The Flatlanders "I Had My Hopes Up High" | ACL 8th Annual Hall of Fame Honors Joe Ely

The Flatlanders (Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock) perform "I Had My Hopes Up High." The eighth annual Austin City Limits Hall of Fame salutes Texas music pioneer Joe Ely. Guests include famed Texas songwriting legends Butch Hancock and Jimmie Dale Gilmore along with all-stars Rodney Crowell, Marcia Ball and Lloyd Maines. ACL 8th Annual Hall of Fame Honors Joe Ely premieres February 25, 2023 on PBS. Watch on your local station or stream later at pbs.org/austincitylimits or on the PBS App. About Austin City Limits Austin City Limits (ACL) offers viewers unparalleled access to featured acts in an intimate setting that provides a platform for artists to deliver inspired, memorable, full-length performances. Now in its 48th Season, the program is taped live before a concert audience from The Moody Theater in downtown Austin. Austin City Limits is the longest-running music series in television history and remains the only TV series to ever be awarded the National Medal of Arts. Since its inception, the groundbreaking music series has become an institution that’s helped secure Austin’s reputation as the Live Music Capital of the World. The historic KLRU Studio 6A, home to 36 years of ACL concerts, has been designated an official Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Landmark. In 2011, ACL moved to the new venue ACL Live at The Moody Theater in downtown Austin. ACL received a rare institutional Peabody Award for excellence and outstanding achievement in 2012. Austin City Limits is produced by Austin PBS, KLRU-TV and funding is provided in part by Dell Technologies, Workrise, the Austin Convention Center Department and Cirrus Logic. Additional funding is provided by the Friends of Austin City Limits. Learn more about Austin City Limits, programming and history at acltv.com. Full episodes can be found at pbs.org/austincitylimits Follow Austin City Limits: https://www.instagram.com/acltv/ https://www.tiktok.com/@austincitylimitstv https://twitter.com/acltv https://www.facebook.com/austincitylimitstv

Added 5 Jun 2026