The Highwaymen (folk band)
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title:
The Highwaymen (folk band)
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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 record status. The group originated at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, where its members
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American folk band
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Highwaymen_(folk_band)
date created:
2006-05-08T07:34:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T03:11:47Z
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