The Wayfarers Trio

For the Australian folk group, seeThe Wayfarers.

The Wayfarers Triowere anAmericanfolk musictrio founded in 1959 and consisting of Oklahoma City University college students, Billy Cheatwood,Mason Williams,and Baxter Taylor.The Wayfarers Trio first played publicly at The Gourd coffeehouse in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1959. The Trio had a recording contract withMercury Recordsand issued a couple singles and one albumSongs of the Blue & Grey,released in April 1961 on Mercury MG 20634 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of theCivil War.They disbanded after college.

The Wayfarers Trio
Origin	United States
Genres	Folk music
Years active	1959–1961
Labels	Mercury
Past members	Mason Williams Bill Cheatwood Baxter Taylor

Joseph Lawrence Hampson later ofThe Travellersalso played with the group.