Though Dwight Yoakam seems a freewheeling conversationalist, he's always firmly in control of how the 120-mile stretch between Bakersfield, California, and Los Angeles is preserved alongside the roots ...

How did Dwight Yoakam get his start? Yoakam first broke through in the mid-’80s with Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc., an album ...

Nearly a decade after the release of his 2016 album Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars, and four decades after he turned the Nashville establishment on its head with his distinct brand of West coast ...

When it comes to great, toe-tapping, honky tonk, country music there are few better artists than Dwight Yoakam. His musical style blends several threads from the expansive quilt of American music ...

Rock critic Ken Tucker has been listening to some recent country releases, and he hears some exciting blends of old and new sounds. Country veteran Dwight Yoakam has recorded a harmonious duet with ...

When you think 1980s Los Angeles, you probably don’t think of Dwight Yoakam. However, you probably should. Born in rural Kentucky and unable to make a name for himself in the more typical locale of ...

The country star plays songs and talks with Fresh Air about his grandfather's work in the coal mines. Yoakam's latest album, Swimmin' Pools, Movie... Dwight Yoakam Says New Album Was Inspired By Coal ...

Dwight Yoakam took the stage at Luke Combs' Nashville bar to perform some of his biggest hits on New Year's Eve.

Thanks to rising country singer Annie Bosko, I have attained a little insider information about Dwight Yoakam's cell phone. Bosko — who just dropped her debut album, California Cowgirl — stopped by ...