148 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 2004, the Janis Joplin version of this song was ranked No. Joplin's version topped the charts to become her only number one single and only the second posthumous number one single in rock & roll history (the first was " (Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding). Kristofferson, however, did not know she had covered it until after her death (the first time he heard it was the day after she died). Kristofferson had sung the song for Joplin, and singer Bob Neuwirth taught it to her. Janis Joplin also covered the song for inclusion on her Pearl album only a few days before her death in October 1970. The song was later included on a Statler Brothers album, and was not released as a single. The Reids say there were no hard feelings, and were happy about Miller's success with the song. In his introduction, Lightfoot referred to the Miller version and said he intended to record it himself "the way it should be done." In a 2008 autobiography, Don Reid and Harold Reid of the Statler Brothers say Kristofferson promised it to them, but when they later inquired about recording it, they learned Miller had already cut the song. Lightfoot sang the song after a detailed tribute to Kris Kristofferson in a CBC broadcast from the summer 1969 Charlottetown Festival. Roger Miller was the first artist to have a hit with the song, peaking with it at No. 3 Chart positions (Roger Miller version).
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