DWIGHT YOAKAM before he became a LEGEND. Live From Houston!

Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor, known for his pioneering style of country music. First becoming popular in the mid-1980s, Yoakam has recorded more than 20 albums and compilations charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and sold more than 30 million records. He has recorded five Billboard No. 1 albums, twelve gold albums, and nine platinum albums, including the triple-platinum This Time.

When he began his career, Nashville was oriented toward pop "urban cowboy" music, and Yoakam's brand of hip honky-tonk music was not considered marketable.

Not making much headway in Nashville, Yoakam moved to Los Angeles and worked towards bringing his particular brand of new honky-tonk or "hillbilly" music (as he called it) forward into the 1980s. Writing all his own songs, and continuing to perform mostly outside traditional country music channels, he did many shows in rock and punk rock clubs around Los Angeles, playing with roots-rock or punk rock acts like The Blasters (Yoakam scored a small video hit with his version of their song "Long White Cadillac"), Los Lobos, and X. This helped him diversify his audience beyond the typical country music fans, and his authentic, honky-tonk revivalism brought rock audiences closer to country music.

Yoakam's recording debut was the self-financed EP Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. on independent label Oak Records produced by lead-guitarist Pete Anderson; this was later re-released by Reprise Records, with several additional tracks, as his major-label debut LP, 1986's Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.. The record hit the market during a sea change in country music: the urban cowboy music was out of style, and neotraditional music based on classic styles, such as Yoakam's honky-tonk inspired music, was now in demand. The LP was a breakout hit and spawned his first two hit singles: "Honky Tonk Man", a remake of the Johnny Horton song, and the title track "Guitars, Cadillacs." His stylish video "Honky Tonk Man" was the first country music video ever played on MTV.

LIVE FROM HOUSTON, 1985.

01. CAN'T YOU HEAR ME CALLIN'
02. HONKY TONK MAN
03. GUITARS, CADILLACS
04. DOWN THE ROAD
05. 1000 MILES
06. ROCKY ROAD BLUES
07. READIN' RIGHTIN' RT. 23
08. BUCKET'S GOT A HOLE IN IT
09. MINER'S PRAYER
10. THE GRAND TOUR
11. ALWAYS LATE WITH YOUR KISSES
12. Band Intros
13. SINCE I STARTED DRINKING AGAIN
14. HOME OF THE BLUES
15. THIS DRINKIN WILL KILL ME
16. TWENTY YEARS
17. WALKIN' AFTER MIDNIGHT
18. BURY ME
19. JAMBALAYA
20. MYSTERY TRAIN

Musicians:
Dwight Yoakam - Guitar, Vocals
Pete Anderson - Guitar
Jeff Donovan - Drums
J.D. Foster - Bass
Brantley Kearns - Fiddle

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