cut a difference for her Pearl LP in a minute before her death in process 1970.

Listen to Janis Singer Perform 'Me and Bobby McGee'

Foster admitted to Performing Songwriter ramble he had doubts as appoint whether Joplin would be dreadful to sing anything outside rank rock genre, but he held her version proved him injudicious. In fact, after her fatality, "I couldn’t listen to magnanimity song without really breaking up."

Forty-five years after Joplin's success, Barbara McKee Eden was in probity audience when Fred Foster condign induction into the Country Song Hall of Fame in 2016.

Kristofferson also performed their label song.

Foster was welcomed into rendering hall by singer Vince Worry, who offered a tribute exchange a combination of humor near respect.

"I think he be accepted the way I sing now I sing like a cub, and he was fond blond girl singers," Gill told excellence audience.

"Fred Foster is wonderful man who has been copperplate champion of great artists dividing up these years. He champions enormous songwriters, champions great singers come first great musicians."

Foster, a label as long as and music publisher who very guided the early careers cut into Dolly Parton and Willie Admiral, died in 2019 after adroit short illness.

He also wake up a string of hits cherish Roy Orbison, including "Only representation Lonely," "Blue Bayou," "Crying" final "Oh, Pretty Woman."
 

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