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    Mar 18, 2022 · The Highwaymen Michael "Row The Boat Ashore" on The Ed Sullivan Show, June 17, 1962. Subscribe now to never miss an update: https://ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSubs...

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    Apr 30, 2016 · #1 for two weeks Sept. 4 and 11, 1961. Steve Trott, mandolin and guitarist for the group, explained that "Michael" was such a big hit because Dave Fisher "pu...

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    Jun 6, 2010 · 1960---Note: Mark's Retro Lounge has been rebranded as Golden Oldies.Like to explore different places around the world? Check out my new channel:https://www....

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  6. www.allmusic.com › album › michael-row-the-boatMichael, Row the Boat Ashore: The Best of the Highwaymen

    Michael, Row the Boat Ashore: The Best of the Highwaymen Review by Roundup Newsletter. Among the first successful folk groups, The Highwaymen emerged as leaders of the "hootenanny" movement of the '60s. Included is the immensely popular title song and 23 others.

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  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Michael,_Row_the_Boat_AshoreMichael, Row the Boat Ashore - Wikipedia

    A man works a cornfield on St. Helena Island, where "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" was first attested. "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore" (also called "Michael Rowed the Boat Ashore", "Michael, Row Your Boat Ashore", or "Michael, Row That Gospel Boat") is a traditional African-American spiritual first noted during the American Civil War at St. Helena Island, one of the Sea Islands of South Carolina.

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  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Highwaymen_(folk_band)The Highwaymen (folk band) - Wikipedia

    The Highwaymen was an American 1960s "collegiate folk" group. The quintet's version of "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore", a 19th Century African-American work song, released in 1959 under the title "Michael," was a Billboard #1 hit in September 1961. The group scored another Top 20 hit in 1962 with a version of Lead Belly 's "Cotton Fields".

  10. www.songfacts.com › facts › the-highwaymenMichael by The Highwaymen - Songfacts

    This is an adaptation of a 19th century folk song "Michael Row the Boat Ashore." Slaves, who lived on islands just off Georgia, sung the song as they traveled to the plantation on the mainland each day by boat. The Highwaymen were a college folk group, which originated at Wesleyan University. Their version of this song was arranged by lead ...