FIRST TIME Hearing The Highwaymen - Highwayman || The Ultimate Supergroup?

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For the first time on the channel, we are checking out "The Highwaymen." I have never heard of the band before but I recognize many of the singers who have had amazing careers. Did these legends ban together and created the ultimate supergroup? You all let us know below! Hope you enjoy! #reaction #highwaymen #willienelson #johnnycash #waylonjennings #kriskristofferson #countrymusic #oldcountrymusic
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[@setonhillstudios]

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[@BetsySchiller-sj2sm]

I was fortunate enough to see them in concert during the Highwaymen tour. I'm not a big country fan, but they were spectacular! Best and most fun concert I ever went to. They're even better live! ❤

[@setonhillstudios]

That’s awesome, they are crazy talented! Thanks for hanging with us and checking out the video!

[@bella-xp7qd]

The Highwaymen released their album Highwayman on May 6, 1985. The album's first single, "Highwayman", also reached number one on the Billboard country music charts. The Highwaymen were a country supergroup made up of Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson, who formed in 1985. The group was active until 1995. Gonna Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Robert Plant, and Allison Krause this coming July. Willie is 91 years old. WOW. ORDER Of APPEARANCE Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash. Kris Kristofferson wrote many songs for himself and other artists. He wrote Me And Bobby Mcgee .Highwayman" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb about a soul with incarnations in four different places in time and history: as a highwayman, a sailor, a construction worker on the Hoover Dam, and finally as a captain of a starship.❤❤❤

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks for hanging with us and checking out the video! Appreciate all the info!

[@coletedeux]

Kris K. wrote "Sunday Morning Coming Down" which Johnny recorded. Johnny and Willie did "Ghost Riders in the Sky" at live concert by the four.

[@setonhillstudios]

Gotcha, thanks for the info!

[@eviljeep]

They're some songs/videos that hit me everytime, Highwayman is one of them. Legends outhere are at the feet of these 4 👌

[@patwelch8187]

The second person you didn't know is Kris Kristofferson..If you have heard the song,, Bobby McGee,, Kris wrote it..Kris is not a great singer, but he is a Hell of a great songwriter..In 1958, Kristofferson was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford, studying at Merton College. While at Oxford, he was awarded a Blue for boxing, played rugby for his college, and began writing songs..Kristofferson, under pressure from his family, joined the U.S. Army and was commissioned as a second lieutenant, attaining the rank of captain. After receiving flight training at Fort Rucker, Alabama, he became a helicopter pilot. He also completed Ranger School. During the early 1960s, he was stationed in West Germany as a member of the 8th Infantry Division.[18] During this time, he resumed his music career and formed a band. In 1965, after his tour in Germany ended, Kristofferson was given an assignment to teach English literature at West Point Military School. He also appeared in many top movies and TV shows..After leaving the army in 1965, Kristofferson moved to Nashville. He worked odd jobs while struggling for success in music while burdened with medical expenses resulting from his son's defective esophagus. He got a job sweeping floors at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville. He met June Carter there and asked her to give Johnny Cash a tape of his. She did, but Cash put it on a large pile with others. He also worked as a commercial helicopter pilot for south Louisiana firm Petroleum Helicopters International (PHI), based in Lafayette, Louisiana. Kristofferson recalled his days as a pilot, "That was about the last three years before I started performing before people started cutting my songs. I would work a week down here [in south Louisiana] for PHI, sitting on an oil platform and flying helicopters. Then I'd go back to Nashville at the end of the week and spend a week up there trying to pitch the songs, then come back down and write songs for another week. I can remember "Help Me Make It Through the Night," I wrote while sitting on top of an oil platform. I wrote "Bobby McGee" down here, and a lot of them in south Louisiana....Nelson and Kristofferson continued their partnership and added Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash to form the supergroup The Highwaymen. Their first album, Highwayman, was a success, and the supergroup continued working together for a time. Kris was a major player for 30 years or more.. Kris is 87 years old and still going strong... Enjoy the day to its fullest, you never know..

[@setonhillstudios]

Wow! Really appreciate all that info! Such a legendary career! I really need to dig into his stuff more. So amazing! Have a great one!

[@sandralorenz1796]

The sailor was Kris Kristopherson, the third was Waylon Jennings, the last was Johnny Cash.

[@setonhillstudios]

Appreciate it! All such legends with their own unique style! Can’t wait to hear more from them!

[@WNYretiree]

A very famous supergroup. In order of appearance -- Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash. All, of course, famous on their own, and they did quite a few songs together. I'm not familiar enough with them to be able to make any suggestions, but I'm sure someone will come along who can.

[@setonhillstudios]

Awesome, thanks for the info and checking out the video!

[@glennelfmann3143]

""Highwayman" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb about a soul with incarnations in four different places in time and history: as a highwayman, a sailor, a construction worker on the Hoover Dam, and finally as a captain of a starship. The song was influenced by the real-life hanged highwayman Jonathan Wild."

[@setonhillstudios]

Wow, thanks for the info!

[@toby9999]

​@setonhillstudios The first time I heard this song was a few years ago in a tribute to the passing of Art Bell from Coast to Coast. He would discuss reincarnation and mysteries of the soul and such topics on his radio show. A very fitting song I'd always thought. Not everyone interprets the song this way, but I do.

[@harrietelizabeth9195]

@@setonhillstudios "perhaps i will become a highwayman again" - johnny taking it back to the start

[@roddow612]

This is not about good or evil, but a Highwayman is someone who lives life on the edge, and that spirit never dies.

[@setonhillstudios]

Ah ok, thanks for the heads up! Thanks for hanging with us and checking out the video!

[@jmiltier-pu9dd]

Four greats! Willie Nelson ( 1st singer) , Kris Krisrofferson (2nd singer), Waylon Jennings (3rd singer), Johnny Cash (4th singer)

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks so much for sharing! Such a great tune! 🎶

[@jmelvin28]

Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kerstopherson and Johnny Cash. You might recognize Kris as Whistler from Blade and a few western movies and episodes of various dramas. Silver Tongued Devil by Kris is amazing. Kris has written songs for so many artists. Waylon was one of Buddy Holly's Crickets and gave up his seat to one of the others in the infamous day the music died. Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper...try his duets with Jessie Colter or Deep in the West (cover of Shake Russell and Dana Cooper) Waylon also broke into Willie's Trailer and helped him recover Trigger from the IRS in 94. He also was in the movie On The Road Again and Hank Williams Jr referenced him in the sing The South's Gonna Rattle Again.

[@brendasorenson6186]

Yep, super group. This is Outlaw Country. (Willie Nelson 90, Kris Kristofferson 87, Waylon Jennings RIP, Johnny Cash RIP)

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks for the info and for hanging with us to check out the video!

[@davidhunter8758]

They did at least two full albums together if not a third. All four were lifelong friends and helped shape country music.

[@setonhillstudios]

That’s awesome! Thanks for hanging with us and checking out the video!

[@wgj4everlong426]

they did 3 highwaymen, highwaymen 2 and the road goes on forever

[@setonhillstudios]

@@wgj4everlong426 Gotta check those out! Thanks

[@davidtullis2810]

Did you notice the 4 horseman of the Acropolis

[@setonhillstudios]

Not at all, but makes sense! Thanks for hanging with us and checking out the video!

[@MrkBO8]

lol lol. Apocalypse

[@TheLenyon]

The second singer was Kris Kristofferson, and if you are into lyrics, you haven't lived until you've listened to Pilgrim Chapter 33, Sunday Morning Coming Down (Austin Sessions) or Billy Dee, all by Kris. You may know a tune he wrote that Janis Joplin made famous: Me and Bobby McGee

[@setonhillstudios]

Appreciate the info! This was a great tune and can’t wait to check out more from them!

[@irisradinger1632]

I saw them in concert in Frankfurt, Germany, at the time the US Military was still stationed here. It was such a fantastic experience!

[@setonhillstudios]

I bet that was amazing! Thanks for hanging with us and checking out the video!

[@IFRfun]

Individual superstars: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Highwaymen_(country_supergroup)

[@setonhillstudios]

Awesome, thanks for the link Milton!

[@arl1958]

You may know Struggle Jennings? He is Waylon Jennings grandson

[@setonhillstudios]

I don’t think so?

[@GrandmasGotGraceLW]

YES! 😀

[@philCTO]

that is Jonny Cash. Its Willie, Chris Christoperson, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash. Just 4 legends singing together. No big deal

[@setonhillstudios]

Haha 🤣 I know right! A supergroup for sure! 🔥

[@cainealexander-mccord2805]

They're talking about reincarnation. And that guy was Kris Kristofferson. (Ask your wife.) I used to turn my nose up at country music too, till Art Bell started playing this song on his show. That put a stop to it. RIP ABell.

[@setonhillstudios]

I don’t turn my nose up at it, I just never got into it much. This was killer and there is a lot of great country out there! Thanks for the info and hanging out! 😁

[@GrandmasGotGraceLW]

The Highwaymen: Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, and Johnny Cash (in that order, in this song). Willie and Kris are still alive and kicking, in real life. Now I'm going to have to hand you some requests for some really GREAT country singers who have come between then and now, that I believe you will LOVE (story-telling -- many times telling the story, at least underlying, of Jesus -- is their game). Have you noticed that Dan Vasc is also who USED to be called a bard (storyteller)? With him, his love for the SOUND of metal is pronounced, BUT...he also almost completely likes (and therefore chooses to sing) songs with a MESSAGE. (Speaking of songs with a message, I'm still going with an Elvis and Dan comparison for May...will send in my request on Patreon, tonight.) THAT kind of Country isn't dead...never has been. It's just becoming more and more pronounced once again, as have the temporary "coatings" of many OTHER genres. The silliness and idiocracy that a bunch of other types of songs have undergone in the past 25-ish years, is coming back around to the better and more thoughtful things they used to be -- slowly, but surely. Hang in there! In the meantime, thank you for this reaction! 😀

[@setonhillstudios]

Thanks for watching Linda! I saw that request today and I’m excited! Gonna be a fun one! I definitely have to get more familiar with country music but I plan on digging into it more! This song was awesome! Have a great one! 😁

[@GrandmasGotGraceLW]

@@setonhillstudios 😀

[@henkebenke573]

You should listen to American remains with highwaymen 😊

[@setonhillstudios]

Appreciate the suggestion! They are so talented and can’t wait to hear more!

[@user-br2sd7ul1j]

This is a metaphor for reincarnation.....they kept coming back in another life. These guys were the real "outlaws" of country, who fought the record music industry to try to change their style, but they all won their victory ......they are known as the Outlaw Men and have such a reputation in the country genre.

[@lss10b]

For Kris Kristopherson, I recommend Sunday Morning Coming Down, kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJPUeIqKrdyNe6M As someone else mentioned, he wrote Me and Bobby McGee which was most famously recorded by Janis Joplin but I also love Gordon Lightfoot's cover of it as well.

[@setonhillstudios]

Ah ok, cool! Thanks for the suggestion and for checking out the video!

[@user-br2sd7ul1j]

Try Kenny Rogers and The Gambler, which is a metaphor for how to survive in life through the words of a gambler.

[@setonhillstudios]

Sweet, thanks for the heads up!

[@user-br2sd7ul1j]

The last singer is definitely Johnny Cash !

[@scottmeeks662]

Silver Stallion,,Desperados Waiting On A Train