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The Highwaymen

The Highwaymen was an American 1960s "collegiate folk" group. The quintet's version of "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore", a 19th Century African-American work song, released in 1959 under the title "Michael," was a Billboard #1 hit in September 1961. The group scored another Top 20 hit in 1962 with a version of Lead Belly's "Cotton Fields". "Michael" sold over one million copies, achieving gold recor…

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Artist details

Type
Group
Area
United States
Founded
1958
Dissolved
1964
Genres
Labels
United Artists
Last updated: January 19th, 2019·MusicBrainz

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