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The Highwaymen was an American 1960s "collegiate folk" group. The quintet's version of " Michael, Row the Boat Ashore ", a 19th Century African-American work song , released in 1959 under the title "Michael," was a Billboard #1 hit in September 1961.
In 1990, the original members of the 1950s-'60s folk group of the same name sued The Highwaymen over their use of the name, which was inspired by a Jimmy Webb ballad the country stars had recorded. The suit was dropped when all parties agreed that the folk group owned the name but that the earlier group would grant a nonexclusive ...
Gilbert Lee "Gil" Robbins (April 3, 1931 – April 5, 2011) was an American folk singer, folk musician and actor. Robbins was a former member of the folk band, The Highwaymen. [1] The New York Times described Robbins as a "fixture on the folk-music scene." [2] He was the father of actor and director Tim Robbins. [3] [4]
The Highwaymen made the names as individual artists before creating one of country's most notable supergroups. ... Band Together. Beth Gwinn/Getty. Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and ...
Highwayman is the first studio album released by country supergroup The Highwaymen, comprising Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson. Highwayman, released on Columbia Records in 1985, was the group's first and most successful album.
The first released recording was a single by The Highwaymen, released in September 1963. [1] The song was also released on Sainte-Marie's debut album It's My Way!, released in April 1964. "Universal Soldier" was not an immediate popular hit at the time of its release, but it did garner attention within the contemporary folk music community.
A #13 hit in 1961 for The Highwaymen, "Cotton Fields" served as an album track for a number of C&W and folk-rock acts including Ferlin Husky (The Heart and Soul of Ferlin Husky 1963), The Delltones (Come A Little Bit Closer 1963), Buck Owens (On the Bandstand 1963), the New Christy Minstrels (Chim-Chim-Cheree 1965) and the Seekers (Roving With ...
Folk music is radical music,” he says. “There’s this perception that it’s safe, something to put on in art class. Whereas it should be, ‘Oh my God, there’s a folk artist playing. I ...