Me and Bobby McGee
Roger Miller’s recording of “Me and Bobby McGee” came out in 1969, the earliest year on file; Kenny Rogers & The First Edition’s came out the same year. Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Grateful Dead (released 1971), Kris Kristofferson (released 1970) and Jerry Lee Lewis (released 1971), among 498 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
Roger Miller put out Me and Bobby McGee in 1969, two years before Janis's version came out in 1971. Same Kristofferson and Fred Foster song, heard before she got her hands on it.
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▶Me And Bobby McGee (Single Version)Credited writers: Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson.
Earliest release on file: this one, 1969, the same year as Kenny Rogers & The First Edition.
- Kris Kristofferson1970
- Gordon Lightfoot1970
- Janis Joplin1970
- Grateful Dead1971
- Jerry Lee Lewis1971
- Loretta Lynn1971
- Johnny Cash1972
- Waylon Jennings1973
- Willie Nelson1979
- Jerry Jeff Walker1979
- Kenny Rogers1989
- The Highwaymen1991
498 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
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