Why Me

In the early 1970s, Kris Kristofferson was riding high on songwriting successes “Me and Bobby McGee” and “Sunday Mornin’ Coming Down.”

- By ROBERTA MESSNER, Contributing Editor

Although church wasn’t his usual scene, he went with a friend to a service in Nashville, Tennessee. Jimmie Snow, a country singer-turned-preacher, gave an altar call, saying, “If anybody’s lost, please raise their hand.”