Artist
Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam is a country artist from Columbus, USA formed in 1984. 43 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Country · Columbus, USA · Best country albums
- 43
- Releases
- 1986–2025
- Active years
- 1984
- Formed
Artist
Dwight Yoakam is a country artist from Columbus, USA formed in 1984. 43 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Country · Columbus, USA · Best country albums
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This Time
1993 · 11 tracks
Second Hand Heart
2015
Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room
1988
Hillbilly Deluxe
1987
Guitars Cadillacs Etc. Etc.
2006
If There Was a Way
1990
3 Pears
2012
dwightyoakamacoustic.net
2000
Tomorrow's Sounds Today
2000
Just Lookin' for a Hit
1989
A Long Way Home
1998
Under the Covers
1997
Gone
1995
Come On Christmas
1997
La Croix D'Amour
1992
Dwight Sings Buck
2007
Blame the Vain
2005
Dwight's Used Records
2004
Population Me
2003
This Is Dwight Yoakam
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Standin' On A Corner (Live Santa Cruz '86)
2025
Brighter Days
2024
Roxy Live! (Hollywood '89)
2021
Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars
2016
21st Century Hits: Best of 2000 - 2012
2013
Original Album Series
2012
Live From Austin, TX
2012
The Platinum Collection
2006
The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam
2004
Last Chance for a Thousands Years: Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits From the 90's
1999
Last Chance for a Thousand Years - Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits From the 90's
1999
Dwight Live
1995
Elvis : A Tribute (Live Memphis '94)
Single · 2025
I Don't Know How to Say Goodbye (Bang Bang Boom Boom)
Single · 2024
Then Here Came Monday
Single · 2018
Pretty Horses
Single · 2018
Hold My Hand
Single · 2016
Who'll Stop the Rain
Single · 2014
Guitars, Cadillacs / I'll Be Gone
Single · 2009
What Do You Know About Love
Single · 2000
Santa Can't Stay / The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
Single · 1997
Santa Claus Is Back in Town / Christmas Eve With the Babylonian Cowboys: Jingle Bells
Single · 1987
Guitars, Cadillacs / I'll Be Gone (45 Version)
Single · 1986
With his stripped-down approach to traditional honky tonk and Bakersfield country, Dwight Yoakam helped return country music to its roots in the late '80s. Like his idols Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and Hank Williams, Yoakam never played by Nashville's rules; consequently, he never dominated the charts like his contemporary Randy Travis. Then again, Travis never played around with the sound and style of country music like Yoakam. On each of his records, he twists around the form enough to make it seem like he doesn't respect all of country's traditions. Appropriately, his core audience was composed mainly of roots rock and rock & roll fans, not the mainstream country audience. Nevertheless, he was frequently able to chart in the country Top Ten, and he remained one of the most respected and adventurous recording country artists well into the '90s. Born in Kentucky but raised in Ohio, Yoakam learned how to play guitar at the age of six. As a child, he listened to his mother's record collection, honing in on the traditional country of Hank Williams and Johnny Cash, as well as the Bakersfield honky tonk of Buck Owens. When he was in high school, Yoakam played with a variety of bands, p…