Charley Crockett on Austin City Limits just makes sense.
Ever since Willie Nelson helped launch the program all the way back in 1974, ACL has been an integral piece of country music and its history. In case you didn’t know, Nelson’s presence on the pilot episode of Austin City Limits helped make Austin, Texas as much of a country music destination as Nashville, Tennessee.
It’s tough to say whether ACL – now the longest running music series in television history – should be credited with Willie’s success or vice versa, but Nelson and his outlaw-ness and ACL will always be intertwined…