Biography
Dwight David Yoakam 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, New West, Warner, Sugar Hill Records, and Thirty Tigers.
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Awards & recognition
- Americana Award — Artist of the Year · 2013
- Country Music Association Award — International Achievement · 2007
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography38 titles
Goliath
Wilfred
King of the Hill
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
Under the Dome
Along for the Ride
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Squidbillies
Saturday Night Live
Panic Room
Red Rock West
Logan Lucky
Crank
When Trumpets Fade
Bloodworth
Wedding Crashers
The Daily Show
Austin City Limits
Crank: High Voltage
The Newton Boys
Dirty Girl
Bandidas
Cry Macho
This Is Pop
90 Minutes in Heaven
Four Christmases
The Minus Man
Chasers
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Painted Hero
Hollywood Homicide
Boomtown
Waking Up in Reno
South of Heaven, West of Hell
Three Way
The View
The Little Death
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride