<p><strong>Entertaining Hour of Classic Hits, New &#8216;Detour&#8217; Songs and Stories Behind Them</strong></p>
<p>Grammy®, Emmy® and Tony®-winning music icon <strong>Cyndi Lauper</strong> is taking her country DETOUR to landmark television music series “Austin City Limits” (ACL) this Saturday, January 14 on PBS (check local listings). Lauper debuts on the ACL stage in an entertaining hour of classic hit songs and the stories behind them.</p>
<p>Lauper recently wrapped up a headlining nationwide tour in 2016 after reigning in a new legion of fans with her new country-tinged album DETOUR, which features a collection of country covers from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s (track listing below). DETOUR, which debuted No. 4 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, features duets with several special guests, including country music royalty: Emmylou Harris (on the title track), <a title="Willie Nelson" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSWNelson/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fwillie-nelson-tickets%2F">Willie Nelson</a> (“Night Life,” a song he wrote over 50 years ago), <a title="Vince Gill" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSVinceG/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fvince-gill-tickets%2F">Vince Gill</a> (Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty’s “You’re The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly”) and <a title="Alison Krauss" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbAKrauss&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Falison-krauss-tickets%2Fartist%2F731928&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">Alison Krauss</a> (Dolly Parton’s “Hard Candy Christmas.”) Jewel also makes an appearance on DETOUR, showcasing her prodigious yodeling skills on “I Want To Be A Cowboy’s Sweetheart,” which was the first country song by a woman to sell one million copies.</p>
<p>Providing viewers with a front-row seat to the best in music performance for over 40 years, Austin City Limits continues the legendary run showcasing more icons, innovators and highly-anticipated debuts. The series airs weekly on PBS stations nationwide (check local listings) and full episodes are made available online for a limited time at pbs.org/austincitylimits immediately following the initial broadcast. The show&#8217;s official hashtag is #acltv.</p>
<p>DETOUR TRACK LISTING:<br />
1. “Funnel Of Love”<br />
2. “Detour” &#8211; Featuring Emmylou Harris<br />
3. “Misty Blue”<br />
4. “Walkin’ After Midnight”<br />
5. “Heartaches By The Number”<br />
6. “The End Of The World”<br />
7. “Night Life” &#8211; Featuring <a title="Willie Nelson" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSWNelson/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fwillie-nelson-tickets%2F">Willie Nelson</a><br />
8. “Begging To You”<br />
9. “You’re The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly” &#8211; Featuring <a title="Vince Gill" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSVinceG/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fvince-gill-tickets%2F">Vince Gill</a><br />
10. “I Fall To Pieces”<br />
11. “I Want To Be A Cowboy’s Sweetheart” &#8211; Featuring Jewel<br />
12. “Hard Candy Christmas” &#8211; Featuring <a title="Alison Krauss" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbAKrauss&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Falison-krauss-tickets%2Fartist%2F731928&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">Alison Krauss</a></p>
CYNDI LAUPER DEBUTS ON “AUSTIN CITY LIMITS” THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 ON PBS
