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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
(November / 2009)
Warner Bros. 'Gift Wraps' digital holiday album Date: 10 Nov 2009
LiveDaily -
R.E.M. [ tickets ] , Dwight Yoakam [ tickets ] , Michael Buble [ tickets ] , Regina Spektor [ tickets ] tour dates, tickets and news"Regina Spektor [ tickets ] , Jack's Mannequin, The Flaming Lips [ tickets ] and Randy Travis [ tickets ] are among the eclectic mix of acts featured on an upcoming holiday album entitled "Gift Wrapped: 20 Songs That Keep On Giving." The Warner Bros. release ...
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Yoakam steady on country music's shifting ground Date: 19 Nov 2009
Houston Chronicle -
Dwight Yoakam is looking to sell something that doesn't sound like mainstream country, but a shift in the business has him weighing his options and looking for a different way to present his work.
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Dwight Yoakam Living the Singles Life? Date: 23 Nov 2009
Great American Country -
The recording business has gone through fundamental changes several times, driven by the evolution of technology. For decades in its beginning stages, the industry made its money on the sales of singles. The Beatles helped develop an album mentality, and that was heightened by the introduction of the CD in 1983. With the growth this decade of iTunes and digital downloading, the pendulum has ...
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Jay Leno, KISS, Dwight Yoakam to perform in Las Vegas Date: 27 Nov 2009
Las Vegas Sun -
There’s no nice way to say it: This weekend doesn’t look like it’s going to be a big one compared to most weekends in Las Vegas.
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Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Zac Brown Band Booked for Kentucky Festival Date: 30 Nov 2009
cmt.com -
Kenny Chesney will be one of the headliners at the three-day HullabaLOU Music Festival in Louisville, Ky., next summer. Taking place July 23-25 at Churchill Downs horse racing rack, the inaugural event will also feature Jason Aldean , the Zac Brown Band , Gloriana and Kentucky natives Sam Bush , Loretta Lynn and Dwight Yoakam . Bon Jovi and the Dave Matthews Band will also headline the event ...
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