Dwight Yoakam

This super country star needs no introduction at all; other than he makes country music rocks. I do call him the King of Country Rock. Dwight Yoakam’s music is contemporary with a mixture of the old country assorted with the new. That’s why almost any age group accepts his music, regardless if it’s an upbeat or downbeat number. The texture of his voice is so perfect for the songs that he sings. I feel he has one of the most unique country voices, like George Jones and Buck Owens. I love to see him performing live because he has a unique style of moving and sliding his feet and his guitar, which reminds me of the late Elvis and probably Chuck Berry. Most of his songs can either make you stand up and get down, or sit-back and enjoy those lovely melodies. I feel in love with country music when I was a young lad, but I became even fonder to the songs of Dwight in the 80s. Dwight was born in Pikeville, Kentucky, and raised in Columbus, Ohio where he grew up with his mother and step-father. Dwight comes from a white-collar family. Most people claims his songs to be oriented towards pop “urban cowboy” music, but I feel he is more of a honky tonk performer. Frankly, I don’t know which song(s) to begin my introduction of the great Dwight because I love one and every one of it. Anyway, I promise to gradually play most of his top hits and hopefully I will write more about him in the future. I think I will start with Dwight’s live recording of “Guitar, Cadillac’s” which was recently performed in the States even though it was number 4 in 1986, but I still love it, even you can play it a thousand times, make it a million. I will also include a video of his live performance of “Please, Please Baby”. If you are new to Dwight (probably not), go and grab all his hit albums. Believe me, it’s worth it!