Loading As always, Yoakam’s lyrics throughout ... them later” – DWIGHT YOAKAM Loading In 1977, Yoakam left his home of Kentucky for Nashville to embark on a music career but found that ...

Dwight Yoakam spent his formative years acting in theater productions and singing and playing guitar in local garage bands. In 1978, after a brief stint in Nashville, Yoakam relocated to Los Angeles.

We do, like, four or five Dwight Yoakam songs.” Being a big fan of Yoakam ... music for its hard edges and driving tempos and mean lyrics. “Cuz I ain't that lonely yet / No I ain't alone ...