The Highwaymen [folk group] albums

The Highwaymen were 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 record status. The group originated at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, where its members were undergraduates.... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Michael - #2: Cotton Fields - #3: The Gypsy Rover - #4: The Bird Man - #5: I'm on My Way
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1.1961The Highwaymen450

MP3

1.07/1961

Michael

450
US ✫1 • US AC ✫1 • UK ✫1

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19th century folk song
[United Artists 258]
written by traditional
2.1961Standing Room Only!144

MP3

1.11/1961

The Gypsy Rover

49
US 42 • US AC 12 • UK 41

MP3


       
[United Artists 370]
written by Leo Maguire
2.11/1961

Cotton Fields

95
US 13 • US AC 3

MP3


       
traditional american ballad, copyrighted in 1850
[United Artists 370]
written by Lead Belly
3.1962Encore7

MP3

1.04/1962

I'm on My Way

7
US 90

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[United Artists 439]
written by Dave Fisher
4.196220

MP3

1.07/1962

The Bird Man

20
US 64 • US AC 19

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[United Artists 475]
written by Elmer Bernstein & Mack David


See also...

Bob Burnett • Chan Daniels • Dave Fisher • Steve Butts • Steve Trott


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