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American Masters – The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End

Premieres nationwide Friday, May 27 at 9:00 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings)

Film Interviewees (in alphabetical order)

Ray Benson – Singer, songwriter, producer and founder of , the group that encouraged by to join the Austin music scene and frequently opened Nelson’s shows (New)

John Carter Cash – Producer and son of , he witnessed The Highwaymen tours (New)

Johnny Cash – Member of The Highwaymen, who as a singer and a songwriter sold more than 90 million records and was known worldwide as “The Man in ;” also known for his integrity (Archival)

Jessi Colter – ’ wife and a singer/songwriter who was featured on the first country Platinum Wanted! The Outlaws , along with Waylon, Willie Nelson and ; she toured with The Highwaymen. (New)

Waylon Jennings – Member of The Highwaymen, singer and songwriter, who is credited with starting the Outlaw music genre; he was Johnny Cash’s best friend and frequently collaborated with Willie Nelson. (Archival)

Toby Keith – Country singer/songwriter who has sold 40 million records; influenced by Waylon Jennings and The Highwaymen; he performed with Willie Nelson (New)

Kris Kristofferson – Member of The Highwaymen, singer, songwriter and activist, who went from being a Rhodes Scholar to a leading songwriter and actor who was catapulted to fame by Johnny Cash’s version of his song “Sunday Morning Coming Down” (New and archival)

Lisa Kristofferson – ’s wife, road partner and lawyer, she toured with The Highwaymen (New)

John Mellencamp – Hall of Fame singer and songwriter responsible for selling 40 million records, he helped found with Willie Nelson and is known for his independence and integrity (New)

Annie Nelson – Willie Nelson’s wife, she met him during The Highwaymen’s remake of the movie Stagecoach , on which she served as the make-up artist; she toured with The Highwaymen (New)

Willie Nelson – Member of The Highwaymen, who as a singer and a songwriter sold more than 40 million records and challenged the powers that be in to gain creative control of his career and become a leading force of Outlaw music (New and archival)

Mickey Raphael – Willie Nelson’s and The Highwaymen’s harmonica player, he has played with Willie Nelson since he was a teenager (New)

Lou Robin – Johnny Cash’s manager and the Road Manager of The Highwaymen, he discusses the challenges of The Highwaymen tours and how Johnny Cash played through his physical pain (Archival)

Mark Rothbaum – The Highwaymen’s manager and Willie Nelson’s manager for 40 years, he helped envision the group and orchestrated their tours and recordings (New)

Marty Stuart – Traditional and country singer, songwriter and instrumentalist who was close to Johnny Cash and recorded with The Highwaymen; he was with the group when they first performed in Montreux, Switzerland (New)

Robby Turner – Pedal steel guitarist in The Highwaymen’s band (New)

Don Was – Legendary producer who discusses the real life personas of each of the members of The Highwaymen when he was producing their final album (Archival)

Reggie Young – Guitarist in The Highwaymen’s band who was part of the legendary group of side musicians The Memphis Boys, who were responsible for recording over 120 hits (New)