Dwight Yoakam

Greatly Appreciated

DWIGHT YOAKAM
 
 
Dwight Yoakam  (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music.  Popular since the early 1980s, he has recorded more than twenty one albums and compilations, charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and sold more than 25 million records.  He has recorded five Billboard #1 albums, twelve gold albums, and nine platinum albums, including the triple platinum This Time.  In addition to his many achievements in the performing arts, he is also the most frequent musical guest in the history of The Tonight Show.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 

Over her career, k.d. lang has collaborated with many prominent musicians from Roy Orbison, to Dwight Yoakam, to Tony Bennett, to fellow Canadian artist Anne Murray.  She first came to prominence during a performance at the closing ceremonies of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary; in 2010k.d. lang performed Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" at the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver

 

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Last edited: March 22, 2021