Season 1

Willie Nelson

The Texas-born singer and songwriter performs in the pilot episode of Austin City Limits shot on October 17, 1974 covering such tracks as Whiskey River, Stay all Night... and Bloody Mary Morning.

Asleep at the Wheel / Bob Wills' Original Texas Playboys

Rusty Wier

Townes Van Zandt / Clifton Chenier

Flaco Jiménez with Ry Cooder & Augie Meyers

Doug Sahm

Alvin Crow and the Pleasant Valley Boys

Steve Fromholz

B.W. Stevenson / Bobby Bridger

Greezy Wheels / Marcia Ball

Wheatfield

Balcones Fault

The Lost Gonzo Band / Jerry Jeff Walker

Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys