Trisha Yearwood, John Prine to be inducted into 'Austin City Limits' Hall of Fame 2023

On October 26th, producers of the storied Austin television show "Austin City Limits" will induct country singer Trisha Yearwood and the late folk artist John Prine into the "Austin City Limits" Hall of Fame. The two artists will be celebrated in a star-studded ceremony at ACL Live.

Performing artists, presenters and special guests for the ceremony will be announced closer to the event. (Worth noting: It would not be shocking to see Yearwood's husband Garth Brooks pop up on the lineup.)

Tickets will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on June 23 at acltv.com/hall-of-fame.

What is the "Austin City Limits" Hall of Fame?

Austin's signature television series is in the process of taping artists for its 49th season. As the show ticks closer and closer to its half-century mark, it is the longest-running music television program in history.

In 2014, "ACL" producers created the Hall of Fame to honor artists who have left an indelible mark on the show. The inaugural class of inductees featured Austin legends Willie Nelson (who played the show's pilot on Oct. 17, 1974) and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Other artists in the "ACL" Hall of Fame include Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Flaco Jiménez and Townes Van Zandt. Last year's inductees were Sheryl Crow and Joe Ely.

When did Trisha Yearwood and John Prine play "Austin City Limits"?

“Appearing on Austin City Limits for the first time in 1992 was a rite of passage for me as an artist. After watching all of my heroes grace that stage, walking onto it myself was a spiritual experience," Yearwood said in a news release about the induction ceremony.

After her debut appearance on the show, Yearwood went on to headline the show again in 1996 and 2000. She also appeared as a special guest of Don Henley in 2015.

Prine was a masterful writer whose songs were inhabited by well-drawn characters with simple stories that revealed universal truths. The trajectory of his career is recorded through nine 'ACL' appearances.

The first time he played the show was in 1978. His final appearance was 40 years later, in 2018. Along the way, he recorded songwriter specials and appeared with Bonnie Raitt, who logged a hit with his breathtaking portrait of Middle American malaise "Angel From Montgomery."

After Prine died of COVID-19 complications in 2020, the show's producers saluted him with a retrospective.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Trisha Yearwood, John Prine to join 'ACL' Hall of Fame 2023 in October