
Willie Nelson to Perform at ‘Austin City Limits’ 50th Anniversary Concert
Country legend will play Austin's Long Center on October 17, exactly a half-century after he featured on ACL's pilot episode in 1974

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Country legend will play Austin's Long Center on October 17, exactly a half-century after he featured on ACL's pilot episode in 1974

The collection of Willie Nelson covers was recorded at Nelson's Pedernales Studio in Texas

The nonagenarian's son, Micah, produced the album, which features renditions of songs by Waits, Neil Young, Beck, the Flaming Lips, Nina Simone, and others

It's a big day for Tami Neilson fans, with the premiere of a music video alongside the announcement of a new album and tour

The nonagenarian Red Headed Stranger missed a few dates of the Outlaw Music Festival, per doctor's orders, but he recovered well enough for an appearance in Camden, New Jersey.

Rage Against the Machine, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, Bernie Taupin, the Spinners, DJ Kool Herc, Link Wray, Al Kooper, and Don Cornelius will also enter the Cleveland institution

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Vinyl Me, Please’s limited edition anthology collects seven albums from country legend’s career, including Yesterday’s Wine, Stardust and Red Headed Stranger

"One of the ways in which this is demonstrated is the sheer variety of the album: out of eight cuts, there isn’t one that steps on another’s toes, that tries to do too much all at once," writes Lenny Kaye.

Willie Nelson and Family is currently being filmed with participation of country legend