The Highwaymen – Complete Releases 1960-62 (CD)

Before Peter, Paul and Mary, before the folk revival hit its commercial peak, the Highwaymen were already scoring a number one hit with "Michael" in 1961, introducing millions of American listeners to the sound and spirit of the folk boom. This Connecticut-based college group bridged the gap between the Kingston Trio's clean-cut popularization of folk and the more politically charged music that would follow, making their early recordings a genuine artifact of the movement's pivotal turning point.