Yoakam delves into Cali country in Vegas residency
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 – Dwight Yoakam announced he would do a Vegas residency today, starting in December for nine shows.
Yoakam will play with The Bakersfield Beat at the Wynn Las Vegas Encore Theater. Yoakam will offer an evening about the California country sound.
Beginning with the Dust Bowl Era, Yoakam will texplorethe history of the sounds associated with Bakersfield, Cal. through songs and storytelling. Yoakam will perform music that influenced and created the Bakersfield and California country rock" genres of country music from their early beginnings to their commercial heights plus his on music.
Show dates are Dec. 4, 6-7, 10, 12, 14 and March 4, 6-7.
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CD reviews for Dwight Yoakam
In this 1988 Austin City Limits program and nearing 32 years old, Dwight Yoakam was approaching his commercial zenith. His third album, "Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room," had just been released, bringing him his only number one country singles "Streets of Bakersfield" (included here in duet with Buck Owens along with Flaco Jimenez) and "I Sang Dixie," also included.
His second ACL appearance, Yoakam delivers a generous, 14-song reminder of how freakin' unusual ...
Dwight Yoakam appears to be a many of mystery on the cover. With two side-by-side images of himself, the Kentucky honky tonker dons a trademark cowboy hat, jeans jacket and jacket and plucking his electric, legs spread and head pointed down. But there really is no mystery about Yoakam, who has been making music longer than some of the contemporary country acts have been alive. And Yoakam has a thing or two to show these young turks what country music used to be - and based on this sterling, ...
It's comforting to know that in an unpredictable, fast-paced world, there are certain things that will always remain the same. Dwight Yoakam will never come up short when it comes to sharing a cool groove. Indeed, here he is, some 35 years after making his debut, still looking sharp with that cowboy hat perched low over his eyes, giving the impression he hasn't aged a single day, and back at home on Warner Bros., the label that launched him originally.
It's also assuring to know ...
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