The Untold Truth Of The Highwaymen

[@jacksonchissom8850]

The highwaymen is possibly the best country music group ever to be made

[@AutisticGamer2K5]

Yes, but if Johnny hadn't died, I'd be sad.

[@shinyguy3766]

@@AutisticGamer2K5 what....?

[@mrlaw711]

Yes, and Merle Haggard should have joined them.

[@benlamie2773]

I have to agree with you I love how they all sound exactly the same on the albums as they do live the greats don't need auto tune or fancy special sound effects

[@CorePathway]

Possibly? Maybe matched, never to be surpassed.

[@marycopeland4049]

These were amazingly talented men; combined, made music never to be duplicated. I’m grateful.

[@davidmoyer2143]

They sure were very talented musicians so many hits have you ever seen the rain 🌧️ and countless others they were among the Legends of Rock and roll

[@appalachianunderground8474]

This will never happen again...once in a life time. I’m glad that I was able to enjoy it. God Bless America 🇺🇸

[@lilymoriarty5811]

They were brilliant 👏

[@totemdiamond6447]

They’ll always be around. And around. And around. Their legacy will continue on just give it time

[@libertyprime619]

Ah yes so country riding starships

[@appalachianunderground8474]

@@libertyprime619 LoL Johnny Cash was a little off the country path at times , he did Hurt from Nine Inch Nails before he passed... also cool

[@totemdiamond6447]

@@appalachianunderground8474 ahah who cares

[@LRM23936]

Marty Stuart is The greatest preserver of the legacy of Country Music alive.

[@MANHATTANBEEFMAN]

And...a super-talented musician/performer.

[@LRM23936]

@@MANHATTANBEEFMAN You got that right for sure.

[@Nick-iw3ol]

What about Alan Jackson

[@LRM23936]

@@Nick-iw3ol He is definitely helping keep the torch lit.

[@Parpnicord]

I have just watched the show again as i saved it when it was on tv, the most wonderful 2 hours and the love between these four just shines through. So sad to know that Willie is the only one left now, but their music will never be forgotten

[@williamreed4592]

Waylon will always be the greatest in my mind. He was my first love of music I was 13yrs old when I heard "Clyde ".

[@kalebholt3]

Same man every word to the song I love the old twang from the telecaster

[@dustinemerson9493]

I’m getting a the flying w tattoo on my arm

[@3waymore]

@@dustinemerson9493 already have it myself

[@LukeHenderson12]

Him and Willie’s duets were the best

[@tarrakieran2057]

After hearing he refused to do politics in songs, but was conservative-- I KNEW I LOVED HIM

[@glossytaco]

I remember I was listening to a Johnny cash radio and the highway men started to play and I fell in love instantly

[@Parpnicord]

I am in my mid 80s and have loved Johnny Cash music since my teens, also individually a great fan of Waylon, Willie and Kris so to have them all together was wonderful, saw them at Wembley in the early 90s, the best country band ever all so talented, makes me cry to watch the videos now knowing that Willie is the only one left

[@carolynmyers2222]

Oh how I loved the Highway Men. I have a CD of theirs.

[@ColeMalin]

In my opinion the single greatest country group of all time amazing band 4 absolute legends

[@johncahill4259]

Waylon jennings is incredibly underrated didnt write many songs but jesus could he sing.

[@the_prophecyyy]

underrated? idk about that

[@Tyger-Lee]

The Highwaymen was one of the best country music songs ever written and performed.

[@dancoleman8234]

I listen to them every day, what an inspirational group.

[@joycepoe6631]

I love this group. Awesome.

[@doctruth9402]

I'm grateful I git to see the Highwaymen in concert , it was a great show !

[@marcjameswhelan]

Just came across them, always like them individually, nice surprise to find the highwaymen

[@hermanfreadrich3015]

I am addicted to all of there songs.😎🇨🇦🎼🎸

[@jackshaw9637]

The best country had to offer. Their concerts packed out. "Who's gonna fill their shoes?" Can't be done

[@John-p9m2c]

It’s so sad to see them go 😔

[@optimal8155]

We are a world away from that sweet music of yesterday.

[@crazyralph6386]

Thank you Marty!

[@the_gambler985]

That was the video i was hoping for for a long time until now thank you so much !

[@dianelawrence1087]

What a treasure to have them in my life

[@leosaura1993]

I do not listen to country music but this one highway man the first time i heard it is to this day my favorit country song ever.

[@jrh4ua1]

without a doubt Marty Stuart will forever be on my short list of favorite artist still living ... IMHO the last true blue country music artist living ...btw check out his bluegrass sessions with Ricky Skaggs, Scruggs and a very very young Keith Whitley.... if you can find them they are golden ...

[@brendaproffitt1011]

Totally amazing talent great artists ❤❤❤❤their music great video too.thank you so much

[@Fresh1O1O]

Ya’ll forgot about Guy Clark! Willie has talked about how Guy was a huge contributor to a lot of their songs. Desperadoes waiting for a train is actually Guy Clark’s song, highway men cover it.

[@frankd.506]

Towns Van Zandt Jimmy Dale Gilmore That whole scene was top notch

[@margaretnugent6734]

Love Johnny cash forever and the highwaymen were the icing on the cake ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@RPostVideos]

Willie will always be my grandpa! He doesn't know it though! ❤️

[@jibv9437]

I love the highway men

[@prycerobertson4695]

Never knew that the original Highwaymen (the folk group) filed suit against Johnny, Waylon, Willie, and Kris. But cool to learn that the other Highwaymen once opened for country music's Highwaymen!

[@theresachiorazzi4571]

I liked the highwaymen. My favorite song from it was silver stallion. It was a great idea ❤❤❤❤❤❤ it was successful.

[@thebangkokconnection4080]

Greatest supergroup in any genre of music.

[@blipblop9094]

I was just listening to their concert, it was amazing.

[@cobainp9325]

Favorite version of Living Legend came from that concert🤓

[@robertristinge5811]

Saw them in Melbourne, nice memories.

[@danielboone3770]

I really love the Highwaymen. I wish I was 11 in 1985 when i heard the news of them first being formed.

[@Nunya-g5b]

Such a amazing group. ❤ love yall w all my heart.

[@remymartinfoster]

Best country group

[@Roystothecoolkid]

Merle Haggard was not close to Waylon though. Waylon didn't like him due to Merle taking advantage of him during a card game in the 60s.

[@clayroberts2951]

I believe Johnny Cash once was Merle Haggard is the man everyone things I am (talking about Merles rough upbringing). Perhaps like Waylon once said “them that don’t know him won’t like him and them that do sometimes won’t know how to take him”

[@3waymore]

Waylon likely was the most talented musician of any genre of music. His inability to compromise and kiss butt is the only reason he doesn’t get the respect and playtime the other have.

[@thebangkokconnection4080]

I knew Hag, he was a not so nice guy trying to get over or cheat others.

[@3waymore]

@@thebangkokconnection4080 I knew Waylon. He was as honest a person as it gets. He didn’t much care if you liked or didn’t like the truth. It was on you to deal with. Great guy. Treated me like a long lost relative.

[@mrlaw711]

Yes, Waylon would hold things in.

[@sepehrmohammadi614]

Country music at its best.

[@gabrielledormuth4634]

The highwaymen was to country what The Traveling Wilburries was to rock. All the members of each band had achieved success on their own but together they had something special

[@raydavison4288]

I totally forgot that Willie was sportin' a classic mullet in '85. 😉

[@simonegger5699]

I wish i never knew to be honest

[@nomadicvaquero2791]

finally a video about the highwaymen

[@JTSunriseMusic]

Greatest Super Band

[@bernarddsilva8050]

Saw them in Singapore 1995 ... how time flies

[@edgarallanpoe8917]

I miss real music. Now we have commercially successful phonies who make the worst, most forgettable music. Nothing made nowadays will ever be considered a 'classic' like this..

[@christineparis5607]

Hopefully, the tide will turn again. People said music was "over" when folks branched out from classical into other styles...it just takes awhile to find the greats, they are often not recognized right away.

[@christineparis5607]

@Elijah Mathews Henry Chill?

[@mzeamer6847]

Good music is always being made. You just have to look hard enough, but it’s there.

[@AutisticGamer2K5]

Johnny Cash sucks

[@edgarallanpoe8917]

@@mzeamer6847 I agree. Kinda seems like a depressingly twisted premise. The auto tuned 'artists' making millions, constantly getting airtime, records pressed, and downloads are everywhere, but the with real, emotionally invoking talent can only be found after hard looking... Summation of the fallen world in which we now reside, I suppose...

[@leofeddersen3177]

Not about the highwaymen but did anyone else notice Townes Van Zandt?

[@bradharris1110]

Yes that’s the music video to Merle and Willies version of Poncho and Lefty which is Townes’s song.

[@mikezee3941]

Highway men . Great combination of stars

[@katenelson8993]

I will forever love Kris Kristofferson

[@helenheeney2284]

Me too

[@brianreilly7332]

Trust me... some of us kids are still listening

[@johncahill4259]

Indeed

[@pi3man252]

23 here been listening to cash all my life. Cocaine blues is my favorite song lol.

[@adamwadley6428]

Glen Campbell originally recorded The Song Highwaymen in 1979 and did most of the arrangement of the song. Glen also filled in for Kristofferson in 1985 Farm Aid Show with the group. Kris was busy making a movie. Glen Campbell was more of a unofficial member than Merle Haggard was. Glen Campbell still had a much more successful silo career in the 80s then Cash and Waylon. Glen had a big album in 1987 with the Hand That Rocks the Cradle.

[@drugsdelaney2907]

Willie lookin like a stone cold killer in the thumbnail.

[@ollikoskiniemi6221]

He once was in a shootout with his daughters ex husband or something who was abusing her. I can't remember the whole story but Willie is somewhat of a badass.

[@aleksanderreljanovic]

@@ollikoskiniemi6221 we all love Willie very much

[@frankd.506]

@@ollikoskiniemi6221 He's also into Martial Arts

[@Fasterkittycat]

Kris was the smartest and best songwriter

[@KoldenBenoit]

I always loved them even thou im 15 a 15 year old cowboy in 2023 unheard of till now

[@rexoates3353]

Waylon said in his book that he was not close to Merle Haggard going back to the time they played cards and he could tell Merle was just there to get his money.

[@AutisticGamer2K5]

Johnny & Waylon both sucked

[@robjj5373]

@@AutisticGamer2K5 clown

[@bigrig4385]

@@AutisticGamer2K5 what makes you say that? Their record sales? Their impact on future musicians? The loads of T-shirts you still see with their names on them?

[@AutisticGamer2K5]

@@bigrig4385 Bruno Mars is better

[@bigrig4385]

@@AutisticGamer2K5 Bruno Mars is a very talented musician and entertainer. But I'm not sure why you're bringing him up in this comment section.

[@MrTommytuna]

What no one mentions is Jimmy Webb’s strangely brilliant and singular song “The Highwayman”. It was Webb’s song that gave this group the catalyst for joining forces. And since the highwayman in Webb’s song shape shifts into someone or something else through each of the four verses in the song, it is the perfect song for handing each verse to the next person in the group. Problem solved. Somewhere along the line, Glen Campbell also sang the song on stage with this same group. Campbell also had a hit with the song, embellishing it with his virtuoso guitar.

[@Sandler23]

I love their song "Highwayman"

[@sheilakirby5616]

JUST BECAUSE THE MUSIC MEDIA DIDN'T HAVE FAITH IN THIS KIND OF MUSIC !!! DOSENT MEAN THAT THE PUBLIC WOULDN'T !!! THE ORIGINAL HIGHWAY MEN SHOULD HAVE BEEN HONORED !!!

[@kilnmaster]

miss them

[@ItzMilesDeep]

The Highwaymen + Kris Kristofferson

[@Sterilepeanut]

Those are my heroes too

[@JohnMeyer-rm8sz]

They were just saying it. They new what they wanted and what there fans wanted. They were enjoying themselves. People who know what there friends like. They weren't above there raising. 4:22 4:25 4:30 4:31 4:32 4:32

[@jaronkampinga4785]

As a teen, i am proud to listen to real country music, todays "music" sucks so bad, back in the day music was actually good

[@emceetes]

Real men

[@karsteinvolle]

That shot of Townes Van Zandt came out of nowhere.

[@heatherlunergan6935]

Best (and saddest) trivia is about who gave up his seat on the plane to Buddy Holly. The Highway Men (both groups) formed the musical background for 'my' generation.

[@joakimlarsen6447]

"The untold story" featuring only musings and quotes from interviews and biographies.. Pretty told story, bro..

[@happytoday333]

I don't know why the song don't play in the background instead of that jinky whatever you would call that noise what is there, it's not exactly a tune.

[@robjj5373]

Copyrights

[@paultheobald5561]

Waylon, Waylon, Waylon.....

[@Tattedup85]

Hey folks my Names will... Wi...... Willie...wait what was the question 🚭☣️😂😂😂😂

[@jacksonpanos4989]

If its the right guy I'm not 100% sure but kris is the rubberduck from 1978 movie convoy isnt he?

[@josephm4509]

Yeah

[@neilzolot2406]

I seem to recall glen campbell filling in for Kris

[@cobainp9325]

Love Highwaymen!!! But in my opinion, Highwayman 2 was their best album..

[@bclaudew3]

do i want to know? love them all

[@rad7174]

Saw them in Peoria IL in early 90's. Audio was so horrible, it made the news paper. I bet they were not happy.

[@DreamSurferRelaxation]

Hey you. Yes, you. You're probably scrolling through the comments, like I am, reading all these motivational comments. If you are reading this at night, you should get some sleep, and don't stress about everything going on in the world, or what you are going through. Don't dwell on things from the past, don't stress on your future. Just live your life, because you only get one. Do whatever makes you happy, not what other people want from you. For me, I'm gonna wake up tomorrow morning, hit the gym, and cherish life for the amazing blessing that it is. I hope you do the same and have an amazing day as well!

[@macbeavers6938]

It is my understanding that Glen Campbell had a lot to do with introducing the song "The Highwayman" to the four??!!

[@highnrising]

The song was written by Jimmy Webb, who wrote a lot of Glen Campbell's biggest hits. Campbell was the first to record Highwayman. I think he wrote in his autobiography that he wanted it released as a single, but his label never did. But Glen did it solo. His recording had a completely different vibe from the four-man epic that the Cash group made of it.

[@macbeavers6938]

@@highnrising Thanks for the note High. I have listened to Glen and his daughter's versions of the song and both are terrific. It is very interesting that the entire concept was a result of a vivid dream that Mr. Webb had whereby he was an outlaw riding full gallop on a horse fleeing the authorities. He got up from his bed in the middle of the night went down to his piano and wrote the first verse. Mr. Webb said he went to bed after spending the night "professionally drinking" with Harry Nilsson, if I remember right. Captivating song! Adonai

[@macbeavers6938]

@Bob Davidson Indeed Bob! He was terrific all around. Thanks for the note. Adonai

[@twistoffate4791]

@Bob Davidson You got that right. Glen was an incredible and rare talent.

[@bigrig4385]

Merle and his manager took 30 grand off of Waylon in a poker game. According to Waylon, he always liked Merle's music, but he was never close with him after that.

[@Hannahorse715]

what about the origional lineup with Waylon and Willie and Johnny and Glen before Kris joined?

[@helenheeney2284]

It had to be Kriss a genius

[@xScooterAZx]

They didnt vanish. They just had to stop touring due to Johnny and Waylon's health issues.

[@donaldgraham6184]

It was interesting to hear Marty Stuart was Johnny Cash's son-in-law. I wonder how Rodney Crowell feels about that?

[@MickeyWN]

Don, it wouldn't matter. Rodney was married to Johnny's daughter Roseanne, but Marty was married to Johnny's daughter Cindy.

[@donaldgraham6184]

@@MickeyWN I stand corrected, that info I was unaware of. Thank you for the correction

[@LadZeroUltra]

The hag was almost a member? Damnit merle, you should have said yes!!!

[@MrPetinne]

What untold truth?

[@ghostofaforgottenweedle]

How do you know the truth if it's untold?

[@FJ80Coop]

Too bad country music died a few years back and all we're left with is himp hop rockin wannabee country..welp except for Willy,Gary Allan,and a couple of other old school from the heart and soul country singers,which is what real country was,all heart and soul... I guess we now know the answer to Georges question about who's gonna fill their shoes... RIP ; George,Johnny,Merle,Waylon,Glenn,Tammy,Ray,etc etc etc... Those were the good times...

[@sheilakirby5616]

TRUE THAT !!! NEVER MIX MUSIC AND POLITICS !!!

[@mikegrey5663]

Honestly didn't know Merle almost ended up in the group

[@JimsRavioli]

That guy uses FedEx disposable bags 🤤

[@Dirtydeff]

Waylon was not close to Merle. Waylon said in his book that he felt Haggard had took advantage of him in a poker game while he was bad on drugs where he end up winning over 10k from him. Said that he never trusted him after that. The poker game took place like in the late 60's. Crazy because that was long before both of their careers had peaked

[@mrlaw711]

Very interesting. What talent. I disagree with Waylon Jennings regarding entertainment as a political platform. Music has been a political platform for centuries. The great classical composers used music in that way. Waylon may not have agreed because some of what Chris had to say wasn't aligned with what Waylon believed. We all recall when president Nixon invited Cash to sing at a function. Nixon was upset with protesters, and even asked Cash to do a couple of songs that would deride protesters as well as people of color. Cash said he wanted nothing to do with Nixon's nonsense, and would just do songs for everybody. Not only was Johnny Cash the original rapper but Cash spoke out for everyone. That was just who he is, and why he treated fans like next of kin. In societies throughout the world - unless you are wealthy and white - there are few people to speak or stand up for you. This is why we have art, music, and the visual of film. I'm sure Jessi Colter realizes this as well...now.

[@altereddogma]

When he did perform at the Whitehouse for Nixon, Johnny surprised Nixon by singing a song he wrote that essentially chastised Nixon and his administration for their treatment of the young in general and their treatment of young activists and protestors. Nixon had to sit through the entire song without reacting because cameras were on him.

[@sheilakirby5616]

PLEASE MR. WILLIE NELSON PLEASE DON'T LET THE LEGACY OF THE HIGHWAYMEN DIE !!! PLEASE ADD NEW DESERVING MEMBERS JOIN TO KEEP A FUTURE OF THE HIGHWAYMEN GOING !!! I WOULD RECOMMEND TOBY KEITH FOR ONE !!! PERHAPS BOB SEGER

[@hippydippy]

Jesus... Willie even once had a mullet!? LMAO!

[@John-p9m2c]

Damm

[@kristofferkristofferson5568]

I don't know Mama tried to understand though

[@MrZippoHead13468]

What is a bobble? I googled it once and google said. No idea you'd have to ask Willy Nelson.

[@tillytogs]

Bauble is jewellery 😅

[@georgiannajewson499]

Also Luke is it just me that finds Waylon and Johnny's death coincidental bc they both died of basically the same thing only one year apart

[@georgiannajewson499]

So merle haggard was almost apart of the highwaymen that would have been awesome

[@kalijasin]

The OutLaws (Merle Haggard, Johnny cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson) were country Music’s black sheep. 🙊

[@craigjones3506]

Honestly it's a delight seeing your channel plunge. You never deserved the subs you had.

[@KoldenBenoit]

This is the last cowboy song the end of a 100 year walts the voices sound sad as there singing along another piece of Americas lost

[@kierankeegan8849]

Not true about Haggard being friendly with four Highwaymen. Waylon couldn't stand him