Austin City Limits” (ACL) marked 50 years since its first taping with Willie Nelson and Family set to perform during the “Austin City Limits 50th Birthday Bash” on Oct. 17 on the lawn at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. Opening for Nelson & Co. will be Austin-based country group Asleep at the Wheel.
The ensemble also did a take on “Me and Bobby McGee,” a song by Willie's old friend Kris Kristofferson made famous by fellow Texan, Janis Joplin. We all sang along to “Mama, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys,” “On the Road Again” and “Always On My Mind,” although that last one choked us up