When the Highwaymen recorded “Desperados Waiting for a Train,” written by visionary songwriter Guy Clark, who died in 2016, the supergroup of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris ...
Some songs immediately find widespread popularity, while some, regardless of their merits, go all but unsung. And then there are a few songs that fail to initially ignite until the right circumstances ...
A highwayman was a thief who preyed on travelers, particularly one who travelled by horse; those who robbed on foot were called footpads. Mounted robbers were widely considered to be socially superior ...
“About six years ago, I had an epiphany of sorts.” Tony Suraci, aka the Highwayman, explains how he came to front such a complicated show. “For a long time I performed Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris ...
Dustin Whitlock is a writer and illustrator in Mississippi. He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi, majoring in creative writing. He began in journalism with The Scott County Times ...
Glen Campbell had a remarkable run of hits at the peak of his career in the '70s and '80s, but there was one song that he missed out on that went on to become an all-time classic for four of country ...