Anybody else here like Dwight Yoakam's music?

[Benevolent One]

I was just wondering if anybody else here likes Dwight Yoakam? I know he does some acting, but I am refering to his music here. I used to really like his music a lot quite a few years ago. But, I hadn't really heard any of it in a while. Due in some part to the fact that what music of his I did have was on vinyl. Something triggered a memory of one of his songs the other day and I downloaded a bunch of it and I am hooked again.

He has such a cool sound. You can really hear the Buck Owens unfluences as well as a lot of the other "Bakersfield" artists. That sound really developed when a bunch of people from the 'dust bowl' went out there years ago to try to make a living with their music or even just survive. You hear a lot of the spanish guitar as well as other Texas area influences. He also has quite a bit of Hank Williams, Sr. in him too. Long White Cadillac is inspired by Hank's life and his death. Being from a small mining town in Kentucky helped Dwight relate well to this music also. In addition, some of his really good break-up songs were inspired by his nasty break-up with Sharon Stone.

Some of my favorite songs he does are...

*Guitar's, Cadillacs, Hillbilly Music
*Streets of Bakersfield (a duet with Buck Owens)
*I Sang Dixie As He Died
*Little Ways
*Fast As You
*Please, Please, Baby
*Ain't That Lonely Yet
*Long White Cadillac

 

[tkj24]

I always liked Streets of Bakersfield

 

[Lap3Forever]

I got Fast As You on my iPod.

I still say the best thing of his carrear was Sling Blade! "I'v done told ya...I play cards with the cheif of police!"

 

[Digger]

I was just wondering if anybody else here likes Dwight Yoakam? I know he does some acting, but I am refering to his music here. I used to really like his music a lot quite a few years ago. But, I hadn't really heard any of it in a while. Due in some part to the fact that what music of his I did have was on vinyl. Something triggered a memory of one of his songs the other day and I downloaded a bunch of it and I am hooked again.

He has such a cool sound. You can really hear the Buck Owens unfluences as well as a lot of the other "Bakersfield" artists. That sound really developed when a bunch of people from the 'dust bowl' went out there years ago to try to make a living with their music or even just survive. You hear a lot of the spanish guitar as well as other Texas area influences. He also has quite a bit of Hank Williams, Sr. in him too. Long White Cadillac is inspired by Hank's life and his death. Being from a small mining town in Kentucky helped Dwight relate well to this music also. In addition, some of his really good break-up songs were inspired by his nasty break-up with Sharon Stone.

Some of my favorite songs he does are...

*Guitar's, Cadillacs, Hillbilly Music
*Streets of Bakersfield (a duet with Buck Owens)
*I Sang Dixie As He Died
*Little Ways
*Fast As You
*Please, Please, Baby
*Ain't That Lonely Yet
*Long White Cadillac

I LOVE Dwight Yoakam. Even his newer music (Intentional Heartache, Blame the Vain) is fantastic. I have about 15 songs of his on my DELL Axim!

He was also in the movie "Bandidas."

He used to come on IMUS ON MSNBC all the time until that got canned. Also, if you like Dwight, you'll like Vanessa Carlton.

Streets of Bakersfield is a fabulous song.

 

[muggle not]

Yeah, I like Dwight's music. I also liked Steve Earle's earlier music.

 

[Benevolent One]

He was also in the movie "Bandidas."

He was also pretty good in "Panic Room", but you don't know it is him until pretty late in the movie because of the ski mask. Of course, he was excellent in Sling Blade. That was a disturbing, but very good movie.

 

[VaDirt]

He was also pretty good in "Panic Room", but you don't know it is him until pretty late in the movie because of the ski mask. Of course, he was excellent in Sling Blade. That was a disturbing, but very good movie.

"Carl, what the hell are you doin with that lawnmower blade?"

 

[barelypure]

If'n you want to listen to some real music I just got the 11 CD collection of Leon Redbone. It's going to work with me and my FM sports channel will sufffer...