Dwight Yoakam: A Thousand Miles from Nowhere

233 Pages·2012·9.43 MB·English

by  Don McLeese

Dwight Yoakam
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American Music Series
Peter Blackstock and David Menconi, Editors
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A THOUSAND MILES FROM NOWHERE
Don McLeese
University of Texas Press Austin
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The publication of this book was supported in part by the
Brad and Michele Moore Roots Music Series Endowment.
Copyright © 2012 by Don McLeese
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McLeese, Don.
Dwight Yoakam : a thousand miles from nowhere /
Don McLeese. — 1st ed.
p. cm. — (American music series)
Includes discographical references.
ISBN 978-0-292-72381-8 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN 978-0-292-73781-5 (e-book)
1. Yoakam, Dwight. 2. Country musicians—United States—
Biography. I. Title. II. Series: American music series (Austin, Tex.)
ML420.Y63M35 2012
782.421642092—dc23 [B] 2011042859
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For Danny Roy Young and Sir Douglas Sahm.
Let’s play two!
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Contents
. Introduction: A Th ousand Miles from Nowhere .................. 1
1. How Far Is Heaven? .......................................................... 11
2. Readin’, Rightin’, Rt. 23 .................................................... 21
3. South of Cincinnati, West of Columbus .......................... 31
4. Corvette Cowboy .............................................................. 41
5. From Kentucky Bourbon to Babylonian Cowboys ......... 49
6. Who You Callin’ Cowpunk? ............................................... 59
7. Honky-Tonk Man .............................................................. 67
8. “It’s Jes’ Ol’ Hillbilly Stuff ” ............................................... 79
9. Hillbilly Deluxe ................................................................. 91
10. Streets of Bakersfi eld ..................................................... 101
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11. Bonus Cut ........................................................................ 111
12. “Well, I’m Back Again . . .” ................................................ 115
13. Wild Ride ......................................................................... 125
14. Gone, Real Gone .............................................................. 139
15. Act Naturally ................................................................... 151
16. Th e Same Fool ................................................................. 157
17. Playing Out the String .................................................... 165
18. South of Heaven, West of Hell (and Off the Charts) ....... 171
19. Splitsville ........................................................................ 181
20. Produced by Dwight Yoakam .......................................... 189
21. Th e Buck Stops Here ....................................................... 197
22. “I Wanna Love Again, Feel Young Again” ........................ 205
Appendix. Th e Dwight Dozen: A Selected Discography ....... 215
Acknowledgments ........................................................ 217
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Dwight Yoakam
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