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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 ...more

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  • Ain't That Lonely Yet
  • Streets of Bakersfield
  • Guitars, Cadillacs
  • Honky Tonk Man
  • A Promise You Can't Keep

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  • Dwight Yoakam @ contactmusic
  • Bakersfield Biscuits
  • Dwightfan's Lonesome Road
  • Tonk Talk -- A Dwight Yoakam Mailing List
  •  DWIGHT YOAKAM Pictures + Ringtones

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