Jimmy Webb, Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett and Ashley Campbell perform "Highwayman"
Clip: Season 54 Episode 4 | 3m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
Jimmy Webb, Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett and Ashley Campbell perform "Highwayman."
Jimmy Webb, Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett and Ashley Campbell perform "Highwayman" in this concert honoring the work of Jimmy Webb.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
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Jimmy Webb, Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett and Ashley Campbell perform "Highwayman"
Clip: Season 54 Episode 4 | 3m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
Jimmy Webb, Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett and Ashley Campbell perform "Highwayman" in this concert honoring the work of Jimmy Webb.
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