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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Willie Nelson was the first person to ever perform on Austin City Limits, laying the ground for the show that would become the longest-running music program in television history. That ...