Kris Kristofferson
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06/21/1936
Brownsville, TX |
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| To convince musical hero Johnny Cash to perform one of his songs, the trained pilot landed a helicopter in Cash's yard in an attempt to give him a tape. |
| Spent nearly five years in the Army; was a helicopter pilot and rose to the rank of captain. |
| Began performing as a folk singer under the name Kris Carson while attending Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. |
| Worked as a janitor at Nashville's Columbia Studios while trying to get his career going. |
| Turned down a job as an English teacher at West Point to go to Nashville to sell his songs. |
