“Let’s go to Luckenbach, Texas,” Waylon Jennings sang in a duet with Willie Nelson. The song’s title, “Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)” gives a hint as to what the song is about—a ...

There isn’t much to see in the town of Luckenbach, Texas. It’s barely even a town. A sleepy, unincorporated settlement about an hour outside Austin, Luckenbach – with its lone mailbox – boasts a ...

Each time I sit beneath Luckenbach’s towering oak trees on an easy, breezy afternoon listening to the soothing sound of guitars while sipping a cold beer, I wonder why I don’t come here more often.

Q: I work as a park ranger in the Hill Country, and because of the Waylon Jennings song “Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)” I am often asked about Luckenbach. I did some research so that ...

Waylon Jennings may have never been to Luckenbach, Texas, but his hit song about the town traveled to the top of the charts when Jennings dropped it more than 40 years ago. Now, two Lone Star State ...

Luckenbach was established as South Grape Creek in the 1840s. Like much of the Texas Hill Country, the community was founded by German immigrants, including brothers August and Jacob Luckenbach. At ...

Dale Watson has recorded a whopping twenty-nine albums over the last two decades, making him one of the more prolific Texas musicians still working. The singer, whose unmistakeable voice matches his ...

Pat Green aims to make history next month, and tickets to watch him do it now are on sale. Green will be recording a live album at the Luckenbach Texas Dancehall near Fredericksburg Nov. 7-8. VIP ...

In 2006, four years after Waylon Jennings‘ death, New West Records released a live album featuring the outlaw legend’s April 1st, 1989 appearance on the long-running PBS music series Austin City ...