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Dwight Yoakam

voc, acg, *1956 US, Pikeville
Singer / Songwriter of Country
A.k.a. Dwight David Yoakam

Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music. Popular since the early 1980s, he has recorded more than twenty one albums and compilations, charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and sold more than 25 million records. He has recorded five Billboard #1 albums, twelve gold albums, and nine platinum albums, including the triple platinum This Time.

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Acoustic guitar
  • Backing Vocals
  • Percussion
  • Electric guitar
Genres
  • Country
  • World
  • Rock
  • Folk
  • Pop
Plays With
Buzzin' Cousins
Popular Tracks   
Fast as You on This Time by Dwight Yoakam
Guitars, Cadillacs on Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. by Dwight Yoakam
Honky Tonk Man on Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. by Dwight Yoakam
Streets of Bakersfield on Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam
A Thousand Miles from Nowhere on This Time by Dwight Yoakam
Ain't That Lonely Yet on This Time by Dwight Yoakam
Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose on If There Was a Way by Dwight Yoakam
Suspicious Minds on Last Chance for a Thousand Years - Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits From the 90's by Dwight Yoakam
Same Old Train on Tribute To Tradition by Various Artists
On the Road Again - Live at The Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA - April 30, 2023 on Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 by Willie Nelson

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Fillmore Auditorium San Francisco, CA Dec. 31, 1985Dwight Yoakam2017Album
Swimmin' Pools, Movie StarsDwight Yoakam2016Album
Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another DayDwight Yoakam2016Single
Second Hand HeartDwight Yoakam2015Album
21st Century Hits: Best Of 2000-2012Dwight Yoakam2013Compil.
3 PearsDwight Yoakam2012Album
3-Song Selection From 3 PearsDwight Yoakam2012Album
Original Album SeriesDwight Yoakam2012Album
Dwight Sings BuckDwight Yoakam2007Album
The Platinum CollectionDwight Yoakam2006Compil.
Country ClassicsDwight Yoakam2006Compil.
Blame The VainDwight Yoakam2005Album
The EssentialsDwight Yoakam2005Compil.
Live From Austin TXDwight Yoakam2005Album
Live In Concert - Just DwightDwight Yoakam2005Album
The Very Best Of Dwight YoakamDwight Yoakam2004Compil.
Dwight's Used RecordsDwight Yoakam2004Compil.
Blame The VainDwight Yoakam2004Single
Bring Home The HolidaysDwight Yoakam2003Album
Population: MeDwight Yoakam2003Album
Pieces Of TimeDwight Yoakam2003Album
In Others' WordsDwight Yoakam2003Compil.
Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. YearsDwight Yoakam2002Compil.
South Of Heaven, West Of Hell: Songs And Score From And Inspired By The Motion PictureDwight Yoakam2001Album
dwightyoakamacoustic.netDwight Yoakam2000Album
Tomorrow's Sounds TodayDwight Yoakam2000Album
Last Chance For A Thousand Years (Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits From The 90's)Dwight Yoakam1999Compil.
Crazy Little Thing Called LoveDwight Yoakam1999Single
These Arms/That's OKDwight Yoakam1998Single
A Long Way HomeDwight Yoakam1998Album
Santa Can't Stay / The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)Dwight Yoakam1997Single
Come On ChristmasDwight Yoakam1997Album
Silver BellsDwight Yoakam1997Single
Under The CoversDwight Yoakam1997Album
Sorry You Asked?Dwight Yoakam1995Single
NothingDwight Yoakam1995Single
GoneDwight Yoakam1995Album
Dwight LiveDwight Yoakam1995Album
A Thousand Miles From NowhereDwight Yoakam1993Single
Ain't That Lonely YetDwight Yoakam1993Single
Ain't That Lonely YetDwight Yoakam1993Single
This TimeDwight Yoakam1993Album
Fast As YouDwight Yoakam1993Single
Try Not To Look So PrettyDwight Yoakam1993Single
Suspicious MindsDwight Yoakam1992Single
La Croix D'AmourDwight Yoakam1992Compil.
Suspicious Minds / Burning LoveDwight Yoakam / Travis Tritt1992Single
Things We Said TodayDwight Yoakam1992Single
Live Deluxe - Guitars, Cadillacs & Hillbilly Music Live In Kentucky 1988Dwight Yoakam1992Album
You're The One / If There Was A WayDwight Yoakam1990Single
If There Was A WayDwight Yoakam1990Album
Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me LooseDwight Yoakam1990Single
Takes A Lot To Rock YouDwight Yoakam1990Single
It Only Hurts When I CryDwight Yoakam1990Single
Send A Message To My HeartDwight Yoakam & Patty Loveless1990Single
This Is Dwight YoakamDwight Yoakam1990Compil.
Nothing's Changed HereDwight Yoakam1990Single
Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me LooseDwight Yoakam1990Single
The Heart That You OwnDwight Yoakam1990Single
Just Lookin' For A HitDwight Yoakam1989Album
Just Lookin' For A HitDwight Yoakam1989Compil.
Long White CadillacDwight Yoakam1989Single
I Sang Dixie / Floyd CountyDwight Yoakam1988Single
I Got You / South Of CincinnatiDwight Yoakam1988Single
Buenas Noches From A Lonely RoomDwight Yoakam1988Album
Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses) / What I Don't KnowDwight Yoakam1988Single
Streets Of BakersfieldDwight Yoakam & Buck Owens1988Single
Hillbilly DeLuxeDwight Yoakam1987Album
June 19-21, 1987Dwight Yoakam & Exile1987Album
Please, Please Baby / Throughout All TimeDwight Yoakam1987Single
Always Late With Your KissesDwight Yoakam1987Single
Little SisterDwight Yoakam1987Single
Please, Please Baby / 1000 MilesDwight Yoakam1987Single
Little WaysDwight Yoakam1987Single
Santa Claus Is Back In TownDwight Yoakam1987Single
Honky Tonk ManDwight Yoakam1986Single
Ring Of FireDwight Yoakam1986Single
Honky Tonk ManDwight Yoakam1986Single
Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.Dwight Yoakam1986Album
This Drinkin' Will Kill MeDwight Yoakam1986Single
It Won't HurtDwight Yoakam1986Single
Guitars, CadillacsDwight Yoakam1986Single
Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.Dwight Yoakam1984Album
Little Ways / Little SisterDwight YoakamSingle
Stone AloneDwight YoakamAlbum
Guitars, Cadillacs / Honky Tonk ManDwight YoakamSingle
Close Up The Honky TonksDwight YoakamSingle
I Sang Dixie / Long White CadillacDwight YoakamSingle
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