The Highwaymen (country supergroup)

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'''The Highwaymen''' were an American [[country music]] [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]], composed of four of country music's biggest artists who pioneered the [[outlaw country]] [[subgenre]]: [[Johnny Cash]], [[Waylon Jennings]], [[Willie Nelson]], and [[Kris Kristofferson]]. Between 1985 and 1995, the group recorded three major label albums as the Highwaymen: two on [[Columbia Records]] and one for [[Liberty Records]]. Their Columbia works produced three chart singles, including the number one "[[Highwayman (song)|Highwayman]]" in 1985.

'''The Highwaymen''' were an American [[country music]] [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]], composed of four of country music's biggest artists who pioneered the [[outlaw country]] [[subgenre]]: [[Johnny Cash]], [[Waylon Jennings]], [[Willie Nelson]], and [[Kris Kristofferson]]. Between 1985 and 1995, they recorded three major label albums as the Highwaymen: two on [[Columbia Records]] and one for [[Liberty Records]]. Their Columbia works produced three chart singles, including the number one "[[Highwayman (song)|Highwayman]]" in 1985.

Between 1996 and 1998, Nelson, Kristofferson, Cash, and Jennings provided the voice and dramatization for the ''Louis L'Amour Collection'', a four-CD box set of seven [[Louis L'Amour]] stories published by the HighBridge Company, although the four were not credited as "the Highwaymen" in this work.

Between 1996 and 1998, Nelson, Kristofferson, Cash, and Jennings provided the voice and dramatization for the ''Louis L'Amour Collection'', a four-CD box set of seven [[Louis L'Amour]] stories published by the HighBridge Company, although the four were not credited as the Highwaymen in this work.

Besides the four formal members of the group, one other vocal artist appeared on a Highwaymen recording: [[Johnny Rodriguez]], who provided Spanish vocal on "[[Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)|Deportee]]", a [[Woody Guthrie]] composition, from the album ''Highwayman''.

One other vocal artist appeared on a Highwaymen recording: [[Johnny Rodriguez]], who provided Spanish vocal on "[[Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)|Deportee]]", a [[Woody Guthrie]] composition, from the album ''Highwayman''. The four starred together in the 1986 film [[Stagecoach (1986 film)|''Stagecoach'']].

In 1990, the original members of [[The Highwaymen (folk band)|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, nontransferable license to the supergroup to use the name. The two groups shared the stage at a 1990 concert in Hollywood.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Number #1 : the story of the original Highwaymen|last=Noble|first=Richard E.|publisher=Outskirts Press|year=2009|isbn=9781432738099|location=Denver|pages=146–148|oclc=426388468}}</ref>

The four starred in one movie together: the 1986 film [[Stagecoach (1986 film)|''Stagecoach'']].

In 1990, the original members of [[The Highwaymen (folk band)|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, nontransferable license to the supergroup to use the name. The two groups then shared the stage at a 1990 concert in Hollywood.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Number #1 : the story of the original Highwaymen|last=Noble|first=Richard E.|publisher=Outskirts Press|year=2009|isbn=9781432738099|location=Denver|pages=146–148|oclc=426388468}}</ref>

==Albums==

==Albums==