December 13, 2008, 2008
Fan Spotlight Pages Are Launched!!
We've just launched our fan spotlight pages - and the first three are up. You can see them here. Congrats to Daryl, Yoakam_Fan and DwightCrazy,
the first three winners of our Fan Spotlight. Fan Spotlight pages are created based on fans in the Route 23 Club. Fans enter in, and winners are
sent interviews about their favorite Dwight stories, and pictures.
November 5, 2008, 2008
Dwight To Play in Morton, MN
Be sure to catch Dwight at the Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel in Morton, MN. It will be a great way to kick off the new year.
October 23, 2008
Dwight celebrates his birthday and the one year annivesary of the Route 23 Club
Dwight had another fantastic birthday, and it was made even more special by the fans who are part of the Route 23 Club. This was also
the first year anniversary of the online fan club - where thousands of fans gather in a community and have access to exclusive content,
community and all things Dwight. You can see it at
www.route23club.com
October 15, 2008
Dwight To Headline the Crystal Palace
Be sure to catch Dwight on New Years Eve this year. He'll be performing once again at the Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, California.
As usual, it should be a fantastic show.
August 27th, 2008
Dwight To Appear In Another Movie!!
Calgary’s Nomadic Pictures will co-produce
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride, a violent western about a woman trying to bring her lover a murdered outlaw home for burial.
There's an eclectic cast that includes Dwight along with Kris Kristofferson, the Station Agent’s Peter Dinklage, Jason Priestley, Deadwood’s W. Earl Brown and NCIS’s Cote de Pablo.
August 15th, 2008
Dwight Adds Another Show!!
Dwight adds Terrible's Casino in Primm Nevada for November. Check him out on November 22nd at the arena there at the Casino.
August 1st, 2008
Dwight Rocks The Greek
Dwight played an amazing show at the Go Country 105 FM "Summer Under the Stars" Concert at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. There he
received a proclamation of "Dwight Yoakam Day" from the City of Los Angeles, as well as a Gold Record for his "Best of" record.
May 4, 2008
LA Times Blog Review of Dwight's Set At StageCoach
Really nice review of Dwight's set at Stagecoach.
Check it out here
May 2, 2008
Dwight To Play On Jay Leno - Summer Concert Series
Dwight will be on Jay Leno on May 15th - and will be playing two songs live as part of their Summer Concert Series.
Route 23 Club Members have access to a free ticket giveaway. Sign up at www.route23club.com
April 20, 2008
Meet And Greets for Coachella and Stagecoach
We've got our winners for the Coachella and Stagecoach Meet and Greets. Congratulations to the Route 23 Club Members who won.
For More information about joining the Route 23 Club - go to www.route23club.com
March 1, 2008
Dwight To Play CMA Music Festival
We're excited that Dwight will join Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Carrie Underwood and Sugarland as performers at this summer's CMA Music Festival.
This is a special homecoming for Dwight, who hasn't performed at the Festival since 1988.
Other announced acts include Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert, Josh Turner, Rodney Atkins, Kellie Pickler and Lady Antebellum. Jewel is also on the lineup. She's playing the festival for the first time. The four-day festival runs from June 5th through June 8 in downtown Nashville. Last year's event drew 191,000 people over four days.
February 28,2008
Dwight Inducted In the Kentucky Music Hall Of Fame
Dwight was be inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Lexington. It was an amazing ceremony that touched Dwight most personally. He was joined in the induction with, among others, Crystal Gayle and Norro Wilson.
Dwight Said "It really is all about my family, Kentucky is that and always will be that. It's an honor that really is one of my proudest because of how emotionally connected to me it will always be."
February 15, 2008
Dwight Will Star In Four Christmases
Here's a holiday gift for 2008!! Tim McGraw and Dwight have never sung together, but they'll act together in the romantic comedy Four Christmases.
Set for release during the holiday season of 2008, the movie stars Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn as a couple who, after years of avoiding their families during the holidays, are forced to visit all four of their divorced parents' homes on Christmas Day.
February, 2008
Dwight and Dierks Kick It Up!!
Dierks Bentley and a bunch of his friends gathered for a pre-Grammy party in February at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood. Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley and Dwight all joined Dierks on stage over the course of the evening.
Dwight Is GAC's Artist of the Month for February
Dwight is kicking off 2008 in high gear. He has been named Great American Country (GAC) TV's "Artist Of The Month" for February 2008 and is taping a special Top 20 Countdown for CMT with Vince Vaughn. Yoakam has also announced an appearance at the 2nd annual Stagecoach Festival in Indio, CA this May. His performance is in support of his critically acclaimed new album Dwight Sings Buck which was chosen as one of the TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2007 in both the critic and reader polls in No Depression and is in the TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2007 in the Montreal Gazette.! The album, which Yoakam recorded in tribute of his friend and mentor Buck Owens, was also honored as the No 6 album on AMAZON'S TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS of 2007 list.
As February's "Artist Of The Month" GAC will honor Yoakam, his career, and DWIGHT SINGS BUCK, with ads and promotional spots on GAC and www.gactv.com, a sweepstakes giving lucky winners the chance to see Dwight at California's Stagecoach Festival, and an in-store promotion at FYE retail stores.
You can check out GAC's page for Dwight at: http://www.gactv.com/gac/ar_az_dwight_yoakam
New Contest Posted!
We're kickin' off the new year with style!
Win An Ipod - Pre-Loaded with Dwight's Music!
That's right January's drawing for Route 23 Club members is for an Ipod Classic - loaded up with Dwight Yoakam music starting with his first album - and leading all the way up to Dwight Sings Buck!!
Q: What do I have to do to get the Ipod?
A: Nothing other than be a member of the Route 23 Club. The winner will be randomly drawn from the membership database and given the Ipod.
Q: Can I enter multiple times?
A: Not really since you don't have to enter to win it. As a member of Dwight's fan club, you're already entered.
During the First week of February, we'll announce the lucky winner of the drawing.
Good luck.... And Sign Up!!
Dwight, Fergie, Kelly and More
MSL Sports and Entertainment today announced that simultaneous live performances by Fergie, Kelly Clarkson, ZZ Top, Maroon 5, our very own Dwight and a slate of other renowned artists will highlight the agenda at about 20 Division I universities nationwide on April 18 for the inaugural Gridiron Bash(TM), timed for the evening before Spring Games. Gridiron Bash(TM), the Ultimate Fan Competition(TM), will be the largest single-day sports and entertainment event ever to take place on college campuses.
More Information
January 7, 2008
Dwight shoots a segment for Country Music Television
TDwight Yoakam and Vince Vaughn were at the Crystal Palace in Bakersfield on Sunday January 6th, after taping a segment for Country Music Television's "Top 20 Countdown."
The country music star and popular film actor were promoting Vaughn's upcoming film "Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show," scheduled to appear in theaters February 8.
Click Here to read more and see the pictures:
December 27, 2007
Dwight is going to star in a new romantic comedy
Tim McGraw and Dwight Yoakam have accepted roles in the romantic comedy Four Christmases, which will be released during the 2008 holiday season. The cast also includes Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek and Reese Witherspoon. John Favreau and Vince Vaughn, who co-starred in the 1996 film, Swingers, are also in the cast, along with Kristin Chenoweth. Seth Gordon will direct for New Line Cinema and Spyglass Entertainment.
December 15, 2007
Contest Winners For the MySpace Friends Contest Announced
Members of the Route23 Club that wanted to be among Dwight's Top Friends on MySpace were announced in December, and you can click on Dwight's My Space to see the winners.
Click Here for Dwight's MySpace
December 17, 2007
Dwight Sings Buck makes the Top Ten In A Number of NewsPapers Around the country
TThe Salt Lake city Tribune ranks Dwight Sings Buck number 7 in the top ten for the year. They note: as much as the dignity of albums has been stripped away because of everyone's penchant for downloading singles from the Internet, there are still albums released in 2007 that resonate throughout.
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And the Sand Mountain Reporter in Alabama ranks Dwight Sings Buck as the Number One Country Album for 2007"
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And Los Angeles City Beat Says: "Yoakam's long-in-the-making salute to Buck Owens attacks his stylistic forebear's repertoire with verve and profound emotion. It's at its best when it drives off-track: Check out the slow-groove "Close Up the Honky Tonks," worth the price of admission by itself."
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December 5, 2007
DWIGHT MAINTAINS TOP TWENTY STATUS ON GAC FOR CLOSE UP THE HONKYTONKS
Thanks to all the fans for helping Dwight's video Close Up the Honky Tonks maintain its top twenty status on GAC!! You can see that here
December 3, 2007
DWIGHT'S VIDEO CLOSE UP THE HONKY TONKS HITS #2 IN AUSTRALIA
The country Music Channel (CMC) in Australia has announced their Top 50 videos For the last week of November, and Dwight's Close Up The Honky Tonks hits Number 1. You can keep up with Dwight's progress at their web site.
November 30, 2007
NEW CONTENT UP AT ROUTE23 CLUB
New content was added at the Route 23 Club fan site for Dwight - including some of the earliest pictures of Dwight. These include pictures of his father, mother and grandfather - and some wild pictures of Dwight performing as a young man. Additionally, classic videos are newly posted of Dwight's first McDonald's commercial, and some of his earliest TV appearances. For more information about joining the Route 23 Club, you can visit www.route23club.com.
November 30, 2007
DWIGHT TO PLAY AT STAGECOACH!!
Dwight will join a number of other legendary country acts such as The Judds at the Stagecoach Country Music festival in Indio on the weekend of May 3-4.
November 30, 2007
DWIGHT HITS GRAND RAPIDS FOR PROMOTION OF BAKERSFIELD BISCUIT FOOD BRAND
West Michigan country-music fans were in for a real treat in November, because Dwight served up some hot new food items for the Meijer stores.
Dwight went to Grand Rapids to promote his new album, "Dwight Sings Buck" -- a tribute to the late country star Buck Owens -- and to promote his Bakersfield Biscuits line of frozen food. The Meijer chain is selling the albums and the food line.
Dwight maintains all the creative control for logo designs and comes up with names for the food items, which include Lanky Link Sausage, Chicken Lickin's Buffalo Style Bites and Chicken Lickin' Chicken Fries.
Fans who attend his appearance in November at Meijer were treated to samples of chicken fries, and Yoakam said he is excited about the introduction of Take 'Ems to his food line.
Including Lil' Joes, Lil' Chicks and Breakfast Burritos, the individually wrapped items are called Take 'Ems "so you can grab it and run."
November 25, 2007
DWIGHT'S SANTA CAN'T STAY MAKES #3 ON ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S CHRISTMAS
BUMMERS
Entertainment Weekly notes that "No longer is ''depressing Christmas music'' considered an oxymoron or a socially unacceptable subgenre. Most artists nowadays include at least one downbeat track on their holiday collections"... Dwight's Santa Can't Stay makes #3 on their list.... A classic song.<More>
November 9, 2007
CMA HONORS DWIGHT YOAKAM WITH INTERNATIONAL ARTIST ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dwight Yoakam received special recognition for his contributions to Country Music, as representatives of CMA and the BBC presented him with CMA's International Artist Achievement Award during pre-televised festivities leading up to "The 41st Annual CMA Awards" Wednesday at the Sommet Center in Nashville.<More>
November 2, 2007
Dwight Sings Buck Is The #1 Independent Album For The 11/10/2007 Issue
Dwight's New Album Dwight Sings Buck is the #1 Independent Album This week according to Billboard.com. Additionally the album debuted at #11 on the Top country Albums, and #42 on the Billboard 200. See the Entire list here.
November 1, 2007
Red Rock West director John Dahl draws inspiration from classic film noir
A really nice article in MovieMaker Magazine, which discusses Red rock West director John Dahl. The article discusses Dwight's participation in the movie and how his Top 10 song 1000 Miles From Nowhere became the song's closing theme.
October 30, 2007
Close Up The Honky Tonks Video #1 On CMT's 12-Pack
Close Up The Honky Tonks Video #1 On CMT's 12-Pack
For The Week of October 26, 2007, Viewers voted Dwight's Close Up The Honky Tonks Video into the #1 spot on CMT's 12-Pack Countdown for the week of October 26. Thanks to all of you for helping!!.
October 26, 2007
For Those Looking For The Lonesome Roads Hotel
As many of you know, we've launched the new Route 23 Club - which has a brand new Lonesome Roads Hotel. While we're making the transition, you can still get to the old Lonesome Roads Hotel by clicking here. Just to let you know, we will be shutting down the public Lonesome Roads Hotel on DwightYoakam.com within the next week - so that we can put our full attention on the new LRH within the fan club site. We hope you'll all join and be a part of what we think is an exciting new adventure!!
October 23, 2007
Dwight Sings Buck Is Released!!
Multiple Grammy® Award winner and entertainer Dwight Yoakam is set to release Dwight Sings Buck, on his birthday, October 23, 2007, from New West Records. The one of a kind new album celebrating and honoring his friend and mentor Buck Owens, features the emotional first single, "Close Up The Honky Tonks." The video for this single, which was directed by Fred Durst, can be seen on CMT.
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New Studio Album Out October 23, 2007 On New West Records
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Blame the Vain video is #1 on CMT's Pure 12-Pack Countdown.
Viewers voted Dwight's 'Blame the Vain' Video into the #1 spot on CMT's Pure 12-Pack Countdown for the week of July 14, 2006
Announcing: All-Star Tribute To Late Country Music Legend Buck Owens
World-famous artists from all walks of popular music will join together to salute the late Buck Owens in a special performance during the ACM Awards show, which will air on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at 8:00 pm ET/PT from the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas.
Dwight Yoakam, ZZ Top guitarist and vocalist Billy Gibbons, Brad Paisley, Buddy Alan (son of Buck & Bonnie Owens), original Buck Owens & The Buckaroos steel guitarist Tom Brumley, Chris Hillman (The Byrds) and blink-182/+44 drummer Travis Barker will all play together in the tribute. Vince Vaughn will introduce the segment.
Buck Owens, a legendary country music artist with twenty-one No. 1 country music hits during his long career, passed away on March 25th of this year. The tribute will not only salute his music, but his status as a true ambassador of country music. He was the ACM's very first Top Male Vocalist winner, in 1965. He was also honored with the Academy's most respected honor, the Pioneer Award, in 1998.
"Losing Buck Owens was a real blow to this community, and we wanted to do something special to show the world just how important he was to country music," said Bob Romeo, Executive Director, Academy of Country Music. "We've gotten some fantastic artists together, from all different musical genres, and they're going to honor the man with a musical performance you will never forget.”
Buck Owens August 12, 1929 - March 25, 2006
"I was devastated by Buck’s passing since I had talked to him just a couple days ago and even though he seemed in a somewhat fragile physical state, he was emotionally exuberant and still living life in a forward motion, discussing a variety of plans for his future. My thoughts and prayers are with his three sons, Buddy Allen, Michael and Johnny, his grandchildren and his girlfriend Karen. I will cherish, forever, the musical moments he graciously shared with me during his life. I will be eternally grateful for his fatherly chastisements, encouragement and, ultimately, his friendship and love. I will miss him deeply.”
– Dwight Yoakam
Johnny Cash Special To Feature All-Star Lineup
November 16 on CBS
Some of rock & roll’s finest are lining up to perform as part of an upcoming tribute to the late, great Johnny Cash. CBS will be airing I Walk The Line: A Night For Johnny Cash on November 16, two days before the biopic Walk The Line opens in theaters. Musicians already signed up to perform include U2, Foo Fighters, Sheryl Crow, Dwight Yoakam and Shooter Jennings (son of the late Waylon Jennings).
Joaquin Phoenix, who stars as Johnny Cash in the film, will introduce the performances during the special along with Reese Witherspoon and Dennis Quaid. In related news, the film’s soundtrack will be released on November 15th via Wind-Up. According to Billboard, it will include singing from both Phoenix and Witherspoon (who plays June Carter Cash). Others featured on the soundtrack consist of Jennings, Jonathan Rice, Waylon Payne and Tyler Hilton.
May 7 is Dwight Yoakam Day in Vienna!
A proclamation was made by Mayor David Nohe earlier Sunday afternoon at the commencement ceremony for Ohio Valley College where Yoakam was the keynote speaker. More
Blame The Vain - Billboard review
Review of 'Blame The Vain'.
Blame The Vain - Outsideleft.com review
Your Hall Pass To The Grand Ole Opry
Country Music People - review
Review of 'Blame The Vain'.
"For years, Steve Earle has been the only artist of the New Country generation making music as interesting as he did in the ’80s. That’s no longer the case, as a sleeping giant awakens." More
Dwight's Used Records Named on Top Country Albums of 2004 List
John Gerome of the Associated Press has good things to say about Dwight." Click Here
Review: Dwight Yoakam at La Zona Rosa
"Leavening his set with crowd pleasers ranging back to the formative "Guitars and Cadillacs," Yoakam meandered from a set that seemed both random and focused, and yet engagingly intimate. "Thanks for sticking around," he told the near-capacity crowd shortly after taking the stage. Those may have been the most superlative words yet uttered at this year's music festival." Click Here
Video compilations are now available on DVD
"Pieces Of Time" and "Just Lookin' For A Hit" video compilations are now available on DVD: Click Here and Here
Governors' Lifetime Achievement Award
Dwight Yoakam was recently honored with the Governors' Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame in ceremonies held February 19 in Frankfort, KY. Click Here
Bakersfield Biscuits
Dwight Yoakam's Bakersfield Biscuits has launched a web site at www.bakersfieldbiscuits.com. Click on this link to place an order!
