The Highwaymen version Highwayman (song)

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in 1984, glen campbell played song highwayman johnny cash, making quartet album willie nelson, waylon jennings, , kris kristofferson. few years earlier, webb brought song jennings, jennings, having heard campbell version, said couldn t see . 4 in switzerland doing television special , decided should project together. while 4 recording first album, marty stuart again played song cash, saying perfect them—four verses, 4 souls, , 4 of them. campbell played song again, time 4 of them, , quartet had name new supergroup, highwaymen, name of first album, highwayman, , name of first single. 4 thought perfect name them because on road , 4 had image of being outlaws in country music.


in highwaymen version of song, each of 4 verses sung different performer: first nelson highwayman, kristofferson sailor, jennings dam builder, , cash starship captain. webb later observed, don t know how decided take verse, having johnny last having god singing song (laughs). rosanne cash has said father didn t realize song reincarnation until explained him. black-and-white music video released, used actors reenact song s lyrics, including deaths of first 3 characters. each of performers seen briefly in sky singing few lines, segment of song concludes.


their cover of webb song remains popular , known of highwaymen s songs, being song reach number 1 ( desperados waiting train @ number 15 next closest). version quartet entered hot country songs billboard chart on may 18, 1985, rose number 1, , spent 20 weeks total on chart. finished 1985 number 5 country song of year in terms of airplay.


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awards

the highwaymen version of song earned songwriter jimmy webb grammy award 1985 s best country song .








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