It hit Number One in 1985, making it the groupРІР‚в„ўs only chart-topper. Written by Jimmy Webb, РІР‚СљHighwaymanРІР‚Сњ is a song about reincarnation, with each of the singerРІР‚в„ўs taking a verse (Nelson sang about being a bandit Kristofferson, a sailor). Jennings, the son of Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, filled in on the РІР‚Сљdam builderРІР‚Сњ verse sung by his late father, who died in 2002, while JohnsonРІР‚в„ўs fathoms-deep baritone ably re-created Johnny CashРІР‚в„ўs part about living on to РІР‚Сљfly a starship.РІР‚Сњ Cash died in 2003. American Masters to Air The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End Special Trigger News 18 Comments Friends Till the End will tell the story of The Highwaymen through vintage performances and new interviews about life on the road and in the studio with the supergroup consisting of Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson. Also in 2016, American MastersThe Highwaymen: Friends Till the End premiered on PBS. The CDs, along with an accompanying DVD/Blu-ray, features material mostly from a live 1990 concert. Discover the story behind the pioneering outlaw country music supergroup that featured Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson, told through vintage performances and new interviews about life on the road and in the studio.

Together, the foursomeР’В performed the bandРІР‚в„ўsР’В signature song, РІР‚СљHighwayman.РІР‚Сњ Along with American Outlaws, and a new greatest-hits disc, The Very Best of the Highwaymen, also out May 20th, the band is the focus of PBSРІР‚в„ўs American Masters. In 2016, a three-CD set was released by Sony Legacy, titled The Highwaymen LiveAmerican Outlaws. The special, by director Jim Brown, looks at the origin of the group, when all four of the iconic singers were at a career lowpoint.

Fittingly, then, Wednesday nightРІР‚в„ўs РІР‚СљThe Life & Songs of Kris KristoffersonРІР‚Сњ tribute concert in Nashville featured a reconstituted Highwaymen, with guest of honor Kristofferson and Nelson - the two surviving Highwaymen -Р’В joined by Shooter Jennings and Jamey Johnson. I hope Dad and other fans of country music good music tune in Friday for a new episode of American Masters, The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End, airing at 8 p.m. Any salute to Kris Kristofferson must nod to his time with the Highwaymen, the Eighties supergroup he formed with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash.

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