On Oct. 17, 1974, Willie Nelson took the stage at Austin PBS's Studio 6A to tape the inaugural episode of "Austin City Limits." The country music legend, dubbed "the patron saint of Austin" by today's ...

On October 17, 1974, renegade country music artist Willie Nelson taped the first episode of "Austin City Limits." The public television show aimed to tell the story of Austin music, and it made sense ...

Nelson will be playing the free outdoor concert with his family at Austin’s Long Center for Performing Arts overlooking the scenic shores of Lady Bird Lake, according to a news release from ACL. To ...

The Free Willie Nelson is an RV that’s been tooling around the city for a long time–back in 2002, its home was in the West Village, then it was living in the East Village–and it appears that it’s been ...

Back in 1974, Austin PBS wanted to produce a television program that focused on music called Austin City Limits. Although just a concept at the time, a pilot taped on October 17th of that year.

The public television show aimed to tell the story of Austin music, and it made sense to kick things off with the man who was shaking up the city's scene. Tonight, the Red-Headed Stranger returns to ...