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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.
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]
Highwayman, consisting of ten tracks, was released as a follow-up to the successful single of the same name and the title track of the album itself."Highwayman", a Jimmy Webb cover, hit the top of the country charts and was followed up by the Top 20 hit "Desperados Waiting for a Train", whose original version was released by Guy Clark.
[6] But they abandoned that name at the advice of their manager, Ken Greengrass and then chose The Highwaymen which was based on a romantic narrative by English poet Alfred Noyes. [7] Fisher, who would graduate in 1962 with the university's first degree in ethnomusicology, [8] was the quintet's arranger and lead singer. [9]
Steven Benjamin Goodman [1] (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American folk and country singer-songwriter from Chicago. He wrote the song "City of New Orleans", which was recorded by artists including Arlo Guthrie, John Denver, The Highwaymen, and Judy Collins. In 1985, Goodman received the Grammy songwriter award for best country song.
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David J (Haskins) first entered the public consciousness in 1978 as bassist and collaborative songwriter in Bauhaus, the influential gothic rock band from Northampton, England.
David Marshall Grant (born June 21, 1955) is an American actor, singer and writer. Life and career. Grant was born in Westport, Connecticut to physician parents. [1]