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Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and actor. Active since the early 1980s, he has recorded more than twenty albums and compilations, and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Yoakam was born ... Read More...
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Dwight Yoakam In The News
Hootie frontman Rucker a hit on country radio - Herald News NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Darius Rucker says he's always been a sucker for a country shuffle. The lead singer for the rock/pop group Hootie & the Blowfish has a Top 5 country hit with his solo single "Don't Think I Don't Think About It." The tune is a ...
Artist Biography - George Strait - Billboard Out of all the new country singers to emerge in the early '80s, George Strait stayed the closest to traditional country. Drawing from both the honky tonk and Western swing traditions, Strait didn't refashion the genres; instead, he revitalized them ...
Artist Biography - Dwight Yoakam - Billboard 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 ...
