Dwight Yoakam Biography (1956-)

Full name, Dwight David Yoakam; born October 23, 1956, in Pikeville, KY; sonof David (a gasoline station owner) and Ruth (a keypunch operator) Yoakam. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 3310 West End Ave., 5th floor, Nashville, TN 37203.; Manager: Handprint Entertainment, 1100 Glendon Ave.,Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90024.; Contact: Dwight Yoakam Tours, 7920 West Sunset Blvd., Suite 460, Los Angeles, CA 90046-3300.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Singer, songwriter, composer, actor, producer, director, recording artist
Birth Details: October 23, 1956; Pikeville, Kentucky, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Specials
A Star-Spangled Celebration, ABC, 1987
Grammy Living Legends, CBS, 1989
The Songwriters Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary ... The Magic of Music, CBS, 1989
Farm Aid IV, syndicated, 1990
Grammy Legends Show (also known as Grammy Living Legends Show), CBS, 1990
In the Hank Williams Tradition, PBS, 1990
Dwight Yoakam in Concert, syndicated, 1992
Hats Off to Minnie Pearl: America Honors Minnie Pearl, syndicated,1992
The Academy of Country Music's Greatest Hits, NBC, 1993
Sounds of Summer Preview '95, ABC, 1995
Gone Dwight, syndicated, 1996
Grand Ole Opry Musical Salute to Minnie Pearl, 1996
Music in Movies '96, ABC, 1996
Himself, The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS, 1998
Awards Presentations
The 21st Annual Country Music Association Awards, CBS, 1987
The 22nd Annual Country Music Association Awards, NBC, 1987
The 29th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1987
The 14th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1987
The 23rd Annual Country Music Association Awards, NBC, 1988
The 30th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1988
The 15th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1988
The 31st Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1989
The 25th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, NBC, 1990
Presenter, The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1990
Presenter, The 1991 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1991
The 26th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, NBC, 1991
The American Music Awards, 1991
Presenter, The 19th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1992
Presenter, The 20th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1993
The 29th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, NBC, 1994
The 29th Annual Country Music Association Awards, CBS, 1995
Presenter, The 37th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1995
Presenter, The 31st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, NBC, 1996
The 30th Annual CMA Awards (also known as The 31st Annual Country Music Association Awards), CBS, 1996
The 38th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1996
Movies
Mac Brazel, Roswell (also known as Incident at Roswell andRoswell: The U.F.O. Cover-Up), Showtime, 1994
The Road, syndicated, 1994
Don't Look Back, HBO, 1996

Lieutenant Colonel, When Trumpets Fade, HBO, 1998
Episodic
This Is VH1 Country, syndicated, 1989
Harlan Justice, "I'd Kill to Direct," P.S.I. Luv U, 1991
Live from the House of Blues, TBS, 1995
(Uncredited) The Bag Boy, "The Puppy Episode: Parts 1 & 2," Ellen, ABC, 1997
Voice, "Nine Pretty Darn Angry Men," King of the Hill (animated),Fox, 1998
Also appeared as himself, The Dennis Miller Show; the nightclub owner/comedian, NYPD Blue, ABC.
Film Appearances
Truck driver, Red Rock West, Roxie Releasing, 1993
Chasers, Warner Bros., 1994
Virgil Kidder, Painted Hero (also known as Half a Dog's Life and Shadow of the Past), Legacy Releasing, 1995
Bobby Lomax, The Little Death, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1995
Doyle Hargraves, Sling Blade (also known as Some Call It a Slingblade and Reckoning), Miramax, 1996
Brentwood Glasscock, The Newton Boys, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
Himself, Ozzie and Harriet: The Adventures of America's Favorite Family, 1998
Blair, The Minus Man, Artisan Entertainment, 1999
Valentine Casey, South of Heaven, West of Hell, Phaedra Cinema, 2000
Raoul, Panic Room, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002
Film Work
Director, South of Heaven, West of Hell, 2000
Producer, Waking Up in Reno, Miramax, 2001
Executive producer, All American Cowboy, Blue Steel Releasing, 2001
Stage Appearances
Southern Rapture, Los Angeles, 1993
Stage Work
Producer, Southern Rapture, Los Angeles, 1993
RECORDINGS
Albums
Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc., Reprise, 1985
Hillbilly Deluxe, Reprise, 1987
Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room, 1988
Just Lookin' for a Hit, Reprise, 1989
If There Was a Way, Reprise, 1990
This Time, Reprise, 1993
Dwight Live, Reprise, 1995
Gone, Reprise, 1996
Under the Covers, Reprise, 1997
Come on Christmas, Reprise, 1997
A Long Way Home, Reprise, 1998
Last Chance Greatest Hits from the 90's, Reprise, 1999
Dwightyoakamacoustic.net (Justguitar@dogbone), Reprise, 2000
Tomorrow's Sounds Today, Reprise, 2000
South of Heaven, West of Hell, Reprise, 2001
Singles include (with Buck Owens) "Streets of Bakersfield," 1988.
WRITINGS
Film Scores
Chasers, Warner Bros., 1994
South of Heaven, West of Hell, 2000
Film Songs
Dutch, 1991
Terminator 2: Judgment Day, 1991
White Sands, 1992
Wild West, 1992
Chasers, Warner Bros., 1994
Lawn Dogs, 1997
The Negotiator, 1998
Big Eden, 1999
Film Screenplays
(Story) South of Heaven, West of Hell, 2000
Songs
Songs include "Guitars, Cadillacs," "Common Day Man," "Suspicious Minds,""The Heart That You Own," "Doin' What I Did," "1000 Miles from Nowhere," "Ain't That Lonely Yet," and "Let's Work Together."
Song Lyrics As Poems
A Long Way Home: Twelve Years of Words, Hyperion, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Musicians, Vol. 21, Gale, 1998
Newsmakers 1992, Issue Cumulation, Gale Research, 1992

Periodicals

Interview, April, 1998, p. 48; June, 2001, p. 77
Newsweek, March 30, 1998, p. 65
People, April 26, 1993, p. 46
Rolling Stone, September 30, 1993, p. 63

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