11. Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
12. Bloody Mary Morning
DISC: 2
1. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
2. On The Road Again
3. Always On My Mind
4. Still Is Still Moving To Me w/ Shelby Lynne
5. Milk Cow Blues w/ Shelby Lynne
6. Angels Flying Too Close To The Ground
7. The Workin’ Man’s Blues
8. Praise The Lord, I Saw The Light
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There would be no Austin City Limits were it not for Willie Nelson. He started it all in 1974,
performing on the original pilot episode, and has been a large part of ACL history ever since.
He’s appeared on more programs than any single artist, but this particular show (recorded on
September 6, 1990) captures him and the family band at their best. It’s all here, all the Willie
classics, his signature songs and fan favorites. His trusty guitar, “Trigger,” and that voice, that
unique phrasing, that makes Willie Nelson one of the world’s most original singers, whether he’s
wailing the blues, honky tonkin,’ crooning pop standards or rockin’ the house. Everybody knows
the story: the boy from Abbott, Texas who grew up playing music with his sister Bobbie, who
moved to Nashville to stake his claim, but after years of writing classic songs for other artists
(“Crazy,” ”Night Life,” “Funny How Time Slips Away”), got tired of playing the game and moved
back to Texas. He chose Austin as his new home, and nothing has been the same ever since.
This performance shows Willie at the top of his game. Back then he truly was and still is the
“King of Country.”
- Terry Lickona (producer Austin City Limits®)