Robert "Bob" Sherwin Burnett

Robert "Bob" Sherwin Burnett

b. February 7, 1940, Providence
d. December 7, 2011, East Providence, of brain cancer

Highwaymen ad, c1963
Circa 1963 Highwaymen ad. (45cat.com).

Burnett was second tenor with the 1960s folk group The Highwaymen. Their biggest hit was "Michael," a version of "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore," which went to number one in 1961.

Last Edited
2022-07-07