Singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson wrote “Me and Bobby McGee” in 1969 and recorded it for his eponymous debut album, released in 1970. Country singer Roger Miller was the first artist to release the song as a single, in 1969. Janis Joplin’s version, which she recorded shortly before her death in October 1970, was released posthumously in January 1971.
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