AUSTIN CITY LIMITS

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Patty Griffin & Friends

Singer/songwriter Patty Griffin and her musical friends sing original and classic gospel numbers.

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AUSTIN CITY LIMITS CELEBRATES 50 YEARS

The brightest stars in ACL history return to celebrate the iconic series's epic 50th anniversary.

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Roy Orbison

In this 1982 performance, the late Roy Orbison performs many of his hit songs, including "Only the Lonely," "Crying" and "Pretty Woman."

  • Original8/5/1982
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John Fogerty Rock legend John Fogerty makes a rare television appearance to honor the 30th season of AUSTIN CITY LIMITS. After a short hiatus, Fogerty is back with a new CD, taking his music beyond Creedence Clearwater Revival.
  • Original10/2/2004
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Robert Randolph &The Family Band

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS brings the unique sounds of pedal steel guitar phenomenon Robert Randolph & The Family Band to PBS. This group has been getting national attention and gaining fans for their high-energy music that fuses gospel, rock and more.

  • Original10/9/2004
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Michael McDonald/Joss Stone

It's a night of powerful voices as AUSTIN CITY LIMITS presents legendary singer Michael McDonald and soul diva Joss Stone. McDonald cultivated his signature sound with the Doobie Brothers in the 1970s and he continues to wow audiences today. British-born Stone, with a soulful voice that is beyond her years, is impressing both fans and critics with her powerful songs.

  • Original10/23/2004
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Lyle Lovett/Jamie Cullum

Multiple music genres fuse as crooner Lyle Lovett and pianist Jamie Cullum perform on AUSTIN CITY LIMITS. Singer-songwriter Lovett has long mixed elements of jazz, blues and pop into his unique country sound. Cullum, a 24-year-old from England, is working to change contemporary jazz music in the States by infusing the genre with rock and dance sounds.

  • Original10/30/2004
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Polyphonic Spree/Ozomatli

Big, innovative bands take center stage as the Polyphonic Spree perform followed by the Grammy-winning Ozomatli. With more than 20 members attired in colorful choir robes, the Polyphonic Spree have built a following based on their energetic live performances and their lush, transcendent pop epics. Ozomatli, a 10-piece Los Angeles-based group, meshes traditional Latin rhythms with modern hip-hop, blending in Middle Eastern and African beats to make music as diverse as the band's line-up.

  • Original11/13/2004
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Elvis Costello

From rockin'punk to heartbreaking ballads, Elvis Costello's musical diversity runs parallel with that of AUSTIN CITY LIMITS. Showcasing his intelligent lyrics and genre-jumping style, Costello and the Imposters perform songs from The Delivery Man, plus a few classics.

  • Original11/20/2004
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Wilco/Bright Eyes Musical innovation is the theme for this episode. The Chicago-based Wilco has outgrown the alt-country genre with their emotional, intelligent lyrics and explorative music on releases like A Ghost Is Born and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot . Bright Eyes' music is inundated with searching melodies fleshed out with the sounds of accordion, piano, mellotron, pedal steel, vibraphone and the haunting voice of the group's only constant - 24-year-old singer/songwriter Conor Oberst.
  • Original1/8/2005
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Modest Mouse/Guided by Voices

For more than 10 years Modest Mouse has been creating genre-blending, folk-tinged indie-rock that has brought them legions of diehard fans, but in 2004, with the help of their single "Float On,"the band has gone from cult-following to MTV-staple. After 20-plus years and an equal number of albums, EPs and singles, lo-fi indie-rock innovators Guided by Voices are calling it quits. AUSTIN CITY LIMITS captures the band during their final tour, performing songs from their CD, Half Smiles of the Decomposed.

  • Original1/22/2005
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