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March 9, 1989 (14:00-17:00 & 18:00-21:00)

Session overview

Location
Emerald Sound Studio, Nashville, TN
Takes / recordings
3
Year
1989
Producer
Chips Moman
Personnel
  • Johnny Cash — vocals, guitar
  • Waylon Jennings — vocals, guitar
  • Kris Kristofferson — vocals, guitar
  • Willie Nelson — vocals, guitar
  • John Christopher — guitar
  • Reggie Young — guitar
  • Mike Leech — bass
  • Gene Chrisman — drums
  • Mickey Raphael — harmonica
  • Bobby Wood — piano
  • Bobby Emmons — keyboards
  • William Lane — keyboards
  • Robbie Turner — steel guitar
Recording-level personnel is shown inside each take detail when documented or inherited from the session.

Session notes

It is possible Robbie Turner was not at this session but overdubbed steel guitar at a later date. Two additional sessions were held, September 8, 1989 at Moman Studio, Nashville and October 1989 at Three Alarm Studio, Memphis to finalise the Highwayman 2 project.

Takes / Recordings

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Ref Matrix / Take Title Dur. Composer Issues Details
a NCO 140120 Modern Gladiator - - Unissued
Ref a Matrix / take NCO 140120

Title Modern Gladiator

Duration - Composer -
Issues Unissued
b NCO 140121 Two Stories Wide 2:34 Willie Nelson 2 issues
Ref b Matrix / take NCO 140121

Title Two Stories Wide

Duration 2:34 Composer Willie Nelson
Issues 2 issues
c NCO 140122 Living Legend 3:59 Kris Kristofferson 2 issues
Ref c Matrix / take NCO 140122

Title Living Legend

Duration 3:59 Composer Kris Kristofferson
Issues 2 issues