The country star performs “South Dakota” and “It Takes a Woman” alongside his wife and collaborator Morgane on ACL
Chris Stapleton returns to Austin City Limits to help celebrate the show’s 50th anniversary. In a performance set to premiere Saturday, the country vocalist and songwriter takes the stage to perform a set of country gems including Higher standouts “South Dakota” and “It Takes a Woman,” the current Grammy-nominated song for Best Country Solo Performance.
For the occasion, Stapleton was accompanied by his wife and frequent collaborator Morgane Stapleton, and a six-piece band including Willie Nelson and Family band harmonica player Mickey Raphael. Earlier this week, Stapleton and Morgane’s charitable fund Outlaw State of Kind donated $1 million to support national and local organizations providing fire relief in Los Angeles.
“Outlaw State of Kind has donated $1 million to support national and local organizations providing wildfire relief in Los Angeles. Join us in supporting however you can,” a message read on the OSOK website, which included a list of orgs to help.
During the ACL episode, the singer roars though a series of chart hits from “Think I’m In Love With You” to “You Should Probably Leave” and 2020’s Hot Country Song’s topper “Starting Over.” Stapleton paid tribute to some of his influences: “We are in Texas so we should probably play a shuffle,” said the singer, “this one’s from one of my dear friends that I miss very much…” before diving into late Texan Guy Clark’s boogie “Worry B Gone.” Stapleton also took a moment to play Tom Petty’s “I Should Have Known It,” and closed the hour-long show with From A Room: Volume 2‘s “Millionaire.”
ACL is marking its run as the longest-running music series in television history, according to a press release, and viewers can go to the show’s YouTube channel for exclusive songs, behind-the-scenes videos and full-length interviews with artists.