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Dwight Yoakam

BAND RANKINGS:

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All Time

of 150,013

460
Decades
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  4
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  3,576
- 2000s
  
  of 10,564
  
  877
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  
  of 5,292
  
  465
- Country
  
  of 1,120
  
  68
- Miscellaneous
  
  of 2,544
  
  889
- Pop
  
  of 13,665
  
  1,285
- Rock
  
  of 8,170
  
  593

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1980s

3.6781

1990s

1.9645

2000s

2.1388

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Dwight Yoakam is ranked overall as 2.7809 out of 4 stars

2.7809

Dwight Yoakam Biography

Formed:

October 1956

Genres:

Alternative Rock, Country, Miscellaneous, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks, Music

Labels:

Flashback/rhino, Koch Entertainment, Koch Imports, Msi Music, New West, New West Records, Rhino Records, Warner/reprise/maverick

History:

With his stripped-down approach to traditional honky tonk and Bakersfield country, Dwight Yoakam helped return country music to its roots in the late '80s. Like his idols Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and Hank Williams, Yoakam never played by Nashville's rules; consequently, he never dominated the charts like his contemporary Randy Travis. Then again, Travis never played around with the sound and style of country music like Yoakam. On each of his records, he twists around the form enough to make ...more

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