Dwight Yoakam

**Dwight David Yoakam** (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and film director. He first achieved mainstream attention in 1986 with the release of his debut album *Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.*. Yoakam had considerable success throughout the late 1980s onward, with a total of ten studio albums for Reprise Records. Later projects have been released on Audium (now MNRK Music Group), New West, Warner, and Sugar Hill Records.

## Links to Kershaw

An artist that Kershaw played often on his shows. He also broadcast on 23rd October 1986, three songs by the singer recorded at the Half Moon, Putney in 1986. The singer's song, Mystery Train, was added to the, 'Great Moments Of Vinyl History', compilation album, released in 1988, that was selected by Andy Kershaw.

## Shows Played

   1986
* 03 April 1986: Miner's Prayer
* 28 August 1986: Honky Tonk Man (LP - Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.) Reprise
* 23 October 1986: Three songs recorded at the Half Man, Putney

1987
* 01 January 1987: Miner's Prayer (LP - Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.) Reprise
* 09 April 1987: Little Sister
* 04 June 1987: Always Late With Your Kisses (LP - Hillbilly DeLuxe) Reprise

1988
* 04 August 1988: Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses) (LP - Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room) Reprise
* 20 October 1988: Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses) (LP - Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room) Reprise

1992
* 21 March 1992: Nothing's Changed Here (CD - If There Was A Way) Reprise
* 26 September 1992: Long White Cadillac (CD single - Things We Said Today) Reprise
* 14 November 1992 (& Flaco Jiminez): Carmelita (CD - Partners) Reprise
* 12 December 1992 (& Buck Owens): Streets Of Bakersfield (3CD - The Buck Owens Collection 1959 - 1990) Rhino

1993
* 27 March 1993: Two Doors Down (CD - This Time) Reprise *(AK: "That track as good as anything he's ever done I think. I love that line about a barstool that knows me by name.")*
* 01 May 1993: Try Not To Look So Pretty (CD - This Time) Reprise

1994
* 18 December 1994: Holding Things Together (v/a CD - Tulare Dust : A Songwriter's Tribute To Merle Haggard) Hightone

1995
* 19 November 1995: Baby Why Not

1997
* 11 August 1997: Train In Vain (CD - Under The Covers) Reprise
* 22 September 1997: North To Alaska (CD - Under The Covers) Reprise
* 06 October 1997: Train In Vain (CD - Under The Covers) Reprise
* 22 December 1997: Train In Vain (CD - Under The Covers) Reprise

1999
* 07 January 1999 (& Buckwheat Zydeco): Hey Good Lookin' (v/a CD - I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive (Hank Williams Revisited)) Trikont
* 25 February 1999 (& Buckwheat Zydeco): Hey Good Lookin' (v/a CD - I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive) Trikont

2000
* 13 January 2000 (& Buckwheat Zydeco): Hey Good Lookin' (Compilation CD - I'll Never Get Out Of this World Alive) Trikont

2005
* 07 August 2005: Blame The Vain (CD - Blame The Vain) New West
* 23 October 2005: I'll Pretend (CD - Blame The Vain) New West

2006
* 02 April 2006 (& Buck Owens): Streets Of Bakersfield (LP - Live At Carnegie Hall) Country Music Foundation
* 12 November 2006: I Sang Dixie (album - Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.) Reprise/Rhino

2022
* Andy Kershaw Podcast Episode 16: Miner's Prayer (album - Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.) Reprise

## External Links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Official Website