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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PRESS RELEASE
DWIGHT YOAKAM
HONORS BUCK OWENS WITH
DWIGHT SINGS BUCK
New Studio Album Out October 23, 2007 On New West Records
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Dwight will be appearing on the The Tonight Show With Jay Leno 15th Anniversary show Friday night, May 25th 2007.
Jay celebrates his 15th anniversary as host; comic Dennis Miller; TV personality Ross "The Intern" Mathews; Dwight Yoakam performs. |
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
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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.”
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| 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
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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.
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| May 7 is Dwight Yoakam Day in Vienna! |
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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
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| 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
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| May 7 is Dwight Yoakam Day in Vienna! |
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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
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John Gerome of the Associated Press has good things to say about Dwight." Click Here |
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"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
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"Pieces Of Time" and "Just Lookin' For A Hit" video compilations are now available on DVD: Click Here and Here
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| 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 |
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Dwight's Video "The Back Of Your Hand" online.The Dwight Yoakam
Official Website brings you this high-quality version of the first
single from Dwight's release "Population Me". The free Quicktime Plugin
is required to view the video. Click Here |
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