Willie Nelson recorded the original pilot episode of Austin City Limits on October 17, 1974. At the time, no one could have predicted that the fledgling music show from Austin, Texas, would still be around and delivering great performances decades later. The shows obvious lack of production, slickness, and attention to audio detail pleased the notoriously TV-shy Nelson. As a result, the success of the show moved ACL to turn into a series. And so the odyssey began.
First off, I know this has been requested by MANY and I am truly sorry it took this long to get uploaded. This is the full first episode of the series and it is rare as hen's teeth. This show is just not accessible to the everyday Willie fan and I'm here to change that. This is Willie Nelson and Family at the beginning of their prime and it just doesn't get any better than this. ACL did a great job of making you feel as if you were right there watching with everyone. You can feel the electricity of the crowd when Willie finishes his amazing solo during "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" at 38:17. A new sound that no one has heard before. Just brilliant. Hope you enjoyed as much as I did!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
2:10 Whiskey River
5:32 Stay All Night, Stay A Little Longer
9:20 Bloody Mary Mornin’
12:51 Up Against The Wall Redneck Mother
15:30 Okie From Muskogee
18:38 Funny How Time Slips Away
21:02 Crazy
22:43 Devil In A Sleeping Bag
24:13 Phases and Stages Theme
24:28 I Still Can't Believe You're Gone
28:32 It’s Not Supposed to be That Way
30:35 Good Hearted Woman
33:57 Pick Up The Tempo
36:27 Will The Circle Be Unbroken
40:07 When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder
42:31 Mountain Dew
44:57 A Song For You
48:24 The Party's Over
49:41 Nelson Family Jam
55:02 Rollin' In My Sweat Baby's Arms
57:40 Outro
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