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“Well I had three of my favorite people out there— it was some of the best times of my life.” — Willie Nelson
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by: Jake Harris
They’ll always be around, and around, and around…
Though only half of its founding members are still alive, The Highwaymen are making a bit of a comeback.
The country supergroup made up of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson will be the subject of a new “American Masters” documentary on PBS in May, and a box set of rare live shows is set to be released a week before the documentary, Rolling Stone Country reports.
“The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End” airs on PBS May 27, and will feature new interviews from Kristofferson and Nelson as well as archived interviews from Cash and Jennings, who died in 2003 and 2002, respectively.
“Well I had three of my favorite people out there— it was some of the best times of my life,” Nelson says in the trailer, which can be viewed here. Other country artists are interviewed, too, such as Jessi Colter and Marty Stuart.
The documentary showcases a rare 1990 concert in New York where the band played for nearly three hours, with each member playing their own solo hits.
“The Highwaymen Live – American Outlaws” is a box set that will be released May 20. The four-disc CD/DVD package includes a DVD of the full New York show featured in “Friends Till the End” and CDs of two Farm Aid concerts from 1992 and 1993.
Nelson fans can expect to see some of his biggest hits in the box set, including “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain,” “Always On My Mind” and “On the Road Again.” The third disc closes with a new version of “One Too Many Mornings,” which Cash and Jennings previously recorded. Kristofferson and Nelson provide the vocals for the new version.
And if you can’t get enough of Willie, you can always drive by East Seventh Street and Neches Street
