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Live at Rolling Stone: Jamey Johnson Covers Kris Kristofferson

October 28, 2009 1:56 PM ET

Rolling Stone is always thrilled to capture a young star covering a legend's work, and that's exactly what happened when onetime Breaking artist Jamey Johnson stopped by our studios for an acoustic rendition of Kris Kristofferson's "A Moment of Forever." Kristofferson was also the subject of a recent RS story: an epic profile by Ethan Hawke in Issue 1076. Check out Hawke's guide to the outlaw poet's essential tracks and click above to watch Johnson's performance.

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