The Highwaymen
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The Highwaymen is the name of at least two musical groups:
- A circa 1960 "collegiate folk" group, which originated at Wesleyan University and had a number-one hit in 1961 with "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" and another top-20 hit in 1962 with "Cottonfields". Original members: David Fisher, Steve Trott, Chan Daniels, Steve Butts and Bob Burnett. Later members: Gil Robbins (father of actor Tim Robbins) and classical guitarist, Johann Helton. As of 2004, all but Daniels are still alive. They have played reunion gigs as recently as 2006. 10 albums to date.
- In 1964, with David Fisher as musical director, The Highwaymen continued for another three years with Renny Temple, Roy Connors, Mose Henry and Allan Shaw. They recorded two albums and performed countless concert dates and television shows. Renny Temple, Roy Connors and Mose Henry were already a popular Florida folk group called The Vikings Three. Their act and music was the basis for The Highwaymen's new act.
- In country music, The Highwaymen is a supergroup of outlaw country musicians Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson, famous for their song "Highwayman". They released three albums, Highwayman in 1985, Highwayman 2 in 1990 and The Road Goes on Forever in 1995.
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External links
- Thehighwaymen.net, about the country supergroup.de:The Highwaymen