Last week, PBS debuted the new film American Masters – The Highwaymen: Friends Till The End, as part of the 30th season of their American Masters documentary series. The new film chronicles The Highway Men, one of the most fascinating and significant all-star musical collaborations in the history of American music. Frequently referred to as “the Mount Rushmore of country music,” the group (made up of legendary solo artists Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson) had a pioneering influence on the outlaw country movement during their ten-year run from 1985-1995. Says Kristofferson in the film, “People who used to not listen to country music because it wasn’t cool started listening again because it looked dangerous.”
You can watch full video of American Masters – The Highwayman: Friends Till The End below:
Now in its 30th year, PBS’s acclaimed American Masters documentary series has profiled hundreds of culturally influential American artists of all kinds, from silent film star Charlie Chaplin, to pop-art icon Andy Warhol, to composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein. The Highwaymen: Friends Till The End, makes for a worthy and highly entertaining addition to American Masters’ ongoing homage to American culture’s greatest artistic minds.
[H/T – PBS]