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Purveyor of the bakersfield sound, country singer-songwriter Dwight Yoakam grew up in Columbus, Ohio before first heading to Nashville and eventually west to Los Angeles, and bought a place in Bakersfield, CA near his idol & mentor Buck Owens. Active as a recording artist since the early 1980s, Yoakam has appeared in films, on over thirty charting singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and a plethora of albums and compilations selling well in excess of 20 million units worldwide.
His distinctive twang[sound has been linked with production & arranging collaborator Pete Anderson who has helmed the boards for the most commercially successful period of Yoakam’s career. Starting out in the early 80’s in L.A Yoakam’s group played with “roots” acts like The Blasters, eventually covering their song “Long White Cadillac”. Other popular covers by Yoakam include Queen’s “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” in 1999, and ZZ Top’s I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide in 2003. Dwight has Yoakam’d out other unlikely songs by not exclusively country related groups like The Grateful Dead, The Kinks, The Clash and Cheap Trick’sI Want You To Want Me. One of his first breakthrough records was a song done by Johnny Horton called “Honky Tonk Man”, another stand out cover track was his reworking of Elvis Presley’s “Suspicious Minds” done with Pete Anderson for the 1992 Honeymoon In Vegas soundtrack.
His distinctive twang[sound has been linked with production & arranging collaborator Pete Anderson who has helmed the boards for the most commercially successful period of Yoakam’s career. Starting out in the early 80’s in L.A Yoakam’s group played with “roots” acts like The Blasters, eventually covering their song “Long White Cadillac”. Other popular covers by Yoakam include Queen’s “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” in 1999, and ZZ Top’s I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide in 2003. Dwight has Yoakam’d out other unlikely songs by not exclusively country related groups like The Grateful Dead, The Kinks, The Clash and Cheap Trick’sI Want You To Want Me. One of his first breakthrough records was a song done by Johnny Horton called “Honky Tonk Man”, another stand out cover track was his reworking of Elvis Presley’s “Suspicious Minds” done with Pete Anderson for the 1992 Honeymoon In Vegas soundtrack.
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Guitars, Cadillacs
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Honky Tonk Man
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Little Sister
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Little Ways
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I Sang Dixie
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Streets Of Bakersfield
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PLease, Please Baby
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Blame the Vain
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Understand Your Man
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Three Good Reasons
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NOOBSTERpots wrote:
Нафиг было сниматся в адреналине 2, теперь антиреспект ему за это
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medusagold wrote:
"Fantastic. Sticks out like a sore thumb from all of the mainstream country bullshit that's come out the last 25 years." x3.
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mace40 wrote:
"Fantastic. Sticks out like a sore thumb from all of the mainstream country bullshit that's come out the last 25 years." x2.
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steamboat58 wrote:
Dwight is cool. Sings "at ease" and has his own style...........COOL
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beneditobenny wrote:
Buenos Noches From A Lonely Room
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Trad14 wrote:
your my cousin
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Falling_Eagle wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Dwight+Yoakam/+images/27083157 vote it up
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torgemaus wrote:
Hallo
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Im a branded maN/
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For those whose drinking and listening habits are intertwined... http://www.last.fm/group/Drinking+Music
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Feel free to check out the Country Artist of the Week group and join if you like ;-)
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Gaynor7 wrote:
Dwight in b/w or colour ..... the music just speaks for itself :o)
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dorish wrote:
I have found a new love!!
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GorillaRock wrote:
Dwight can't be touched as far as I'm concerned.
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mylifeisought wrote:
Fantastic. Sticks out like a sore thumb from all of the mainstream country bullshit that's come out the last 25 years.
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Bikini-Hotline wrote:
awesome performer with a very unique voice.
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EDDYKETHWILSON wrote:
THE best in country music, i have all his albums. thanks for the years of enjoyment and GOD BLESS!!!!!
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msradioheadtx wrote:
saw him in beaumont. he's so awesome!
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donna_miller wrote:
not enough dwight songs listed... try his Under the Covers CD for FABULOUS covers of all genres... Come on LAST.FM... ADD MORE!
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FaithInDream wrote:
he's hot! =)
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- Nov 28 Dwight Yoakam Star Of The Desert Arena at Primm Valley Resorts, Primm, United States
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