S3 E4: Jimmy Webb on "Highwayman"
This week, one of America\u2019s greatest living composers, Jimmy Webb, the writer of such classics as \u201cBy the Time I Get to Phoenix,\u201d \u201cGalveston,\u201d \u201cMacarthur Park,\u201d and \u201cWichita Lineman,\u201d talks about another of his iconic songs, \u201cHighwayman.\u201d Willie, of course, recorded it with Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson in 1985, and it went on to win that year\u2019s Grammy for best country song, as well as give country\u2019s first supergroup their name. From there, Jimmy touches on reincarnation, the way Glen Campbell got the song to Willie, et al.\u2014with a weird assist from the Knack and \u201cMy Sharona\u201d\u2014and a great idea for Willie\u2019s next album.