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The Highwaymen

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The Highwaymen is a Country act. Their sound grew out of Billy Joe Shaver, John Prine, Atlanta Rhythm Section and Steve Earle. Those roots explain a lot about how The Highwaymen arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Johnny Paycheck, Conway Twitty, George Strait, Charlie Daniels Band and Keith Whitley, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Highwomen, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around The Highwaymen, reaching back through Billy Joe Shaver and forward to The Highwomen. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The HighwaymenBilly Joe ShaverJohn PrineAtlanta Rhythm SectionSteve EarleThe HighwomenJohnny PaycheckConway TwittyGeorge StraitCharlie Daniels BandKeith WhitleyThe Statler BrothersJessi ColterRandy Travis

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The Highwaymen connections

The Highwaymen grew out of Billy Joe Shaver, John Prine, Atlanta Rhythm Section and Steve Earle, shares an orbit with Johnny Paycheck, Conway Twitty, George Strait and Charlie Daniels Band, went on to shape The Highwomen. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Highwaymen

Roots4

Sounds and acts that shaped The Highwaymen.

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Bands The Highwaymen shaped

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