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Purveyor of the bakersfield sound, country singer-songwriter Dwight Yoakam grew up in Columbus, Ohio before first heading to Nashville and eventually west to Los Angeles, and bought a place in Bakersfield, CA near his idol & mentor Buck Owens. Active as a recording artist since the early 1980s, Yoakam has appeared in films, on over thirty charting singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and a plethora of albums and compilations selling well in excess of 20 million units worldwide. |
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News in english
about Dwight Yoakam
(August / 2009)
'Honky Tonk Man': Dwight Yoakam brings his country sound to the Paragon Date: 06 Aug 2009
The Alexandria Town Talk -
MARKSVILLE -- Honky tonk man Dwight Yoakam will sing Dixie when he performs at 8 p.m. tonight in the Mari Showroom of the Paragon Casino Resort.
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Browse News Date: 09 Aug 2009
The Memphis Flyer -
Alt-country primitive Dwight Yoakam returns to the Mid-South. The Bakersfield torch is ever held aloft.
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Guitar Pull: Vince Gill, Dwight Yoakam & Emmylou Harris Date: 11 Aug 2009
Great American Country -
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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Vince Gill, Dwight Yoakam lead Country Hall event to L.A. Date: 11 Aug 2009
Los Angeles Times -
The annual All for the Hall fundraiser is will take place at Club Nokia in October.. The annual All for the Hall fundraiser is will take place at Club Nokia in October..
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Yoakam: Its all about the joy of music Date: 27 Aug 2009
The Press-Enterprise -
Dwight Yoakam has the luxury of playing what he likes in his concerts. "At sound check oftentimes we will rearrange the set list. ... I really just invite the audience to join us in escaping the weight that we're all feeling the last nine to 12 months of economic struggle in the country and forget it, and have fun."
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