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Dwight Yoakam

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Born: Oct 23, 1956 in Pikeville, KY
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Genre: Country, Pop/Rock, Folk
Biography: With his stripped-down approach to traditional honky tonk and Bakersfield country, Dwight Yoakam helped return country music to its roots in the late '80s. Like his idols Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and Hank Williams, Yoakam never played by Nashville's rules; consequently, he never dominated the charts ...Read full biography
This Time
This Time
Released: 1993
Label: Reprise
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Six years after his monumental debut recording, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc., Dwight Yoakam is still delivering the goods. After inadvertently (and unwillingly) being credited with creating the new traditionalist ...Read full review
Buenos Noches From A Lonely Room
Buenos Noches From A Lonely Room
Released: 1988
Label: Reprise
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The third effort from Kentucky's Dwight Yoakam shows the first signs of beginning to stretch out and be comfortable with his unique approach to hard honky tonk music, Bakersfield-style. Buenos Noches From ...Read full review
More Dwight Yoakam albums: Main Albums (19), Compilations (21), Singles & EPs (17), DVD/Video (9), Others (1)
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