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The Highwaymen

Data updated on 2025-03-30 09:33:23 UTC
Before rock & roll gave listeners the Traveling Wilburys, country music spawned the Highwaymen, a supergroup of mythic proportions that featured living legends Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson. The foursome had worked together in various combinations over the years, but teamed up under the Highwaymen umbrella in 1985. Their first single together, "Highwayman," topped the country charts that year and spawned an album of the same name on Columbia. The album also proved mightily popular, hitting number one on the country listings and producing a Top 20 follow-up single in a cover of Guy Clark's "Desperadoes Waiting for a Train." Afterward, the members returned to their individual careers for a few years, but reconvened in 1990 to record a sequel, Highwayman 2. It reached number four on the country album charts and spun off the minor hit "Silver Stallion," but didn't cause quite the same stir overall as its predecessor. Another layoff followed, and when the Highwaymen returned for a third outing in 1995, they inked a new deal with Liberty/Capitol. The Road Goes on Forever was produced by Don Was, but proved a distinct commercial disappointment, and the group did not record again prior to Jennings' death in 2002. An archival collection of concert recordings by the Highwaymen, Live: American Outlaws, was released in 2016. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi

Genres

: country

Total plays

680.0 million
Updated on 2025-03-30

Monthly listeners

2,203,857

Followers

758,705

Top Cities

  1. Australia
    36,274 listeners
  2. Australia
    30,382 listeners
  3. Norway
    Oslo
    35,861 listeners
  4. Sweden
    29,420 listeners
  5. Ireland
    Dublin
    29,584 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Highwayman
Highwayman
288,233,816 3:03 1975-01-01
American Remains
American Remains
63,778,801 4:08 1985-01-01
Silver Stallion
Silver Stallion
36,492,851 3:14 1985-01-01
Against the Wind
Against the Wind
28,320,311 3:48 1985-01-01
The Road Goes On Forever
The Road Goes On Forever
23,684,647 4:41 1995-01-01
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
22,044,353 3:18 2016-05-20
Live Forever
Live Forever
19,685,785 2:47 1995-01-01
Big River
Big River
18,739,670 2:47 1985-01-01
Born and Raised in Black and White
Born and Raised in Black and White
15,630,919 4:01 1990-02-27
Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
12,222,932 2:27 2016-05-20
The Last Cowboy Song
The Last Cowboy Song
10,979,186 3:10 1937-01-01
City of New Orleans - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
City of New Orleans - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
10,213,412 5:06 2016-05-20
Desperados Waiting for a Train
Desperados Waiting for a Train
9,519,188 4:37 1985-01-01
The Devil's Right Hand
The Devil's Right Hand
8,314,378 3:12 1995-01-01
Me and Bobby McGee - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Me and Bobby McGee - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
7,374,588 4:59 2016-05-20
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
5,973,382 2:33 2016-05-20
Songs That Make a Difference
Songs That Make a Difference
5,953,098 2:55 1990-02-27
Songs That Make A Difference
Songs That Make A Difference
5,953,098 2:56 1985-01-01
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
4,830,811 3:46 1985-01-01
Highwayman - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Highwayman - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
4,531,718 2:54 2016-05-20
Living Legend
Living Legend
4,089,600 3:59 1990-02-27
Sunday Morning Coming Down - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Sunday Morning Coming Down - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
4,036,806 5:34 2016-05-20
Folsom Prison Blues - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Folsom Prison Blues - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
3,936,619 3:39 2016-05-20
Angels Love Bad Men
Angels Love Bad Men
3,506,766 3:34 1985-01-01
It Is What It Is
It Is What It Is
3,292,180 3:40 1995-01-01
Help Me Make It Through the Night - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Help Me Make It Through the Night - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
2,510,902 4:24 2016-05-20
I Do Believe
I Do Believe
2,398,462 3:23 1995-01-01
Trouble Man - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Trouble Man - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
2,145,783 2:59 2016-05-20
Ring of Fire - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Ring of Fire - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
2,110,527 3:03 2016-05-20
Welfare Line
Welfare Line
2,014,113 2:35 1985-01-01
There Ain't No Good Chain Gang - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
There Ain't No Good Chain Gang - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
1,941,318 3:19 2016-05-20
Jim, I Wore a Tie Today
Jim, I Wore a Tie Today
1,925,112 3:21 1985-01-01
On the Road Again - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
On the Road Again - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
1,812,852 3:39 2016-05-20
The End Of Understanding
The End Of Understanding
1,736,090 2:42 1995-01-01
Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
1,702,344 3:19 2016-05-20
One Too Many Mornings
One Too Many Mornings
1,644,973 2:33 2016-05-20
Good Hearted Woman - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Good Hearted Woman - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
1,612,368 2:53 2016-05-20
The King Is Gone (So Are You) - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
The King Is Gone (So Are You) - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
1,598,450 3:26 2016-05-20
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
1,518,627 2:59 2016-05-20
A Boy Named Sue - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
A Boy Named Sue - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
1,458,660 4:23 2016-05-20
Committed to Parkview
Committed to Parkview
1,423,098 3:20 1985-01-01
Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
1,421,274 5:14 2016-05-20
The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over
The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over
1,353,253 3:35 1985-01-01
Here Comes That Rainbow Again
Here Comes That Rainbow Again
1,336,018 2:49 1995-01-01
Always on My Mind - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Always on My Mind - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
1,307,443 2:50 2016-05-20
Amanda - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Amanda - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
1,298,884 2:34 2016-05-20
Silver Stallion - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Silver Stallion - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
1,287,492 3:19 2016-05-20
Two Stories Wide
Two Stories Wide
1,187,040 2:33 1990-02-27
Big River - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Big River - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
1,164,092 4:24 2016-05-20
I Still Miss Someone - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
I Still Miss Someone - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
1,144,708 5:04 2016-05-20
Mystery Train - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Mystery Train - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
1,135,685 1:33 2016-05-20
The Best of All Possible Worlds - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
The Best of All Possible Worlds - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
1,073,198 3:47 2016-05-20
The Last Cowboy Song - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
The Last Cowboy Song - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
916,896 3:01 2016-05-20
Anthem '84
Anthem '84
906,363 2:45 1990-02-27
Texas
Texas
879,148 2:42 1990-02-27
We're All in Your Corner
We're All in Your Corner
869,741 3:04 1990-02-27
We're All In Your Corner
We're All In Your Corner
869,741 3:06 1985-01-01
They Killed Him - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
They Killed Him - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
833,423 3:29 2016-05-20
Living Legend - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Living Legend - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
755,450 4:19 2016-05-20
Two Stories Wide - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Two Stories Wide - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
742,752 2:23 2016-05-20
Ragged Old Flag - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Ragged Old Flag - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
740,328 2:38 2016-05-20
Everyone Gets Crazy
Everyone Gets Crazy
722,425 2:54 1995-01-01
Desperados Waiting for a Train - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Desperados Waiting for a Train - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
722,303 4:45 2016-05-20
The Pilgrim: Chapter 33 - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
The Pilgrim: Chapter 33 - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
706,155 2:46 2016-05-20
Why Me - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Why Me - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
665,150 3:50 2016-05-20
Death And Hell
Death And Hell
664,815 2:49 1995-01-01
Big River - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Big River - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
612,265 3:22 2016-05-20
True Love Travels A Gravel Road
True Love Travels A Gravel Road
597,998 3:22 1995-01-01
Night Life - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
Night Life - Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990
531,811 4:46 2016-05-20
Waiting For A Long Time
Waiting For A Long Time
462,138 4:19 1995-01-01
Live Forever - Acoustic
Live Forever - Acoustic
339,620 2:12 1995-01-01
Mammas Don't Let Your Sons Grow Up To Be Cowboys - Live
Mammas Don't Let Your Sons Grow Up To Be Cowboys - Live
252,652 2:20 1993-01-01
If He Came Back Again
If He Came Back Again
205,901 3:34 1995-01-01
Nobody Knows I'm Elvis - Live
Nobody Knows I'm Elvis - Live
134,857 3:18 1993-01-01
Back In The Saddle Again - Acoustic
Back In The Saddle Again - Acoustic
118,092 0:51 1995-01-01
Closer To The Bone - Acoustic
Closer To The Bone - Acoustic
115,964 2:14 1995-01-01
Living Legends (A Dyin' Breed) - Acoustic
Living Legends (A Dyin' Breed) - Acoustic
111,690 1:57 1995-01-01
Pick Up The Tempo - Acoustic
Pick Up The Tempo - Acoustic
99,976 2:18 1995-01-01
(Ghost) Riders In The Sky
(Ghost) Riders In The Sky
43,252 3:24 1992-01-01
(Ghost) Riders In The Sky - Live
(Ghost) Riders In The Sky - Live
33,599 3:25 1993-01-01
Highwayman - Live
Highwayman - Live
30,626 3:04 1993-01-01
Theme From 'The Dukes Of Hazzard' (Good Ol' Boys)
Theme From 'The Dukes Of Hazzard' (Good Ol' Boys)
22,054 2:43 1992-01-01
Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) - live
Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) - live
22,054 2:43 2021-02-18
Help Me Make It Through The Night - Live
Help Me Make It Through The Night - Live
21,327 3:51 1993-01-01
Folsom Prison Blues - Live
Folsom Prison Blues - Live
20,255 2:53 1993-01-01
Folsom Prison Blues
Folsom Prison Blues
19,557 3:10 1992-01-01
Me And Bobby McGee
Me And Bobby McGee
18,668 4:04 1992-01-01
Good Hearted Woman - Live
Good Hearted Woman - Live
18,580 2:21 1993-01-01
On The Road Again - Live
On The Road Again - Live
18,345 2:03 1993-01-01
Me And Bobby McGee - Live
Me And Bobby McGee - Live
18,220 3:20 1993-01-01
There Ain't No Good Chain Gang - Live
There Ain't No Good Chain Gang - Live
18,122 3:20 1993-01-01
Ring Of Fire - Live
Ring Of Fire - Live
17,345 2:50 1993-01-01
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Live
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Live
16,822 3:01 1993-01-01
Good Hearted Woman
Good Hearted Woman
16,495 2:19 1992-01-01
Intro To Nobody Knows I'm Elvis - Live
Intro To Nobody Knows I'm Elvis - Live
15,634 1:05 1993-01-01
Intro / Mystery Train Instrumental - Live
Intro / Mystery Train Instrumental - Live
15,457 1:16 1993-01-01
On The Road Again
On The Road Again
15,222 3:32 1992-01-01
Get Rhythm - Live
Get Rhythm - Live
14,645 2:60 1993-01-01
Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down - Live
Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down - Live
14,172 4:40 1993-01-01
Always On My Mind - Live
Always On My Mind - Live
14,165 3:48 1993-01-01
Long Black Veil - Live
Long Black Veil - Live
14,015 3:18 1993-01-01
Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)
Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)
13,805 2:38 1992-01-01
Amanda - Live
Amanda - Live
13,784 2:36 1993-01-01
Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
13,257 2:42 1992-01-01
Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys - live
Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys - live
13,257 2:42 2021-02-18
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Help Me Make It Through The Night
13,145 3:17 1992-01-01
Graceland - Live
Graceland - Live
12,748 4:46 1993-01-01
Shipwrecked In The Eighties - Live
Shipwrecked In The Eighties - Live
12,621 3:49 1993-01-01
Desperados Waiting For A Train - Live
Desperados Waiting For A Train - Live
12,560 4:29 1993-01-01
Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground - Live
Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground - Live
12,385 3:57 1993-01-01
Still Is Still Moving To Me - Live
Still Is Still Moving To Me - Live
12,366 3:35 1993-01-01
(Yabba Dabba Doo) The King Is Gone (And So Are You) - Live
(Yabba Dabba Doo) The King Is Gone (And So Are You) - Live
12,212 3:44 1993-01-01
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
12,191 2:43 1992-01-01
Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
11,977 4:30 1992-01-01
Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground - live
Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground - live
11,977 4:30 2021-02-18
Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)
Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)
11,949 5:21 1992-01-01
Valentine - Live
Valentine - Live
11,941 3:32 1993-01-01
Highwayman
Highwayman
11,764 3:05 1992-01-01
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - Live
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - Live
11,397 2:42 1993-01-01
I've Always Been Crazy - Live
I've Always Been Crazy - Live
11,393 3:53 1993-01-01
Big River - Live
Big River - Live
11,333 4:03 1993-01-01
Big River
Big River
11,118 3:52 1992-01-01
Best Of All Possible Worlds - Live
Best Of All Possible Worlds - Live
10,911 3:57 1993-01-01
Orange Blossom Special - Live
Orange Blossom Special - Live
10,246 3:29 1993-01-01
When It All Comes Down - Live
When It All Comes Down - Live
10,243 3:11 1993-01-01
Dreaming My Dreams - Live
Dreaming My Dreams - Live
10,106 2:56 1993-01-01
Good Love - Live
Good Love - Live
9,878 3:39 1993-01-01
Always On My Mind
Always On My Mind
9,642 3:43 1992-01-01
Ragged Old Flag - Live
Ragged Old Flag - Live
9,475 2:58 1993-01-01
Get Rhythm
Get Rhythm
9,448 3:02 1992-01-01
Crazy - Live
Crazy - Live
8,838 3:41 1993-01-01
Crazy
Crazy
6,735 3:39 1992-01-01
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Help Me Make It Through The Night
1,251 2:47 2022-02-24
Opening
Opening
< 1000 0:39 2022-02-24
Highwaymen
Highwaymen
< 1000 2:56 2022-02-24
It Is What It Is
It Is What It Is
< 1000 3:36 2022-02-24
Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line
Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line
< 1000 1:57 2022-02-24
Folsom Prison Blues
Folsom Prison Blues
< 1000 3:11 2022-02-24
Me & Bobby McGee
Me & Bobby McGee
< 1000 3:19 2022-02-24
Blue Eyes Cryin' In The Rain
Blue Eyes Cryin' In The Rain
< 1000 2:29 2022-02-24
Live Forever
Live Forever
< 1000 2:46 2022-02-24
I've Always Been Crazy
I've Always Been Crazy
< 1000 3:47 2022-02-24
Ring Of Fire
Ring Of Fire
< 1000 3:02 2022-02-24
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Sunday Morning Coming Down
< 1000 4:41 2022-02-24
Band Introductions
Band Introductions
< 1000 1:31 2022-02-24
Still Is Still Moving To Me
Still Is Still Moving To Me
< 1000 3:26 2022-02-24
Everyone Gets Crazy
Everyone Gets Crazy
< 1000 2:51 2022-02-24
Will The Wolf Survive?
Will The Wolf Survive?
< 1000 3:24 2022-02-24
Get Rhythm
Get Rhythm
< 1000 2:50 2022-02-24
Shipwrecked In The Eighties
Shipwrecked In The Eighties
< 1000 4:11 2022-02-24
Undo The Wrong/Wild Ones
Undo The Wrong/Wild Ones
< 1000 6:08 2022-02-24
Ain't No Good Chain Gang
Ain't No Good Chain Gang
< 1000 3:49 2022-02-24
Bird On A Wire
Bird On A Wire
< 1000 3:44 2022-02-24
Here Comes That Rainbow Again
Here Comes That Rainbow Again
< 1000 2:51 2022-02-24
End Of Understanding
End Of Understanding
< 1000 2:42 2022-02-24
Ghost Riders In The Sky
Ghost Riders In The Sky
< 1000 3:26 2022-02-24
Orange Blossom Special
Orange Blossom Special
< 1000 3:21 2022-02-24
Between Heaven And Here
Between Heaven And Here
< 1000 3:38 2022-02-24
Night Life
Night Life
< 1000 4:38 2022-02-24
Good Hearted Woman
Good Hearted Woman
< 1000 3:06 2022-02-24
Chase The Feeling
Chase The Feeling
< 1000 3:04 2022-02-24
Desperados Waiting For A Train
Desperados Waiting For A Train
< 1000 4:17 2022-02-24
Always On My Mind
Always On My Mind
< 1000 3:46 2022-02-24
Big River/I Do Believe/Death & Hell
Big River/I Do Believe/Death & Hell
< 1000 10:46 2022-02-24
Why Me Lord
Why Me Lord
< 1000 2:49 2022-02-24

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