Austin City Limits is the longest running musical showcase in the
history of television, and it still captivates audiences forty
years after its debut on the air. From Willie Nelson's legendary
pilot show and his fourteen magical episodes running through the
years to Season 35, to mythical performances of BB King and Stevie
Ray Vaughn, to repeat appearances from Chet Atkins, Bonnie Raitt
and Ray Charles, and recent shows with Mumford & Sons, Arcade
Fire and The Decemberists, the show has defined popular roots music
and indie rock. This is why country rocker Miranda Lambert -
relatively unknown when she taped a show almost a decade ago -
gushed to the studio audience, "Now I know I have arrived!" Austin
City Limits: A History tells this remarkable story. With
unprecedented access behind the scenes at the tapings of shows with
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Mos Def, Wilco, and many more,
author Tracey Laird tells the story of this landmark musical
showcase whose history spans dramatic changes in the world of
television, the expansion of digital media, and the ways in which
we experience music. Beginning as a simple weekly broadcast, it is
today a multifaceted "brand" in contemporary popular music,
existing simultaneously as a program available for streaming, a
presence on Twitter and other social media, a major music festival,
and a state-of-the-art performance venue. Laird explores the ways
in which the show's evolution has driven, and been driven by, both
that of Austin as the "Live Music Capital of the World," and of
U.S. public media as a major player in the dissemination and
sponsorship of music and culture. Engagingly written and packed
with anecdotes and insights from everyone from the show's producers
and production staff to the musicians themselves, Austin City
Limits: A History gives us the best seat in the house for this
illuminating look at a singular presence in American popular music.
Timed to publish with the airing of Austin City Limits 2014 - the
40th anniversary celebratory broadcast featuring an all-star lineup
of musicians including the Foo Fighters, Willie Nelson, Sheryl
Crow, and others - here is a book for all fans of this beloved
music institution.
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