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 ...

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 ...

On October 17, 1974, Willie Nelson walked into a TV studio on the University of Texas at Austin campus, strapped on his guitar, and created a new city. The musician, 41 and without a gray hair on ...

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.

Exactly 50 years after Willie Nelson appeared on the debut episode of Austin City Limits, the country legend will once again return to the long-running series for a special concert celebrating its ...

A weekend-long tribute in this North Texas city marks 50 years since the Texas troubadour recorded his now-iconic “Red Headed ...

The iconic Willie Nelson mural that sits at 406 E. 7th St. is being demolished to proceed with the construction of a new high-rise building in its place. The mural was created by Austin artist ...

Willie Nelson and Luck Presents continue creating and pulling off innovative ways to keep the music flowing. A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin’s ...

Bob Dylan will be joining Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic, which will be taking place at Austin's Germania Insurance ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A nearly decade-old Willie Nelson mural is being torn down in Austin as part of a demolition project. Back in February 2024, the Austin Fire Department responded to a fire at 407 E.