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Austin City Limits
50 Years of Austin City Limits
October 17, 2024 marks 50 years to the day that Willie Nelson first stepped on the ACL stage to record the pilot episode. Take a whirlwind tour through fifty years of incredible music from innovative artists and legends from every genre.
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Celebrated singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett makes his first appearance in a decade with songs

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Allison Russell and The Weather Station offer an hour of intelligent, impassioned music.

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Texans Parker McCollum and Robert Earl Keen showcase tunes from the Lone Star State.

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Austin City Limits inducts and celebrates the first inaugural class of its Hall of Fame.

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Austin City Limits Pilot Episode: Willie Nelson Recorded October 17, 1974