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  • Dwight Yoakam Biography

    "After his death, it was the clearest way I could express my love for him and acknowledge the depth of our friendship." --Dwight Yoakam on why he chose to record an album of Buck Owens songs On March 25, 2006, when Dwight Yoakam got the awful news that his close friend Buck Owens had passed away, it was a shock. Only four days earlier, the honky-tonk compadres had spent four hours on the phone catching up while Dwight was amid a 17-month world tour.

  • Dwight Yoakam: From the Hills of Kentucky to the Lights of L.A.

    A Kentucky native who was raised in Ohio, Dwight Yoakam blazed out of the Los Angeles club scene in 1986 with his debut CD, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc., which went on to score double-platinum status.

  • Dwight Yoakam has His Day In L.A.

    July 31, 2008 — When Dwight Yoakam performed at the historic Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, he got a two-fold surprise. Just before he started his set at the Griffith Park amphitheater, Councilman Dennis Zine gave the singer-songwriter an official proclamation recognizing the date as Dwight Yoakam Day in the city.

  • The Derailers and Dwight Yoakam Remember Buck Owens

    1/23/2008 — If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then inspiration is the highest form of creativity. Both elements come to play in two recent albums that achieve their excellence through celebrating the late County Music Hall of Fame member Buck Owens.

  • CMA International Awards Presented to Georges Lang, Trisha Walker-Cunningham and Dwight Yoakam

    12/19/2007 — Three distinguished members of the Country Music community were honored in Nashville in November with CMA International Awards. The recipients — veteran French broadcaster and producer Georges Lang, concert promoter Trisha Walker-Cunningham and celebrated artist Dwight Yoakam, represent diverse corners of the industry, yet all three are united by their commitment to the continued growth of Country Music worldwide.

  • Dwight Yoakam Taps Rocker to Direct Video

    August 27, 2007 — Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst is directing a video shoot today in Los Angeles for Dwight Yoakam's "Close Up the Honky Tonks," the first single from Dwight Sings Buck, his tribute album to Buck Owens.

  • Dwight Yoakam Bucks "Tonight Show" Mark

    May 13, 2008 — Dwight Yoakam will appear on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Thursday as the talk show kicks off its seventh season of outdoor concerts. The appearance is good exposure as he continues promoting the album Dwight Sings Buck, but it also sets a record for Dwight. It will mark the 24th time he’s been on the program since Jay took the reins from Johnny Carson in 1992, and it makes Dwight the artist who’s given the most "Tonight Show" performances during that time. Dwight’s first time on the program after the change of hosts came on March 26, 1993.

  • Dwight Yoakam Puts Acting in Perspective

    Dec. 15, 2008 — In recent years, Dwight Yoakam has been as active in the movies as he’s been in music, but it’s something that’s a little risky. Artists can be involved, if they choose, in every part of the recording process, but actors have to leave the end result of their work in the hands of other people, including directors and film editors.

  • Dwight Yoakam "Cranks" the Movies

    Dec. 2, 2008 — Dwight Yoakam has been busy on the set. He’s currently on the big screen in the movie Four Christmases, and he’s got two more pictures on the way: Crank 2: High Voltage and The Last Rites Of Ransom Pride, which he shot in September in Canada.

  • Guitar Pull: Vince Gill, Dwight Yoakam & Emmylou Harris

    August 11, 2009 — The LA Times music blog reports that Vince Gill, Dwight Yoakam and Emmylou Harris are bringing their talents to Los Angeles on behalf of the Country Music Hall of Fame for an all-star "guitar pull" in October.

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