<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=37sJXx_0vozQw4300" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=37sJXx_0vozQw4300" width="1200" height="800" ><a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/rosanne-cash/">Rosanne Cash</a> brought <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/kris-kristofferson/">Kris Kristofferson</a> to the stage with a smile and walked him off the stage in tears. It would prove to be one of the iconic songwriter's final performances, and it came as a moving duet at <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/willie-nelson/">Willie Nelson</a>'s 90th birthday party concert on April 29, 2023.<a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/kris-kristofferson-dead-dies/">Kristofferson died on September 28, 2024</a>. He was 88.The songwriter-performer-actor joined Cash for "Lovin' Her Was Easier," a song he wrote and artists like Roger Miller made a hit. <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/waylon-jennings/">Waylon Jennings</a>, Tompall Glaser and Cash (who <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-xs2t4OtVc">cut a live version</a> as "Lovin' Him Was Easier" several years ago) would also record the love song.During this performance, he and Cash sang it as "Lovin' You Was Easier."Video of the moment shows a closeup look at the two singers and the pure joy written across Kristofferson's face as he's singing. Cash couldn't be happier herself — it's as if both icons recognized the performance meant something.<ul><li>Kris Kristofferson is best known for writing hit songs like "Me and Bobby McGee," "Sunday Morning Coming Down" and "Help Me Make It Through the Night."</li><li>He <a href="https://variety.com/2021/music/news/kris-kristofferson-retirement-confirmed-1234894777/">officially retired</a> in 2020.</li><li>His last public appearance came in 2021, when he helped make <a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/tags/hank-williams-jr/">Hank Williams Jr</a>. a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.</li></ul>At 3:22 of the above below, one hears Cash and Kristofferson finish the song, and as they embrace, what sounds like her sob is caught on the microphone. A closeup shows that both singers appear to be fighting back tears as they walk off stage.Fast-forward to 4:12 to see his salute and heartfelt acknowledgment of the audience's approval.Both stars would later re-join the show for an all star version of "Will the Circle Be Unbroken." Kristofferson is also seen closing the second night of the two-day concert, helping the crowd sing "Happy Birthday" to Nelson.<h2>Kris Kristofferson's Lyme Disease Diagnosis</h2>In the mid-2000s, Kristofferson was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, but a decade later he'd reveal he was <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kris-kristofferson-misdiagnosed-alzheimers-has-lyme-disease/">misdiagnosed</a> and he was actually battling symptoms of Lyme disease. After he began receiving treatment, those close to him said they saw a dramatic improvement in his memory and cognition.When his retirement was announced, his team left open the possibility that he might record again or even take a stage or two. Unfortunately, things didn't play out that way. Kristofferson's family revealed his death in a statement on Sunday, Sept. 29, noting:"Thank you for loving him all these many years, and when you see a rainbow, know he’s smiling down at us all."</div></body>

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Watch Kris Kristofferson’s Sob-Worthy Final Performance, at Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Party

Rosanne Cash brought Kris Kristofferson to the stage with a smile and walked him off the stage in tears. It would prove to be one of the iconic songwriter's final performances, and it came as a moving duet at Willie Nelson's 90th birthday party concert on April 29, 2023. Kristofferson...