Me and Bobby McGee

"Me and Bobby McGee" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster, originally performed by Kristofferson and is one of the most-covered songs of all time. The best known recordings of "Me and Bobby McGee" are by Janis Joplin on her 1971 Pearl album and the Grateful Dead's Skull & Roses album, also released in 1971. Joplin's version topped the charts to become only the second posthumous number one single in Rock & Roll history.

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Kris Kristofferson - Fred Foster - Most-covered - Janis Joplin - 1971 - Pearl - Grateful Dead - Skull & Roses

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The song was also recorded by Gordon Lightfoot, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Olivia Newton-John.

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Gordon Lightfoot - Jerry Lee Lewis - Olivia Newton-John

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