publication date: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 (part of Fall 2017)

category: Music

clue: This country music star and film actor is known for his collaborations with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Shel Silverstein, Alice, Blade, and Bobby McGee.

explanation: Kristofferson scored a hit with "Me and Bobby McGee," performed songs by Silverstein, and was in the country music supergroup The Highwaymen with Nelson, Cash, and Jennings. He also starred in the films Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and Blade. more…

intended difficulty: very easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, Aaron Shurtleff, and Elaine Beckland

Seeing Double: Is there an echo in here? These celebrities are so famous that people say their names twice. Hopefully each guess will be right both times. These goos with double names will appear throughout the Fall 2017 season.

Similar Goos

Yo-Yo Ma

The career of this celebrated cellist has had its ups and downs. Go »

Robbie Robertson

He remains celebrated for his songwriting in a band, except that they weren't just "a" band. Go »

V V Brown

This British singer would be known for putting the Vs in the words leave and love, but this shark may want to talk about this with you if you can't solve this answer in the water. Go »

BeBe & CeCe Winans

This duo traveled far from their hometown of Detroit to spread the gospel like their other siblings. Go »

Flavor Flav

He can always be counted on to tell his fellow rappers in public, as well as his co-stars in reality, what time it is. Go »

Coco Chanel

Best known for the fifth fragrance, she may also have been the developer of the famous little black dress. Go »