Dwight Yoakam

AKA:
Dwight David Yoakam
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
10/23/1956
Birthplace:
Pikesville, Kentucky
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biography
A singer who fused honky-tonk with rock and roll, Dwight Yoakam, with his trademark white cowboy hat, emerged during the late 1980s as one of the more respected country artists. In the early 90s, he began branching out into acting at which he has proven equally adept.

Born in Kentucky in 1956, Yoakam was raised in Columbus, OH. Learning the guitar at a young age, he showed an early facility for music and by high school had joined a succession of bands. He moved to Nashville to pursue a career but found his music, which owed much to the rockabilly roots of country was out of vogue. Hooking up Continued

Credits
Doc Miles
2006
Sheriff Frank Belmont
2006
Producer
2002
Raoul
2002
Valentine Casey
2000
Blair
1999
Brent Glasscock
1998
Doyle Hargraves
1997
Truck Driver
Actor
Jackson
Bobby Lomax
Virgil Kidder
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Born in Kentucky
 
Raised in Columbus, Ohio
1962 
Learned to play guitar at age six (date approximate)
1965 
Reportedly wrote his first song at age nine, "How Far Is Heaven", inspired by news coverage of the Vietnam War (date approximate)
 
While in high school, formed first bands
Continued