| Genre Links | Folk |
| Music Style | Folk Revival, Folk-Pop, Country |
| Music Mood | Precious, Smooth, Pastoral, Light, Innocent, Organic, Poignant, Gentle, Sentimental, Soothing, Refined/Mannered, Sweet, Wistful, Delicate, Warm, Carefree, Earnest |
The Highwaymen were a circa 1960 "collegiate folk" group, which originated at Wesleyan University and had a Billboard number-one hit in 1961 with "Michael" and another Top 20 hit in 1962 with "Cottonfields". "Michael" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold record.
Selected The Highwaymen film and TV show credits: