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Dwight YoakamInspired by the Beatles and the Byrds, as well as the honky-tonk music of his hometown Pikeville, Ky., he moved to Los Angeles in 1978 after years of rejection in Nashville. He realized he might need to find an alternate highway for his music, so he brought his music to an unlikely audience - the roots rock fans of Los Angeles who had already embraced local bands such as Los Lobos, the Blasters and Lone Justice. His debut LP was 1986's Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., etc. and it instantly launched his career in 1986. "Honky Tonk Man" and “Guitars, Cadillacs" were big hit singles. The follow-up LP, Hillbilly Deluxe, was just as successful. His third LP, Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room, included his first #1, a duet with Buck Owens, "Streets of Bakersfield". 1990's If There Was a Way was another best-seller. In 1993, with his twang intact, Yoakam delivered a commercial smash with the album This Time. Three of its singles peaked at No. 2, and "Ain't That Lonely Yet" won a Grammy. Having diverged from pop-icon status in country-western fare, Yoakam is today more likely to be identified as having an older, more traditional style. But along with his bluegrass and honky-tonk roots, Yoakam has written or covered many Elvis Presley-style rockabilly songs, including his popular covers of Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" in 1999 and Presley's "Suspicious Minds." He even recorded a cover of the Clash's "Train In Vain" in 1997. Yoakam is currently touring in support of his new album Blame the Vain. Web: www.dwightyoakam.com NB: LINE UP SUBJECT TO CHANGE |
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