Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwrite… Read Full Bio ↴Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music. Popular since the early 1980s, he has recorded more than 21 albums and compilations, charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and sold more than 25 million records. Yoakam has recorded 5 Billboard #1 Albums, 12 Gold Albums, and 9 Platinum Albums, including the Triple Platinum This Time. In addition to his many achievements in the performing arts, Yoakam is also the most frequent musical guest in the history of The Tonight Show.

Yoakam was born in Pikeville, Kentucky, the son of Ruth Ann, a key-punch operator, and David Yoakam, a gas-station owner. He was raised in Columbus, Ohio. He graduated from Columbus's Northland High School in 1974. During his high school years, he excelled in both music and drama, regularly securing the lead role in school plays, such as "Charlie" in a stage version of Flowers for Algernon, honing his skills under the guidance of teacher-mentors Jerry McAfee (music) and Charles Lewis (drama). Outside of school, Yoakam sang and played guitar with local garage bands, and entertained his friends and classmates with his impersonations, such as Richard Nixon, who, at the time, was heavily embroiled in the Watergate controversy.

Yoakam briefly attended Ohio State University, but dropped out and moved to Nashville in 1977 with the intent of becoming a recording artist. Later on, Ohio Valley University in Parkersburg, West Virginia awarded and presented Dwight with an honorary doctorate degree on May 7, 2005.

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, Yoakam 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, groundbreaking music is often credited with rock audiences accepting 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.. It launched his career. "Honky Tonk Man", a remake of the Johnny Horton song, and "Guitars, Cadillacs" were hit singles. His stylish video "Honky Tonk Man" was the first country music video ever played on MTV. The follow-up LP, Hillbilly Deluxe, was just as successful. His third LP, Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room, included his first No. 1, a duet with his musical idol, Buck Owens, on "Streets of Bakersfield". 1990's If There Was a Way was another best-seller.

Yoakam's song "Readin', Rightin', Route 23" pays tribute to his childhood move from Kentucky, and is named after a local expression describing the route that rural Kentuckians took to find a job outside of the coal mines. (U.S. Route 23 runs north from Kentucky through Columbus and Toledo, Ohio and through the automotive centers of Michigan.) Rather than the standard line that their elementary schools taught "the three Rs" of "Readin', 'Ritin', and 'Rithmetic", Kentuckians used to say that the three Rs they learned were "Readin', 'Ritin, and Route 23 North".

Johnny Cash once cited Yoakam as his favorite country singer. Chris Isaak called him as good a songwriter that ever put a pen to paper. Time Magazine dubbed Yoakam "A Renaissance Man" and Vanity Fair declared that "Yoakam strides the divide between rock's lust and country's lament." Along with his bluegrass and honky-tonk roots, Yoakam has written or covered many Elvis Presley-style rockabilly songs, including his covers of Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" in 1999 and Presley's "Suspicious Minds" in 1992. He recorded a cover of The Clash's "Train in Vain" in 1997, a cover of the Grateful Dead song "Truckin'", as well as Cheap Trick's "I Want You to Want Me". Yoakam has never been associated only with Country music; on many early tours, he played with Hardcore Punk bands like Hüsker Dü, and played many shows around Los Angeles with Roots/Punk/Rock & Roll acts. His middle-period-to-later records saw him branching out to different styles, covering Rock & Roll, Punk, 1960's, Blues-based "Boogie" like ZZ Top, and writing more adventurous songs like "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere". In 2003, he provided background vocals on Warren Zevon's last album The Wind.

In the 21st century, Yoakam released dwightyoakamacoustic.net, an album featuring solo acoustic versions of many of his hits; left his major label and started his own label.

2005 saw the release of Yoakam's well-reviewed album Blame the Vain, on New West Records. Yoakam also released an album dedicated to Buck Owens, Dwight Sings Buck, on October 23, 2007. His duet with Michelle Branch, a song titled "Long Goodbye", was released as a free download on Branch's official website in early 2011.

In July 2011, Yoakam re-signed with Warner Bros. Nashville and announced plans to release a new album. 3 Pears was released on September 18, 2012 with twelve new tracks. The album, produced by Yoakam, includes collaborations with Kid Rock, Beck, and Ashley Monroe. 3 Pears was released to resounding critical acclaim and earned Yoakam the highest-charting debut of his career on the Billboard 200 and Billboard Country Albums charts. 3 Pears reached #1 on the Americana Radio chart on October 29, 2012 and went on to break the 2012 record for most weeks at #1 on Americana Radio.[4] By the end of 2012, the album was named on annual best of lists by NPR, Rolling Stone, American Songwriter, AOL's The Boot, Entertainment Weekly, The Village Voice, and Rhapsody, and has been included in more critic's "best of 2012" lists than any other artist in the country genre.

Yoakam won the Grammy Award for "Best Male Country Vocal Performance" in 1993 for the song "Ain't That Lonely Yet". He was also named "Artist of the Year" by CMT Europe in 1993 and given the International Touring Artist Award by CMA in 2007.

In 2011, Yoakam received the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award for his trailblazing achievements in the country music genre.

Down The Road
Dwight Yoakam Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Down The Road' by these artists:

Adam Adam I see your tears I hear your words Girl, I feel how…
Alex and the Bandits She said "there's something about you" It's my dirty fucking…
Amarillo Cowboys When I was a boy Four houses down from me Was a…
Bachman-Turner Overdrive Burned down on the boulevard Livin' so fast and sweet and…
Bee Gees I don't need anybody . I don't need anyone. Take it…
Bill Staines Down the Road Bill Staines I do believe that there will be …
Bloden-Wedd Fighting for my dreams against the world I look into the…
C-2-C Have no place to go Have no place to go Darling Have no…
C2C feat. Derek Martin Air longplay should go Air longplay should go Darling Air…

C2C ft Richie Jackson Have no place to go Have no place to go Darling Have no…
Casey Donahew Well she's sittin in a car tryin to figure out…
Dan Fogelberg Down the road Down the road Got a little pretty girl, down…
David Holt; Doc Watson Oh, it's going down the road feeling bad Bad luck's all…
David Miner I don't love the highway I don't love paying for…
Dead Moon Stranded in the storm trying to see through the rain Looks…
Dirty Honey Lord I see you around town after we said goodbye God…
DJ Earl-e Memphis in my headlights your memory on my trail Been chasin…
Doc & Merle Watson Oh, it's going down the road feeling bad Bad luck's all…
Doc McKenzie And The Hi-Lites If you want to hear some Boogie, then I know…
Doc Watson Oh, it's going down the road feeling bad Bad luck's all…
Don Williams I guess there's not much I can do or say Saw…
Doucette Take me down the road Lead me by the hand I don't…
Dr. John Rolling down R 40 On a nickel and dime Nowhere…
Dusty The Kid Sweet September You lasted forever You wasted my money and t…
Earl Scruggs Now down the road just a mile or two Lives a…
Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys Now down the road just a mile or two Lives a…
Earl Scruggs;Lester Flatt Now down the road just a mile or two Lives a…
ERU9.8 I'm in it Go Driving the way Down the road…
Fenriz a.k.a. DJ V.K.O.M Whoa That's more like it Yeah These speakers are not ready O…
Flatt Scruggs Now down the road just a mile or two Lives a…
Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys Now down the road just a mile or two Lives a…
Freddie Slack If you want to hear some Boogie, then I know…
GAZ Price She's got the kids, she raised them on her own He's…
Ian Gillan Fenwick-Gustafson-Gillan-Glover-Nauseef Time don't stand …
Ian Gillan Band Time don't stand still Don't hang around for the kill I've b…
Ivor S.K. Tell me what it is What have you heard I'm on my…
J. Howells Werthman I've been down this road before I've felt like this somewhe…
Jamie Webster There′s a road sold, shows you not to think but…
Jerry Jeff Walker Django Walker/Greg Combs Took the bus out of Austin, band…
Jesse T. Reid Somewhere down the road I'll see you again I don't know when…
Jimmy Reed When I was a boy Four houses down from me Was a…
John Newman I′ve been battered, I've been bruised And though I know it′s…
Kansas (Steve Walsh / Kerry Livgren) I'm in a kind of foolish…
Kenny Chesney When I was a boy Four houses down from me Was a…
Kenny Rankin The Land Of Mystic Emerald Seas In Fields Of Soft, Sweet…
Kidd G Down the road where the blacktop ends You can find me…
KITCHEN - Little Feat I gave you high steppin' slippers But you still can't…
Left Lane Cruiser Adventurers in time and space, transcribed in future tense; …
Lester & Scruggs Earl Flatt Now down the road just a mile or two Lives a…
Lester Flatt Now down the road just a mile or two Lives a…
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs Now down the road just a mile or two Lives a…
Lester Flatt Earl Scruggs The Foggy Mountain Boys Now down the road just a mile or two Lives a…
Lester Flatt feat. Earl Scruggs Down the road Down the road Got a little pretty girl down…
Lester Flatt;Earl Scruggs;The Foggy Mountain Boys Now down the road just a mile or two Lives a…
Little Feat Lowell George I gave you high steppin' slippers But you sti…
Mac McAnally When I was a boy Four houses down from me Was a…
Manassas When I was a young man Standin' in the door The room…
Marty Stuart Now down the road just a mile or two Lives a…
Matt Ballaro We saw a little blue house with three kids And the…
Mike Alarm & Peters Woke up this morning with a new kind of feeling Kicked…
Mr. Blue I will give all my love I will give all my…
O.R.k Cold rain come wash my ol' black sins down through my…
Of Mice & Men Your vacancy consumes me, Like the cold slowly creeping in …
Old Man Luedecke Down the Road Oh we found a needle and thread as…
OUTDrejas I need to fill the void There's an emptiness about me That…
Pallaso Check it (down the road) I just got a phone call…
Pinball Wizard Down the road, we walk alone A fever running in my…
Plain White T's Lost myself again and didn't care I was missing Said goodbye…
RandiVision (Intro) Yeah Yeah 909. 909. Yeah Yeah Shit it’s 909…
Restless Heart When I was a boy Four houses down from me Was a…
Richard Clapton Clapton I was turned out of Cafe Cologne As the sun came…
Rose & Ben I've been clocking the miles The sun rises and falls Trying …
Saigon I’ve been down this road before I’m still, I’m still who…
Scatterbrain Down in the dumps and feeling blue, Sitting home got nothing…
Spencer & Rains When your bridges have been Burned And you've nowhere else…
Stan Rogers Sun is rising high, burning into the day, I will say…
Stephen Stills When I was a young man Standin' in the door The room…
Stephen Stills & Manassas When I was a young man Standin' in the door The room…
Steve Earle On the blue side of evenin' When the darkness takes…
Stoner Train I've lost in space my poor soul, I try to find…
The Bluegrass Album Band Now down the road just a mile or two Lives a…
The Doc Watson Family Down the road, down the road, I've got a sugar baby…
The Elovaters I’ll see you on down the road Hail sleet thunder and…
The Foggy Mountain Boys Now down the road just a mile or two Lives a…
The Greenbriar Boys Now down the road just a mile or two Lives a…
The Hitmen Don’t drop this love Like you drop your cigarettes in the…
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band When I was a boy Four houses down from me Was a…
The Rolling Stones Now if you wanna hear some boogie like I'm gonna…
The Tiger Come on and Ease on down, ease on down the road Come…
The Wanderer I don′t wanna go Down the Road But the black-coloured paveme…
The Watson Family Chorus: Down the road, down the road, I've got a sugar baby…
Tiger Magic I stood down the road When you shut the door for…
Ugly Duckling *Young Einstein scratches and cuts "Down the road"* I got m…
Van Morrison Well it's down the road I go And I got those…
W.A.D Down on the coast road in the summertime Under blue skies…
X-Group You can't let 'em take your light, you can't let…
Your Grandparents In case you wanna go My automotive parked right right…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Dwight Yoakam:

"Show 'Em Your Badge" Alright 할 말 있어 자꾸 어딜 쳐다봐 잠깐만 아직 내 말…
'I Said' When I was a boy my family would travel Inta' Western…
1 What I don't know might not hurt me If I stay…
1000 Miles I'm a thousand miles from nowhere Time don't matter to me 'C…
1000 Miles (Acoustic Version) "1, 000 Miles" Runway four, flight 209 Teardrop falls, we s…
3 Good Reasons Well, I'll give you three good reasons for leavin' Number on…
3 Pears 3 pears of glasses 3 pears of shades 3 pears of other…
A Heart Like Mine I saw you coming, you saw me And took off running Shells…
A Long Way Home Dreamin' is only dreamin' 'Til dreamin' is the only thing th…
A Place to Cry What I'm looking for is all I need 'Cause what I've…
A Promise You Can't Keep I heard you swear your love this morning And it caught…
A Thousand Miles From Nowhere I'm a thousand miles from nowhere Time don't matter to me 'C…
A World of Blue Green, green leaves falling down From the tops of tall, tal…
Above And Beyond A well I'll give you love That's above and beyond the…
Act Naturally They're gonna put me in the movies They're gonna make a…
Ain You keep calling me on the telephone You say you're all…
Allright I'm Wrong Well alright, alright, alright, alright girl I'm wrong Well …
Always Late With Kisses [Chorus:] Always late with your kisses Won't you come to my …
An Exception to the Rule Soft clouds all drift away Bright sunshine never stays Warm …
Away In A Manger Away in a manger, no crib for a bed The little…
Baby Don't Go She never had a mother She hardly knew her dad She's been…
Baby Don't Go (feat. Sheryl Crow) She never had a mother, She hardly knew her dad She's been…
Baby Dont Go She never had a mother She hardly knew her dad She's been…
Baby Why Not Oh baby why not Just take one more chance And risk all…
Back Of Your Hand When you give it up for gone But you're still digging…
Believe If I could I’d take us back To where we were When…
Blame The Vain I blame the vain for what we wear And I blame…
Borrowed Love At every glance, you steal from me I catch your…
Buenas Noches Form A Lonely Room She wore red dresses with her black shining hair She had…
Bury Me Bury me along the big sandy Down in those blue gray…
Can't Tou Hear Me Calling Sweetheart of mine can't you hear me calling A million times…
Carmelita I hear Mariachi static on my radio And the tubes they…
Cattle Call (Woo - hoo - woo - ooo - to -…
Claudette I got a brand new baby and I feel so…
Close Up The Honky Tonks She's in some honky tonk tonight I know She's dancing where…
Come On Christmas Come on Christmas Please take me away Keep me hidden safe 'T…
Crazy Little Thing Called Love This thing called love, I just can't handle it This thing…
Crazy Thing Called Love This thing called love, I just can't handle it This thing…
Cryin' Time [Chorus] Oh, it's cryin' time again, your gonna leave me, …
Dangerous Man He's a dangerous man He's got blood in his plans Better watc…
Dim Lights Thick Smoke Dim lights, thick smoke, and loud, loud music It's the only…
Does It Show Does it show as I watch her walking by? Does it…
Doin' What I Did Hey, when c.c. rider was just a snot-nosed kid I was…
Don't Be Sad [Chorus] Don't be sad 'cause you got What you wanted You sho…
Down On The Corner Of Love You'll find me hangin' around It's there I'll be found Dow…
Down Where the River Bends Its hard to keep tears out of my eyes This might…
Dreams of Clay I'd been building hopes so long Honey, I must have lost…
Excuse Me They just don't know how lost I feel without you My…
Fair to Midland Fare to Midland is all that I need If I had…
Fast As you Maybe someday I'll be strong Maybe it won't be long I'll be…
Floyd County It's a sad day in Floyd County, Mr. Jones Yeah, the…
Foolin' Around I know that you've been foolin' around on me Right from…
For Love's Sake Honey, if you only knew What I've the will to do Endure…
Free to Go Baby now I understand How time can alter any plan…
Give Back The Key To My Heart Take my picture off the wall it don't matter to…
Gone That'll be me you'll see walking away That'll be me you'll…
Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues Everybody's gone away, Said they're movin' to L.A. There's n…
Guitar Cadillacs Girl you taught me how to hurt real bad and…
Guitars, Cadillacs Girl, you taught me how to hurt real bad and…
Heart of Stone [Chorus] This heart of stone sure is missing you Sure is wis…
Heartaches By The Number Heartache Number One was when you left me I never knew…
Here Comes Santa Claus Here comes Santa Claus Here comes Santa Claus Right down San…
Here Comes the Night I can see right out my window Walking down the street My…
Hey Little Girl Hey Little Girl Hey little girl, you don't have to hide…
Hold on to God Hold on, hold on, hold on to God And not the…
Holding Things Together Holding things together Ain't no easy thing to do When it co…
Home for Sale Home for sale That's much too large Too many rooms Big ole e…
Home of The Blues Just around the corner there's heartache Down the road all l…
Honkey Tonk Man Well I'm a honky tonk man And I can't seem to…
I What I don't know might not hurt me If I stay…
I Don What I don't know might not hurt me If I stay…
I Don't Care What I don't know might not hurt me If I stay…
I Don't Need It Done Honey you sure do it well But I don't need it…
I Got You And I want you to want me Yeah, I need you…
I Hear you Knockin I hear you knockin' I hear you callin' I hear you every…
I Sang Dixie I sang Dixie as he died The people just walked on…
I Wanna Love Again I wanna love again, feel young again The way we did…
I Want You To Want Me And I want you to want me Yeah, I need you…
I Was There I was there I was there When love crashed and burned I was…
I Wouldn't Put It Past Me I wouldn't put it past me I wouldn't press my luck If…
I'd Avoid Me Too Here I sit all alone just a wonderin' why You must…
I'll Be Gone I watch as you take off your clothes and slip…
I'll Be Home For Christmas I'll be home for Christmas Just you wait and see There'll …
I'll Go Back To Her I'll go back to her where I'm wanted And maybe I…
I'll Just Take These I think that I Will just take a memory A small one…
I'll Pretend I'll make believe That the sight of her in my head's…
I'm A Honky Tonk Man Well I'm a honky tonk man And I can't seem to…
I'm Bad I'm Nationwide Well, I was rollin' down the road In some cold blue…
I've Got a Dog They just don't know how lost I feel without you My…
If Teardrops Were Diamonds If teardrops were diamonds And only mine were used They coul…
If There Was a Way I was just standing Alone in this room Surrounded by memorie…
If You Were Me If You Were Me And I Were You And I Should…
Im Bad Im Nationwide Well, I was rollin' down the road In some cold blue…
In Another World In another time and place There awaits a sweet embrace Where…
Intentional Heartache She drove South I-95 straight through Carolina She didn't u…
It Well I'm back again for another night Of trying to break…
It Is Well With My Soul When peace like a river Attendeth my way When sorrows like s…
It Only Hurt's When I Cry The only time I feel the pain Is in the sunshine…
It Only Hurts Me When I Cry The only time I feel the pain Is in the sunshine…
It Only Hurts When I Cry The only time I feel the pain Is in the sunshine…
It Won't Hurt [Chorus] It won't hurt when I fall down from this…
It Won't Hurt (Acoustic Version) It won't hurt when I fall down from this bar…
It's Never Alright It’s never alright. It comes and it goes. Oh it’s always…
Johnson She had left him lost and broken Like no other had…
Just Passin Time Just passin' time with everyone I meet I'm just passin' time…
King Of Fools As you look into my eyes and tell those empty lies I'll…
Late Great Golden State In the late great golden state It's getting hard to negotiat…
Let's Work Together Together we stand Divided we fall Come on now people let's g…
Liar You say that you will When I know that you won't You…
Listen Listen In the places you hide Listen Through the stillness i…
Little Chapel Sun's goin' down, it's still a hundred an' three. Drivin' 'c…
Little Sister Little sister don't you, little sister don't you Little sist…
Little Ways You've got your little ways to hurt me You know just…
Loco Motion Everybody's doing a brand-new dance, now (Come on baby, do …
Lonesome Roads Where did I go wrong You know I've never had a…
Long Way To Go Dreamin' is only dreamin' 'Til dreamin' is the only thing th…
Long White Cadillac Night wolves moan Winter hills are black I'm all alone Sitti…
Louisville I've been waiting here in Louisville Lots of time to kill,…
Love Caught Up to Me Baby, I couldn't hide No matter how hard I tried Was foolish…
Love's Gonna Live Here Love's Gonna Live Here Again Oh, the sun's gonna shine in…
Lucky That Way Have You Ever Heart As It LAys Dyin While What's Left…
Man of Constant Sorrow I am a man of constant sorrow I've seen trouble all…
Maybe You Like It Maybe You Don't Hey girl, hey girl, you warned me to go But girl,…
Mercury Blues Well, if I had money tell you what I'd do I'd…
Miner's Prayer When the whistle blows each morning And I walk down in…
Missing Heart I am a missing heart With no place left to start To…
My Bucket's Got a Hole In It Yea! my bucket's got a hole in it Yea! my bucket's…
My Heart Skips A Beat Oh, my heart skips a beat, When we walk down the…
Mystery Train Train I ride, sixteen coaches long Train I ride, sixteen coa…
Near You Everywhere you go each day I will be near you Oh and…
Never Hold You I've seen 'em watch you and Make plans what they'll do…
New San Antone Rose Deep within my heart lies a melody A song of old…
No Future In SIght The clock in your pocket keeps tickin' But that don't get…
No Such Thing There's no such thing As tears or heartache There's no such …
North To Alaska Big Sam left Seattle in the year of ninety-two With George…
Nothing I couldn't change your heart I couldn't change your mind So …
Nothing But Love Nothing but love will ever heal your torn up heart Nothing…
Nothing's Changed Here I hear you walking across the floor I think that I'm…
Off Your Mind If you see me You don't have to say hello The way…
One More Name My friends tried to tell me you were steppin' around But…
One More Night One more night and I know That'll be over you One more…
Only Want You More Hey girl, hey girl You warned me to go But girl, but…
Only You Only you, can make my dreams come true Only you, can…
Paradise When I was a boy, my family would travel Down to…
Playboy Oh, girls, you know we've got to watch out, You know,…
Please Please, please baby come back home It's so cold and dark…
Please Daddy I woke up this morning, the room felt empty and…
Please Please Baby Please, please baby come back home It's so cold and dark…
Please, Please Baby (Dwight Yoakam) Chorus: Please, please baby, baby come back…
Please, Please Baby (Acoustic Version) Yeah hang on a second Yeah, hang on the to the…
Pocket of a Clown Inside the pocket of a clown Is a sad place to…
Population Me This place will tell you lies With each passing shadow that…
Pretend I'll make believe That the sight of her in my head's…

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