Does anyone remember the 1986 remake of Stagecoach? It’s a hoot. World tours, three albums, Grammys, and even a group acting stint in Hollywood followed. Faced with lagging solo careers, they welcomed the chance to collaborate as singer/songwriters. “We stood up for what we believed in,” says Kristofferson.īut by the mid-1980s, the Nashville welcome mat was blowing in the wind. Prior to 1985, Cash, Nelson, Jennings and Kristofferson had pretty much fine-tuned their voices as maverick country singer/songwriters and social and political activists. Photo: Sandy Speiser, courtesy Sony Music Archives.Ī cursory timeline tracks the formation and decade-long collaboration of their country music “supergroup” (1985-1995). Kris Kristofferson recalls his first meeting and subsequent friendship with Johnny Cash in THE HIGHWAYMEN: FRIENDS TILL THE END. In my estimation, his feature-length documentaries– Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (see my review at ) and The Weavers: Wasn’t that a Time!– are two of the most powerful, inspiring and informative films about American musicians and their milieu ever made. While I never tire of listening to Willie Nelson or Johnny Cash, I’m also a major fan of Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jim Brown. (Check local listings for air times in your region and for up-to-date streaming and DVD availability.) If you’re a fan of Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings or Kris Kristofferson, you might want to kick back and spend an hour watching Jim Brown’s American Masters’ season finale, The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End, premiering on PBS tonight, Friday, May 27, 2016, 9:00 – 10:00 p.m. “They had a ball together,” recalls producer/director Jim Brown about the legendary subjects of his latest film. Photo: Jim McGuire, courtesy Sony Music Entertainment. AMERICAN MASTERS looks back at the pioneering outlaw country music group, The Highwaymen, featuring (from left): Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson.
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