#countrymusic #willienelson #unseen
This is a segment from the Texas TV Show "The Lone Star Hour" that has recently circulated from
1974. It was very cool to see this venue as it was a smaller show! The venue "The Alliance Wagon
Yard" would burn down not even 2 years later on Jan 4th, 1976 according to an ex-employee.
Stating "we had no insurance, we bought Christmas gifts for the employees instead of paying
premiums." It was a small beer joint that hosted many Austin musicians. It was also very cool to see extremely rare footage of Sammi Smith and her band play along with Willie. Finding unseen stuff like this is what keeps me going! What an amazing time capsule! Leon Russell, at the time one of the biggest rock acts in the world, sent his newly formed video company ShelterVision to Austin to shoot musicians in clubs and outdoors. ShelterVision's footage was edited into six hour long "Lone Star Cross Country Music Specials," they aimed to air on eleven Texas television stations including stereo sound to be simulcast on FM stations. Each special was supposed to be broadcasted [regionally by ABC] in 10 (and later 12) ADls - or areas of dominating influence - which included San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Houston, and other areas. Shot in different venues all over Texas and hosted by Willie Nelson, the series featured Asleep at the Wheel, Greezy Wheels, Jerry Jeff Walker and the Lost Gonzo Band, Rusty Wier, Jimmy Buffett, Ray Wylie Hubbard, B.W. Stevenson, Tracy Nelson, Willis Allan Ramsey, Bobby Bare, Steve Fromholz, Larry Hosserford, Kenneth Threadgill, Doug Kershaw, a short guest appearance from Waylon Jennings and of course Nelson and his band. Jerry Retzloff who was in charge of Lonestar back then reviewed the guest artists with Willie because as host he could best figure which artists would be best-suited for each show." he said. "And it was funky. It wasn't network quality in terms of a 'Hee Haw' for example, but it was what we wanted. The feeling was that you were sitting right there as you watched it on the screen and listened to it on the stereo, It was not hype, and everybody involved has been glad to be a part of it." Eventually funding for the series fell short, and all the episodes did not air. Now I have found the footage and have brought it back to life. It is amazing and I hope ya'll enjoy as much as I did!

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
0:25 Good Hearted Woman
0:50 After The Fire Is Gone
5:32 Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
8:36 Funny How Time Slips Away
11:52 Crazy
13:33 Nightlife
18:30 Heaven or Hell
20:24 Pick Up The Tempo
23:08 Pinetops Boogie Woogie - Bobbie Nelson
26:09 A Moment Isn't Very Long
29:36 Goin' Fishin' - Mickey Raphael
32:30 (Changing Of The Camera Tape)
33:23 Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Sammi Smith and Willie
39:18 When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder - Sammi Smith and Willie
42:42 Last Thing On My Mind - Sammi Smith and Willie
48:33 Shotgun Willie
51:22 A Song For You
55:34 The Troublemaker
57:55 Phases and Stages/I Still Can't Believe You're Gone
1:03:04 It's Not Supposed To Be That Way
1:05:39 (Changing Of The Camera Tape)
1:06:35 I Never Cared For You
1:09:22 Sound In Your Mind
1:13:47 Whiskey River
1:17:00 Outro

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