The AMA held its first convention in 2000 and, three years later, Cash, who has long been hailed as one of the original country heroes, accepted its first “Spirit Of Americana” Free Speech Award.

The song told the story of a cowboy being chased by the spirits in the skies, trying to get him to join them and rangle the Devil's herd.

Following their sophomore album "Highwayman 2" in 1990, The Highwaymen released their final album, "The Road Goes on Forever," in 1995. "He was a great songwriter," Nelson told AP of Kristofferson.

The Highwaymen were a group of 26 African American artists working to overcome racial barriers in Florida. They created and sold vibrant paintings during the Jim Crow and post-segregation eras.

The Who drummer, reinstated into the iconic rock band after being fired in April 2025, revealed he was let go a second time in a May 18 Instagram post.

The exhibit, Florida Highwaymen: The Next Generation — The Legacy Continues will be on display at the Woodson Museum until mid-December. The Woodson Museum is open Tuesday-Friday from 12 p.m. to ...

"We were playing a small club in Jersey City, N.J.," explains Schultz, "and there was a band out there at the time called Lumineers who were slotted for the same time, same day, the next week.