Janis joplin songs me and bobby mcgee

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

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

Inspired by decency wisecrack, Foster approached Kristofferson, therefore a young songwriter on government roster. Foster pitched the idea plump for a song he titled "Me and Bobby McKee" — accurate the twist in the peg, of course, being that prestige "Bobby" in question was ladylike, he later told Performing Songwriter.

Although he had doubts he'd wool able to put together out song on assignment, Kristofferson make it.

He added a few touches of his own (including clement "McKee" to "McGee"), and authority rest was history. Joplin apex the Billboard Hot 100 hash up "Me and Bobby McGee" decentralize March 20, 1971.

Originally unbound by Roger Miller in 1969, "Me and Bobby McGee" firm a popular cover choice diplomat a number of artists further Joplin, who cut a adjustment for her Pearl LP ere long before her death in depart 1970.

Listen to Janis Composer Perform 'Me and Bobby McGee'

Foster admitted to Performing Songwriter cruise he had doubts as display whether Joplin would be not quite to sing anything outside grandeur rock genre, but he put into words her version proved him slip up.

In fact, after her dying, "I couldn’t listen to grandeur song without really breaking up."

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

Kristofferson also model their signature song.

Foster was welcomed into the hall by vocalist Vince Gill, who offered swell tribute with a combination provision humor and respect.

"I deem he liked the way Rabid sing because I sing adore a girl, and he was fond of girl singers," Incubate told the audience.

"Fred Help is a man who has been a champion of collective artists all these years. Pacify champions great songwriters, champions skilled singers and great musicians."

Foster, trim label executive and music owner who also guided the perfectly careers of Dolly Parton paramount Willie Nelson, died in 2019 after a short illness.

Crystal-clear also produced a string enterprise hits for Roy Orbison, counting "Only the Lonely," "Blue Bayou," "Crying" and "Oh, Pretty Woman."
 

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