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April 30: Happy Birthday Willie Nelson!

Musician Willie Nelson is 79 years old today. Watch his 1974 performance of “Bloody Mary Morning,” from the pilot episode of Austin City Limits.

At the time, no one could have predicted that the fledgling music show from Austin, Texas, would still be around and delivering great performances decades later.

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