On this day in 1975, a 42-year-old outlaw country singer named Willie Nelson scored his first No. 1 country hit.

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 sense ...

Nelson's pre-recorded ACL Live episode marks the 50th anniversary of his 1974 pilot, which began the longstanding success of the live music television series. The hour-long episode, featuring Nelson ...

"Austin City Limits" has announced that their 50th anniversary "birthday bash" featuring performances by Willie Nelson & Family and Asleep at the Wheel will be available through livestream on Oct. 17 ...

Geoffrey Himes hopes his new book, out next week, will be the definitive account of the celebrated musician, who recently performed with Bob Dylan and Sheryl Crow at the Merriweather Post Pavilion.

Friends, bandmates, and fellow songwriters are just a few of the names you can tag onto Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson’s tight-knit relationship. The two rose to fame together, their families ...

The public television show aimed to tell the story of Austin music, and it made sense to kick things off with the man who was shaking up the city's scene. Tonight, the Red-Headed Stranger returns to ...