FULL CONCERT (ACL Pilot October 17th, 1974) Willie Nelson and Family
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- 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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The Austin City Limits pilot episode was taped on October 17, 1974 at KLRN in San Antonio and Austin, Texas, and aired on 34 PBS stations on March 22, 1975. The show was the brainchild of Bruce Scafe, Paul Bosner, and Bill Arhos. Willie Nelson was invited to perform for the pilot episode and it was such a success that Austin City Limits went national in its first season on January 3, 1976. Austin City Limits is more than just a music show. It’s a showcase of the best musicians from Texas and beyond, performing every genre imaginable. From country to blues, rock to jazz, there’s something for everyone. The musicians aren’t actors, they’re artists who are passionate about their music. The intimate setting of the live studio audience allows the audience to feel like they’re right there on stage with them.
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The real deal. His own music, in his own way. Man that is what America needs to get back to.
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@@JohnnyCBCSthere's plenty of that around. You just have to get away from the radio BS
@@TheMoose5 don’t worry, I listen to my own music on my own terms just like most everyone else these days. The Internet is so much better than any radio.
@@JohnnyCBCSmy bad, I meant to respond to the other guy
@@TheMoose5 it’s totally ok, man 👍. I like your attitude and how you’re pointing people to the right music
Crazy to think that Paul, Bobbie, Bee, and Jody are no longer with us. Of the folks on that stage, only Willie and Mickey are still alive - and still touring together.
Whoa! This is awesome stuff. Everyone looks like themselves, uh, as practically children (though i might now have recognized Bee :) )! Everything that makes ACL great is right here from the very birth. Great performers, great songs, laid-back intimate atmosphere, and killer sound. This is my best discovery of 2024 by far here on CZcams. Mega thanks to the poster. BTW...look how small that hole is at this stage in Willy's Martin. It's already done some miles but has an unbelievable amount of time left to serve.
We all need to say a prayer for that guitar. If something should happen to it… if for some reason Willie should live more years than Trigger… it would be a true tragedy.
October 17, 2024 will be 50 yrs!!!!
Thanks for the reminder, I was born just two weeks prior to this.😢
This concert is why Willie is in the rock and roll hall of fame
The best Willie Nelson concert ever❤
Yup...1974 was a year of pure magic for the Outlaws.
Bravo the mouth harp!
THE BEST COUNTRY SINGER OF ALL TIME, THANKS WILLIE
There's Willie in his element at the prime of life...
He's still in the prime of life😄
That Drum solo at about 50 minutes was NUTS
Willie is Eddie Van Halen! Shredding on Trigger!
How does this not have over a million views???
one day it will if PBS doesn't take my channel down for the 4th time ;(
Seeing him in May in Duluth, MN while he is the ripe age of 91
Me too😮
A gift to Austin and to the world!
Early 70s.
Willie and Grateful Dead. Some of the best music we may never get again.
oh lordy .. thankfully there are tapes .. best dead years 70-74 ...
hey , he opened for the dead at Giants stadium. I was there.
Thank god for or archives 💘😻💜💛💛💚🧡💘😻💜💛debbie
Trigger was red hot that night and that drum solo was sick!
Thank you for everyone that made this possible to watch on YT...a historic milestone!
Remember watching this on our PBS channel. Made me a Willie fan forever.
RIP Bobbie Nelson. 😢
That guitar lead at 27 minutes is absolutely vintage Willie. Damn can he coax some melody out of that old ax.
I’m still in awe that what you called an “old axe” in 1974 still put out some good licks in the 2023 90th birthday concert. 😂
Modern Country music lost that drummers wearing capes swagger. Willie really was an Outlaw. ❤
Ain’t nothing like it.
Moltes gràcies Willie, des de Catalunya.
What an amazing country we lived in and life we lived back then. We had dreams and hope for the future.
Amen
One of the best musical venues of all time,IMHO.🎺🎷🪕🎸🎻🎹❤❤❤❤
That guitar is starting to develop a hole. I hope he got a new one since then.
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Trigger looks brand new!
My thoughts exactly. 😅
50 years later Trigger is just as weathered as Willie is but they're both still going strong.
Pure gold.
Willie was 41 here.
a young man
This is gold.
The Austin city limit shows are always amazing. Must be something special there. Waylon Jennings shows amazing jerry lee lewis show amazing Merle Hagard show amazing....
Super backing band
The Nelson Family!
Damm that was a phenomenal show!
Thank you for uploading this vintage historic treasure of Willie and the band! A real treat : )
Unreal.
Perhaps the ultimate country/hip reckoning show.
Im only 32, but ive been to around 10 Willie Nelson's picnics and they were always tons of fun. Love this footage too. Bobby sounds great, RIP
Dynamics like no other band ever!! Mickey's on fire, too!
He's always been the best.
Just like one big HAPPY family with all the spirit of love and harmony.So beautiful!!!!!!!!!
this is one of the greatest clips I've ever seen on youtube
Doesn’t get better than this!
God bless Willie and the Band.
Greatest concert of all time.
Wonderful energy on display by Willie, the band, and the crowd. Everything is authentic. Great to hear Willie sing on time with the music. This is the best I've ever heard Willie and the Family.
If you went to a Willie concert back in those days you damn sure got your money's worth! Saw him several times in the late 70s and 80s!
My heart belongs to Willie and his greatest band. 💘
Phenomenal band
Look how young Trigger was .
Looks less busted here. And so does Willie, lol.
Willie, you take this Great song to a WH
Hole new dimension with your magical vooic❤❤❤❤❤❤❤my arms are Jody waiting.
Ciao Nelson, anche da noi in Svizzera sei apprezzato per la tua musica. Chissà che un giorno io non vengo a trovarti in Texas.
Miss them
The one and only Willie!!! What a treat to watch and enjoy this CZcams special show! Thanks to all involved who brought this gem to us!!
Holy shit this is amazing. The best footage ive ever seen. My friends and I were at this show higher than a kite. We missed the memo on it being a "formal" show.
That’s the only to do it! I bet that was a core memory for yall.
Amazing if u don't love willie something wrrg❤❤❤❤debbie
Saw Willie and Dylan tour in 2008 or so as they toured California. Great day and show!
Willie starting it all ACL legend
Wow!
This is treasure.
Thanks for sharing!
I love this era of the Family so much.
I had no idea Jody or Bee could sing.
Willie's band of this era is/was so underrated.
So much talent.
Truly a relic. It’s so vintage and the Family was full of energy. Probably my favorite concert ever! Glad you enjoyed
Jody could definitely sing- got his "My First Album" from 1980- especially like "Living With My Dreams That Let Me Down".
I love these good old jams
I was just less than 1 month old when this aired😮
I was 10 but didn't get into him until I experienced consistent radio exposure.
Loved the sound checks❤
I am loving it!
Man, Trigger was so young back then..........
5 years old 😆 A baby!
@@VintageWillieTrigger looks less busted here. And so does Willie, lol.
Wow! This show was the year before I moved to austin from houston to attend UT for 5 years. Austin was such an epic place then and there were so many fantastic musicians there. Willy was at the top. To be able to see him and other great bands in laid back venues indoors and out made those years of my life some of the best ever. Thanks for posting this amazing video - thanks for the memories!! Keep on rockin Willie!!
This was actually recorded at UT. Pretty cool!
oh yeah .. in the beginning there was the 'shotgun willie' and the light shone across the prairie .. hard to believe it was 50 years ago .. and here we have the genesis that led the way ...
Great backstory thank you for sharing
Thank you. Austin has changed so much…. it’s really nice to step back into those days….
It really has! This Austin has my heart
gotta love willie no choice
FANTASTIC!!!
Thank You!
Thank you for liberating this show!! I had it as an MP4 years ago
Very good. How are you baby? I’m crazy for thinking that my love could hold you.
YEAH YOU FOLKS ARETHE BEST
You can hold me forever.
YEAH WILLIE YOU HAVE A NICE FAMILY I LIKE YOUR LONG HAIR I HAD THE SAME COLOUR TILL I HAVE NOT TURNED GRAY NOW I HAVE SILVER HAIR LIKE LEON RUSSELL YEAH WILLIE I HOPE THAT YOUR HEALTH IS BETTER YOU ARE A LEGEND AND I LIKE TO LISTEN TO YOU
Oldie but Goidie❤❤❤
Damn that was awesome!
Thank you for the back story as well!
Very interesting. Austin was responsible for Willie's breakthrough and ultimately his success starting with the ultimate Red Headed Stranger album.
Willie’s tribute to Leon Russell (played solo no less!) literally moved me to tears 😂
Check out the video of Willie and Ray Charles doing this song at a Leon Russell tribute
czcams.com/video/2UW4ELmVD9M/video.html
Thanks so much for this historical upload. Amazing!
Of course. I am here to bring justice for what is right:))))) this should NEVER be hidden from public eye!
The Zen Master at work
Love ya Willie!
Just great. Thank you
Of course! More to come!
Rock hard
Thanks for the timestamps, no one!
In the video description!!
This is so damned good. Willie is the face of Americana and one of the GOAT's. This video is truly an historic landmark in music history of all genre's. Thanks for posting and you gained a new subscriber here.
Willie is the face of Country!
The hell with this americana thing
Remiinds me of grateful dead show so cool❤❤❤❤debbie
Wonderful!! A true treasure!!
You got about the best account on the internet
Amen to that!
This is wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
Willie❤❤❤❤So hot! I've always loved you Willie!
This is awesome!!! First got to see em in the 90s just secured my ticket to see em with Fogerty and am super super stoked 🤘
This is.... astonishing.
I don't think i'd ever heard Willie & Co. do "Up Against the Wall." Man, great upload.
@@williamjoshualucas6503 this show was one of a kind my good friend!
This is so great! Thanks for posting!❤
What a treasure. Thanks so much for posting this.
Miss Willie
What a find.
the red eyed stranger
Seeing Willie at Jones Beach 😂
Father Guido Sarducci on drums!
The Devil in the Sleeping Bag himself. Paul English
damn this channel rocks, thanks for all these uploads. willie forever 🤙
Ah! Willie said "alright, alright, alright" before Matthew McConaughey 😊
I swear we related from side looks just like my dad❤❤❤debbie
Astonishing😯
SO MANY THANKS FOR THIS!
You’re so welcome!! More shows like this coming. Willie had a guy tape most of his shows in 74-75. In contact with him
@@VintageWillie If it's ok, I downloaded it and shared it elsewhere. I gave you full credit, of course.
@@joelmaqueira4851 don’t even want the credit! This is for the PEOPLE and you can do whatever your heart pleases with it! For all I care you could say you recorded it in 1974 ;)!
@@VintageWillie THANKS!