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The Highwaymen is a Country act. Their sound grew out of Atlanta Rhythm Section, John Prine, Steve Earle and Billy Joe Shaver. Those roots explain a lot about how The Highwaymen arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Conway Twitty, George Strait, Charlie Daniels Band, Keith Whitley and The Statler Brothers, 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 20 connections around The Highwaymen, reaching back through Atlanta Rhythm Section 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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The Highwaymen connections
The Highwaymen grew out of Atlanta Rhythm Section, John Prine, Steve Earle and Billy Joe Shaver, shares an orbit with Conway Twitty, George Strait, Charlie Daniels Band and Keith Whitley, went on to shape The Highwomen. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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