The iconic country music singer/songwriter is being celebrated at a weekend radio tribute hosted by SiriusXM's Outlaw Country channel ahead of his upcoming 84th birthday on June 22.
- Jun 21, 2020
AceShowbiz - Kris Kristofferson is set for an 84th birthday to remember on June 22 as part of a radio tribute on SiriusXM's Outlaw Country channel.
"For the Good Times: An Outlaw Country Cruise Tribute to Kris Kristofferson" will air a 90-minute live tribute concert recorded earlier this year aboard the fifth annual Outlaw Country Cruise, where Kristofferson was the guest artist in residence and Lucinda Williams, Raul Malo, Steve Earle, and Shooter Jennings were among the stars offering up musical tributes to the great man.
The concert will air five times this weekend, beginning on Friday night, June 19, 2020 at 8 P.M. ET.
Meanwhile, Earle will also pay tribute to his hero on his Outlaw Country programme, Hardcore Troubadour, by playing Kristofferson's songs performed by the likes of Janis Joplin and Waylon Jennings. That show will first air on Saturday night at 9 P.M. ET.
