Austin City Limits (1975– )

Established singer-songwriters and acclaimed newcomers perform country, blues, rock, folk, bluegrass, and related styles of music from Studio 6A of public television station KLRU (formerly KLRN) at the University of Texas at Austin.

Creator:

Bill Arhos

Stars:

Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Alison Krauss

Cast

Series cast summary:
Willie Nelson	...	Himself (8 episodes, 1975-2009)
Lyle Lovett	...	Himself (8 episodes, 1997-2011)
Alison Krauss	...	Herself (5 episodes, 1996-2005)
Joe Ely	...	Himself (4 episodes, 1996-2008)
John Prine	...	Himself (4 episodes, 1996-2005)
Robert Earl Keen	...	Himself (4 episodes, 1997-2010)
Nanci Griffith	...	Herself (4 episodes, 1998-2001)
Wilco	...	Themselves (4 episodes, 2000-2012)
Patty Griffin	...	Herself (4 episodes, 2000-2011)

Storyline

Established singer-songwriters and acclaimed newcomers perform country, blues, rock, folk, bluegrass, and related styles of music from Studio 6A of public television station KLRU (formerly KLRN) at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Plot Keywords:

three word title | place name in title | performance | concert film | city name in title

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Details

Official Sites:

PBS

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

KLRU Austin

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Series was awarded a (US) National Medal of Arts, 2003.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Human Duplicators (1992)

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Soundtracks

"London Homesick Blues"
Opening theme
Performed by Gary P. Nunn

User Reviews

If you love real music, you must see Austin City Limits

For decades, Austin City Limits was a charming, well-kept PBS secret mostly among fiercely loyal Texans who loved seeing no-commercials, no-frills performances from musicians who usually looked thrilled to be a part of the ACL performers club started by Willie Nelson about 30 years ago. The inspiration for the popular live-music festival in Austin every fall, ACL received probably its greatest attention a few years ago for hosting Coldplay (check out its Guest Appearances page and you too will wonder what in the heck a megapopular British band was doing in the small, casual Austin City Limits performance studio), but it hasn't meant a permanent turn away from the usual blues, country, folk, and rock acts for whom this hour-long show is a really big deal. Tune in when you get a chance -- as Coldplay's Chris Martin said while talking to a kid sitting in the front row of the audience, "This is a pretty cool place to be when you're 11, isn't it?" Actually, whether you're in the studio or watching the broadcast, it's a pretty good place to be at any age.