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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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doctorjmo wrote:
he saved country when it needed it most!!
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impressme47 wrote:
i've always considered Dwight to be in a class all his own, he's NOTHING like "country". oh where would I be without him...15 WONDERFUL YEARS of enjoyment!!! :)))) Dwight I love you! THANK YOU AND I LOVE YOUR LEGS TOO
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hnava wrote:
very cool
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mnu_ne_emo wrote:
yeaaahhhh!!! i like it!!!!!!
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ziobolli73 wrote:
My favourite "cowboy"!!!!! Real singer of Real Country music!!!!
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ninjablaster wrote:
vote this picture up: http://www.last.fm/music/Dwight+Yoakam/+images/30519767 its so Dwight.
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ninjablaster wrote:
He was my idol when i was a kid. So fun to listen to it now.
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Waso9 wrote:
The more authentic singer of the Country Music. GOD BLESS YOU, Mr. Yoakam!!!
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ggoes wrote:
jean us, genius
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Ratchoul wrote:
Dwight's Used Records, my favorite album.
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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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torgemaus wrote:
Hallo
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Matoshecha wrote:
Im a branded maN/
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davidboner wrote:
For those whose drinking and listening habits are intertwined... http://www.last.fm/group/Drinking+Music
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SweetMelissa12 wrote:
Feel free to check out the Country Artist of the Week group and join if you like ;-)
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