Along with Sierra Ferrell winning big for both Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for Trail of Flowers, Dwight Yoakam was one of the multiple recipients of the Americana Lifetime Achievement Award. Continue reading Sierra Ferrell & Dwight Yoakam Set the Tone at the 2024 Americana Music Awards
The country music legend and GRAMMY-winning entertainer, Dwight Yoakam will continue his residency at Wynn Las Vegas alongside The Bakersfield Beat. The event is titled An Evening With Dwight Yoakam and The Bakersfield Beat and will take place at the Encore Theater in Las Vegas. Guests will take a journey with songs, sights, and stories through California country music’s dramatic arrival and lasting impact on American pop music culture.
DWIGHT YOAKAM TO RELEASE SWIMMIN’ POOLS, MOVIE STARS… SEPTEMBER 23 ON SUGAR HILL RECORDS NEW ALBUM FEATURES BLUEGRASS REINVENTIONS – NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES CONFIRMED American music treasure Dwight Yoakam’s special collaboration with leading bluegrass label Sugar Hill Records, Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars… is set for release September 23. For the making of this album, Yoakam assembled a band of bluegrass luminaries to reinterpret favorites from his catalogue of gems. The 11-track album features Yoakam compositions from his extensive catalog. Yoakam is currently on tour across the U.S. and will play Americanafest NYC on August 7 at Lincoln Center Out of Doors. See full list of dates below. The new album reflects the love for bluegrass music that Yoakam developed at an early age in Kentucky, and that has inspired him for many years thereafter. Yoakam’s choice to partner with Sugar Hill for this release speaks volumes about the seriousness of this endeavor; Sugar Hill and its sister label Rounder have long been at the forefront of bluegrass, roots, and Americana music. This project was produced by nine-time Grammy winner Gary Paczosa (Alison Krauss, Dolly Parton), Jon Randall (songwriter of “Whiskey Lullaby”) and Yoakam, recorded at both Southern Ground Studio (TN) and the legendary Capitol Records Studio B in Los Angeles and mixed by Chris Lord Alge. For the recording, the production team gathered together a world-class band of bluegrass’s current greats including Grammy winner and nine-time international Bluegrass Music Association Guitar Player of the Year Bryan Sutton on guitar, Grammy winner Stuart Duncan on fiddle and banjo, 14-time Grammy winner Barry Bales on bass, Adam Steffey on mandolin (Alison Krauss), and Scott Vestal on banjo (Sam Bush). The LP also features harmony vocals by Jonathan Clark, Brian Whelan, Davey Faragher and newcomer Bryan Joyce. Yoakam has recorded more than 22 albums and sold over 25 million copies worldwide with five reaching the #1 spot on Billboard. He is a 21-time nominated, multiple Grammy Award winner. In 2013 he was awarded The Americana Music Association Award for Artist of the Year. He has collaborated with everyone from Beck to Kid Rock, ZZ Top, Hunter S. Thompson and Jack White. He has toured with the likes of Buck Owens, Johnny Cash and Hüsker Dü. His most recent album, 2015’s critically acclaimed Second Hand Heart is included in NPR’s “Best of 2015” which calls the album “as fresh as anything Yoakam has ever done.” It reached #2 on the Billboard Country chart with Rolling Stone saying the album featured “his best songs in years.” In 1977, Yoakam left Kentucky for Nashville to embark on a music career but found that the Music City was moving away from traditional county roots to more pop-country. He found himself better suited to the post-Bakersfield movement and became one of the founding fathers of the “LA Cowpunk Scene” influenced by second-wave rockabilly and punk alongside X, Los Lobos, The Knitters, Rank & File and The Blasters. DWIGHT YOAKAM TOUR DATES August 5—IP Casino Resort & Spa—Biloxi, Continue reading Dwight Yoakam to release album of bluegrass reinventions, "Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars…" out Sep. 23 on Sugar Hill
Dwight Yoakam To Perform At The Ryman Auditorium For The First Time In Years. Dwight Yoakam will have his first performance at the Ryman Auditorium since 2005, on April 12, 2013. Yoakam is currently touring in support of his 2012 album, 3 Pears. “The Ryman is one of a handful of places in the world, that from the moment you step inside, you can feel that you have entered a hallowed chamber occupied by the essence of the great.” -Yoakam 3 Pears has been named one of 2012’s most critically acclaimed country albums. The Lone Bellow is set to open for Yoakam that night.
Dwight Yoakam Performs “Waterfall.” Dwight Yoakam performs “Waterfall” in an exclusive recording session live in the legendary Studio One at EASTWEST STUDIOS in Hollywood, CA. “Waterfall” comes from Yoakam’s recent album 3 Pears. You can also see him perform “3 Pears” by clicking HERE. Watch the video now! 3 Pears Track Listing: 1. Take Hold Of My Hand 2. Waterfall 3. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke 4. Trying 5. Nothing But Love 6. It’s Never Alright 7. A Heart Like Mine 8. Long Way To Go 9. Missing Heart 10. 3 Pears 11. Rock It All Away 12. Long Way To Go (Reprise)
Dwight Yoakam Offers Fans Preview of Tracks from New Album 3 Pears. Dwight Yoakam will be releasing his new album 3 Pears next week on Tuesday, September 18th, and in the run-up to its debut, he is giving fans a sneak peak at five of the tracks featured on the album. Country music fans can access the track previews through some of the major corporate outlets including AOL, CMT, GAC, Taste of Country and Yahoo! For more details on the release and the preview head over to Dwight’s official site!
Dwight Yoakam Releases New Album, 3 Pears. Dwight Yoakam is set to release a brand new album this Fall titled 3 Pears. This marks Dwight’s first studio release in seven years, and it will include twelve tracks (see the complete track listing below). The album will release on September 18th, but fans can take a listen to “Trying” by visiting Yoakam’s website. Dwight Yoakam’s 3 Pears Complete Track Listing 1. Take Hold Of My Hand 2. Waterfall 3. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke 4. Trying 5. Nothing But Love 6. It’s Never Alright 7. A Heart Like Mine 8. Long Way To Go 9. Missing Heart 10. 3 Pears 11. Rock It All Away 12. Long Way To Go (Reprise)
Dwight Yoakam Featured At 3rd Annual Billboard Country Music Summit! As we all know this week is the week of the Country Music Association’s CMA Music Festival in Nashville, TN! Fans will be pouring in from far and wide to participate in the June 7-10 festival, hearing some of the best country music, hanging out with other country music fans and experiencing all Nashville has to offer! While the focus of the next few days really is on the fans, this is also a chance for individual’s on the business side of things in the industry to get together as well. For the past couple years, this has come together as the Billboard Country Music Summit, and now in its 3rd year, it just keeps getting better and more relevant. It takes place on June 4-5, right before CMA Fest kicks off, and the event will gather today’s top players in country music to network and discuss all aspects of the country music business. To get this conversation started, event organizers look to the folks who’ve got experience in the country music world! So it should come as no surprise that this year’s summit will be featuring Dwight Yoakam! Dwight will participate in a Superstar Q&A and will be joining country music legend Willie Nelson and rising star Luke Bryan at the two-day conference. It’s gonna be a heck of a week and Nashville is kicking it off right with Billboard’s Country Music Summit! Find more info on their official page.
Dwight Yoakam Sings In New Duet with Michelle Branch Iconic country singer Dwight Yoakam, known over the past couple of decades not only for his considerable musical talent but also his acting capabilities, is featured on Michelle Branch‘s track “Long Goodbye“. “One of my favorite artists is Dwight Yoakam. When I was in the studio in Nashville, we met and I told him it would be a dream come true if he sang on my record. Next thing you know, he was in the studio singing “Long Goodbye” with me. I couldn’t imagine this song without his voice on it.” -Michelle Branch Branch transitioned from Pop music, known for her massively popular album, Hotel Paper, onto the Country Music scene through her collaboration with Jessica Harp in their duo group The Wreckers and hit album Stand Still, Look Pretty. A Sedona, Arizona native, this move to country music helped Branch get back to her roots. Branch released an EP album Everything Comes and Goes in 2010 featuring several quality songs, one of which she had hoped would be “Long Goodbye” but this did not pan out. You can dowload the Dwight Yoakam and Michelle Branch duet for free by clicking here. Text COUNTRY to 22828 to be eligible for exclusive text subscriber giveaways from CountryMusicNewsBlog.com!
Jay Leno appears to be a big Dwight Yoakam fan as he welcomes Yoakam back for a record-breaking 24th visit to the show this friday! Dwight Yoakam will set a new record for the most appearances by any artist on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” this Friday May 16th. Dwight is appearing on the show this time to perform 2 songs and promote his latest album, “Dwight Sings Buck” a tribute to his gone but certainly not forgotten mentor, the legendary Buck Owens.Country Music Photo Gallery
