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The Havoc Behind 'The Highwayman' Music Video

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The Havoc Behind 'The Highwayman' Music Video American Masters

Premiered May 18, 2016
The Havoc Behind 'The Highwayman' Music Video

How The Highwayman music video caused a massive havoc at the Glen Canyon Bridge

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Find out why The Highwaymen were often called "The Mount Rushmore of Country Music."
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The Highwaymen: 'The Mount Rushmore of Country Music'

The story behind the pioneering outlaw country music supergroup.
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The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End - Promo

Concert footage of Willie Nelson Sings "Always On My Mind" at Nassau Coliseum in 1990.
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Willie Nelson Sings 'Always On My Mind' at Nassau Coliseum

How did Kris Kristofferson convince Johnny Cash to record his songs?
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How Kris Kristofferson Convinced Cash to Record His Songs

How The Highwayman music video caused a massive havoc at the Glen Canyon Bridge
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The Havoc Behind 'The Highwayman' Music Video

Director and producer Jim Brown talks about the making of The Highwaymen documentary.
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Filmmaker Jim Brown: The Highwaymen Had a Message

How Waylon Jennings started and defined the outlaw movement in country music.
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How Waylon Jennings Started the Outlaw Movement

How the Highwaymen Became Family in Montreux
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How the Highwaymen Became Family in Montreux

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