The Highwaymen

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The Highwaymen were a country music supergroup formed in the 1980s, best known for uniting legends Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country music supergroup
musical group
activePeriod 1985–1995
alsoKnownAs The Highwaymen
surface form: Highwaymen
associatedAct Johnny Cash
Kris Kristofferson
The Highwaymen self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Highwaymen Live: American Outlaws

Waylon Jennings
Willie Nelson
awardReceived Academy of Country Music Award
collaborationOf Johnny Cash
Kris Kristofferson
Waylon Jennings
Willie Nelson
collaborationType supergroup
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalRole iconic outlaw country collaboration
formedInDecade 1980s
formedInYear 1985
genre country
outlaw country
hasNumberOfMembers 4
hasSubgenreElement country rock
progressive country
hasTheme American highways
outlaw life
working-class struggles
inceptionLocation Nashville
surface form: Nashville, Tennessee (approximate)
influencedGenre outlaw country
member Johnny Cash
Kris Kristofferson
Waylon Jennings
Willie Nelson
notableCompilationAppearance Wanted! The Outlaws (individually, related scene)
notableLiveRelease The Highwaymen self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Highwaymen Live: American Outlaws
notableSong Desperados Waiting for a Train
Highwayman (song)
surface form: Highwayman

Silver Stallion
The Road Goes on Forever
notableWork Highwayman
Highwayman (album)
Highwayman (song)
Highwayman 2
The Road Goes on Forever
primaryLanguageOfLyrics English
recordLabel Columbia Records
vocalStyle vocal harmony group

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Willie Nelson associatedAct The Highwaymen
Johnny Cash memberOf The Highwaymen
Kris Kristofferson memberOf The Highwaymen
Willie memberOf The Highwaymen
subject surface form: Willie Nelson
Waylon Jennings memberOf The Highwaymen
The Highwaymen associatedAct The Highwaymen self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Highwaymen Live: American Outlaws
The Highwaymen alsoKnownAs The Highwaymen
this entity surface form: Highwaymen
The Highwaymen notableLiveRelease The Highwaymen self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Highwaymen Live: American Outlaws
John Lee Hancock notableWork The Highwaymen
John Lee Hancock directed The Highwaymen
Outlaw Country (radio channel concept) typicalArtistsIncluded The Highwaymen
subject surface form: Outlaw Country
Highwayman (song) notableRecordingBy The Highwaymen
Highwayman (song) signatureSongOf The Highwaymen
The Road Goes on Forever performer The Highwaymen
The Road Goes on Forever recordedBy The Highwaymen
The Road Goes on Forever popularizedBy The Highwaymen
Silver Stallion performer The Highwaymen
Silver Stallion popularizedBy The Highwaymen
The Highwomen influencedBy The Highwaymen
The Highwomen basedOn The Highwaymen
this entity surface form: The Highwaymen (supergroup)
The Highwomen namedAfter The Highwaymen
Highwayman (album) artist The Highwaymen
Highwayman (album) partOf The Highwaymen
this entity surface form: The Highwaymen discography