Dwight Yoakam
- Type: Singer/Songwriter
- Country: United States
- Born: October 23, 1956 in Pikeville, Kentucky, United States
Biography
Dwight Yoakam is a Kentucky-born, Ohio-raised singer-songwriter who revived honky-tonk in the 1980s with 'Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.' (1986) and a string of platinum albums made with guitarist *Pete Anderson*, including 'Hillbilly Deluxe' (1987) and 'This Time' (1993). He has also acted widely, including an acclaimed role in 'Sling Blade' (1996). He has sold more than thirty million records worldwide.
Genres
Dwight Yoakam Discography
- Guitars, Cadillacs, etc., etc. (1986) - Album - rated 3.56/5
- Hillbilly Deluxe (1987) - Album - rated 3.49/5
- Buenas noches From a Lonely Room (1988) - Album - rated 3.41/5
- If There Was a Way (1990) - Album - rated 3.51/5
- This Time (1993) - Album - rated 3.55/5
- Gone (1995) - Album - rated 3.35/5
- A Long Way Home (1998) - Album
- Tomorrow's Sounds Today (2000) - Album - rated 3.42/5
- Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits From the 90's (2000) - Compilation - rated 3.73/5
- dwightyoakamacoustic.net (2000) - Album - rated 3.45/5
- Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years (2002) - Compilation - rated 4.34/5
Members
- Scott Joss - mandolin, backing vocals, fiddle
- Taras Prodaniuk - bass, 6-string bass
- Brantley Kearns - fiddle, backing vocals
- conductor - strings
- Greg Smith - baritone saxophone, trombone
- JD Foster - bass
- Jeff Donavan - drums
- Dean Parks - acoustic guitar
- Tommy Funderburk - backing vocals
- Beth Andersen - backing vocals
- Jim Christie - drums
- Carl Jackson - backing vocals
- Jim Haas - backing vocals
- Carmen Twillie - backing vocals
- Maxi Anderson - backing vocals
- Tempo - percussion
- Lon Price - tenor saxophone
- Anthony Crawford - backing vocals