# The Highwaymen [Home](https://hit-masters.com/en) › [The Highwaymen](https://hit-masters.com/en/artists/the-highwaymen-UCZZ6mEgkU7cx6hGI3eNOGsw) The Highwaymen in HitMasters: 282 songs as collectible cards. Most popular: “Michael (Row the Boat Ashore)”. 20 releases in the catalog. | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tracks | 282 | | YouTube Music subscribers | 2,740 | | YouTube Music | [https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCZZ6mEgkU7cx6hGI3eNOGsw](https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCZZ6mEgkU7cx6hGI3eNOGsw) | ## About 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 number-one 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. Text: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Hig), CC BY-SA license. ## Most popular songs - [Michael (Row the Boat Ashore) – The Highwaymen (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-highwaymen-michael-row-the-boat-ashore-iZE_jd1vNEM) - [Cotton Fields – The Highwaymen (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-highwaymen-cotton-fields-VIG_eipfDD0) - [Cottonfields – The Highwaymen (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-highwaymen-cottonfields-12aaaElO6xk) - [The Gypsy Rover – The Highwaymen (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-highwaymen-the-gypsy-rover-AykipXAbgkA) - [The Gypsy Rover – The Highwaymen (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-highwaymen-the-gypsy-rover-E3OQ2ivqdjc) - [Cindy Oh Cindy – The Highwaymen (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-highwaymen-cindy-oh-cindy-ltKJ-lCGz1k) - [Cindy, Oh Cindy – The Highwaymen (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-highwaymen-cindy-oh-cindy-Vxa-LtPqaPk) - [Whisky In The Jar – The Highwaymen (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-highwaymen-whisky-in-the-jar-4_r_dfqdPHY) - [Whiskey In The Jar – The Highwaymen (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-highwaymen-whiskey-in-the-jar-nhSfB_jb0ak) - [Irish Work Song – The Highwaymen (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-highwaymen-irish-work-song-zUJiYPhW4wI) - [Oh, Sinner Man – The Highwaymen (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-highwaymen-oh-sinner-man-KWKS5Tl29tA) - [The Sinking Of The Reuben James – The Highwaymen (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-highwaymen-the-sinking-of-the-reuben-james-QjkOu35Elw0) ## Releases - [Milestones of Legends: The Greatest American Folk-Groups, Vol. 8 (Live) (2020)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-highwaymen-milestones-of-legends-the-greatest-american-MPREb_1nkl3PKMsLq) - [Last Songs (2020)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-highwaymen-last-songs-MPREb_9O9aLS39GXs) - [Live: Texas Radio (2016)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-highwaymen-live-texas-radio-MPREb_m5gzDPYRvuc) - [25th Reunion Concert (2015)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-highwaymen-25th-reunion-concert-MPREb_pwiCizCBRIr) - [Folk Essentials (2011)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-highwaymen-folk-essentials-MPREb_9eBdhgEJc2w) - [The Cambridge Tapes (2009)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-highwaymen-the-cambridge-tapes-MPREb_zmeAtRx7jFX) - [The Highwaymen (2007)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-highwaymen-the-highwaymen-MPREb_Jx2ckxknxbS) - [When The Village Was Green (2007)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-highwaymen-when-the-village-was-green-MPREb_pnJ9JLCLilr) - [Standing Room Only\! (2005)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-highwaymen-standing-room-only-MPREb_C8INnahTMbx) - [The Spirit & The Flesh (2005)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-highwaymen-the-spirit-and-the-flesh-MPREb_QDXX15GaxWU) - [March On, Brothers (2005)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-highwaymen-march-on-brothers-MPREb_VdLPgIASdrB) - [Encore (2005)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-highwaymen-encore-MPREb_W70qzEx0Vb4) - [The Water of Life - A Celtic Collection (2005)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-highwaymen-the-water-of-life-a-celtic-collection-MPREb_h1gzJWyZWnD) - [Hootenanny With The Highwaymen (2005)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-highwaymen-hootenanny-with-the-highwaymen-MPREb_jKsrX5kSmYQ) - [Homecoming\! Recorded Live at Wesleyan University (2005)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-highwaymen-homecoming-recorded-live-at-wesleyan-MPREb_obq5cdVZyHC) - [Still Rowing\! (2005)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-highwaymen-still-rowing-MPREb_p9rQNowwY39) - [In Concert (2005)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-highwaymen-in-concert-MPREb_pp6qCtF5xyY) - [One More Time\! (2005)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-highwaymen-one-more-time-MPREb_ujtG8SAnzgy) - [Vintage World No. 182 - EP: Michael (1960)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-highwaymen-vintage-world-no-182-ep-michael-MPREb_603XAG9Ot8d) - [Sinnerman (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, June 17, 1962) (2023)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-highwaymen-sinnerman-live-on-the-ed-sullivan-show-june-MPREb_jO0KzhxwKe1) ## Similar artists - [Waylon Jennings](https://hit-masters.com/en/artists/waylon-jennings-UCOayq7etITYmC6TlZReZSrw) - [June Carter Cash](https://hit-masters.com/en/artists/june-carter-cash-UCczoCOkxznEoGCTp22tDssQ) - [Ed Bruce](https://hit-masters.com/en/artists/ed-bruce-UCLinUjxttIqKthnbCRSsmCw) - [Tom T. Hall](https://hit-masters.com/en/artists/tom-t-hall-UCQwYkUUDM-BggDazuXZE5uA) - [Jimmy Dean](https://hit-masters.com/en/artists/jimmy-dean-UCA4EU3_WYiYB3yC5buLpTiw) - [The Tennessee Three](https://hit-masters.com/en/artists/the-tennessee-three-UCMloVBZwwNouWSHNFn8Ufsg) - [Tommy Cash & Jeannie C. Riley](https://hit-masters.com/en/artists/tommy-cash-and-jeannie-c-riley-UCLBa8uOUMUk8S68i1NLdMOQ) --- Songs, cover art and plays: YouTube Music. HitMasters, the music trading card game.