Nelson had the idea to found Farm Aid in response to the 1980s Farm Crisis, after seeing the success of the Live Aid charity ...

Countless pundits have had their say on what makes Willie Nelson tick. But the only person who really knows is the Red Headed ...

On Oct. 17, 1974, Willie Nelson took the stage at Austin PBS's Studio 6A to tape the inaugural episode of "Austin City Limits." The country music legend, dubbed "the patron saint of Austin" by today's ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Farm Aid — the annual fundraising concerts launched by Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp during the farm crisis of the 1980s — celebrates its 40th anniversary on ...

Musicians have often offered their talents to meet the needs of the moment— and then moved on. The focus and longevity of ...

Willie Nelson used to be one of the Highwaymen, saddling up with buddies Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Willie Nelson was the first person to ever perform on Austin City Limits, laying the ground for the show that would become the longest-running music program in television history. That ...

The Free Willie Nelson is an RV that’s been tooling around the city for a long time–back in 2002, its home was in the West Village, then it was living in the East Village–and it appears that it’s been ...

Back in 1974, Austin PBS wanted to produce a television program that focused on music called Austin City Limits. Although just a concept at the time, a pilot taped on October 17th of that year.

Farm Aid is coming to Minnesota for the first time this weekend, 40 years after its debut. Decades after musicians Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and John Mellencamp founded the festival, it's still going ...

Between 1976 and 1980, Robert Redford was frequently in Music City advocating for consumer rights and involving himself in country's popularity.