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The Highwaymen, also referred to as the Florida Highwaymen, are a group of 26 African American landscape artists in Florida. Two of the original artists, Harold Newton, and Alfred Hair, received training from Alfred “Beanie” Backus. It is believed they may have created a body of work of over 200,000 paintings.
The Highwaymen was an American country 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.
Alfred Warner Hair was born 20 May 1941 in Fort Pierce, Florida, one of seven children of Samuel and Annie Mae Hair. [2] Hair graduated from Lincoln Park Academy in 1961, and attended one year at community college before dropping out to pursue his career as an artist.
The Highwaymen made the names as individual artists before creating one of country's most notable supergroups. Country music pioneers Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Waylon ...
The Highwaymen began their artistic journey in the 1950s in Fort Pierce as a way to make a living outside of typical jobs held by African-Americans Al Black of 'Florida Highwaymen' fame to paint ...
With humble beginnings, Highwaymen art is now exalted as a distinctive American art genre with a permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution. Local history: Florida Highwaymen started ...
Robert Butler (September 25, 1943 – March 19, 2014) was a postwar and contemporary artist best known for his portrayals of the woods and backwaters around Florida's Everglades. He was a member of the well-known African-American artists group, The Highwaymen .
In 1959, United Artists released a recording of the Highwaymen's version under the abbreviated title of "Michael," which slowly gained popularity and eventually reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart during the week of 4–11 September 1961, [13] earning the quintet a gold record. [14] The single also reached #1 in the UK [15] and #4 in ...