Everybody knows the iconic television music series Austin City Limits. For the last forty plus years, the show has hosted some of the most legendary musicians, including Willie Nelson, Beck, Radiohead, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eddie Vedder, Ray Charles, and so many more.
To highlight those years, the show is hoping to finish production of a new documentary A Song For You: The Austin City Limits Story. The documentary, which was directed by Keith Maitland, had its world premier at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, and received incredible reviews. In order to release the documentary publicly, however, the documentary creators have made a Kickstarter page, as they need our help fundraising $125,000 in the next 30 days to secure music rights for the 70 songs that make an appearance in the 96-minute documentary.
The funds from the campaign will go towards paying for the music rights, finishing the film, the use of archival footage, and cost of distribution. For those that help support funding of the documentary, the perks include “the chance to play the infamous Studio 6A piano immortalized by the likes of Ray Charles, Norah Jones, and Leon Russell, or to sign the exclusive Graffiti Wall, colorfully autographed by many of the music giants who have performed on the show, including Dave Grohl, Kings of Leon and Eddie Vedder. Other “thank you” gifts include pieces of the original wooden stage, graced by legends of music from Willie Nelson to Beck, and Stevie Ray Vaughan to the late Merle Haggard.” Pledges also include commemorative stickers, guitar picks, koozies, t-shirts, DVD’s, etc.
Check out the ACL Documentary Kickstarter campaign here.
Watch “Not Fade Away” from ACL’s 40th Anniversary celebration below: