Austin City Limits
Since its premiere on PBS in 1976, Austin City Limits has showcased more than 500 artists with exceptional musical and songwriting talent. The television program has become a beloved fixture of PBS. Every week, millions of viewers around the country tune in to watch their favorite artists perform against the signature lights of the Austin city skyline. Austin City Limits was the inspiration of Bill Arhos, an instructor in the Radio/TV/Film department at The University of Texas at Austin. Studio 6A in UT's Communications Building has become the permanent home for the series, which has hosted such music legends as Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Joan Baez, Ruth Brown, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. |