| First Name |
Dwight
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| Middle Name |
David
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| Last Name |
Yoakam
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| Full Name at Birth |
Dwight David Yoakam
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| Birthday |
23rd October, 1956
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| Birthplace |
Pikeville, KY, USA
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| Height |
6' 0" (183 cm)
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Blue
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Light
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Christian
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Northland High School, Columbus, OH
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| University |
Ohio State University
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| Occupation Text |
Singer-songwriter, actor, director
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| Occupation |
Country Musician
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| Claim to Fame |
This Time
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Country, Country Rock, Honky Tonk, honky-tonk, bluegrass
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| Music Genre |
Country
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| Year(s) Active |
1984–present, 1980–present
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| Music Style |
Pop/Rock, Contemporary Country, Bakersfield Sound, New Traditionalist, Alt-Country, Alternative/ Indie Rock, Country-Rock, Country-Pop, Neo-Traditionalist Country
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| Music Mood |
Bittersweet, Passionate, Plaintive, Melancholy, Earnest, Poignant, Rollicking, Wistful, Intimate, Amiable/Good-Natured, Organic, Playful, Earthy, Fun, Reflective, Energetic, Yearning, Reverent
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| Instrument |
Guitar, Vocals
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| Instrument (text) |
Guitar, Vocals
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| Record Label |
Reprise, Audium, New West, Warner Bros. Nashville
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| Associated Acts |
Buck Owens, Roger Miller, The Strangers
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| Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
William Morris Endeavor, Julie Colbert, Agent, William Morris Endeavor, Jessica Kovacevic, Agent
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| Brand Endorsement |
(2001) TV commercial: The GAP stores, (Late 1990s) TV commercial: The Gap Blue Jeans (sang the jingle to Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love, McDonald's
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| Official Websites |
http://www.dwightyoakam.com/, twitter.com/DwightYoakam, www.facebook.com/dwightyoakam, www.youtube.com/user/dwightyoakam, www.nndb.com/people/484/000025409/
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Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and filmmaker. 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, Sugar Hill Records, and Thirty Tigers.
