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Dwight Yoakam

1956 - Today

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Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) 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 (now MNRK Music Group), New West, Warner, Sugar Hill Records, and Thirty Tigers. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Dwight Yoakam is the 2,098th most popular musician (down from 2,021st in 2024), the 11,214th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,455th in 2019) and the 833rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Dwight Yoakam ranks 2,098 out of 3,175. Before her are Tom Angelripper, Graham Coxon, Joe South, Jimmy Van Heusen, Chino Moreno, and Don Williams. After her are Debbi Peterson, Barney Bigard, Robert Del Naja, Chris Dreja, Larry Young, and Kai Winding.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Dwight Yoakam ranks 528. Before her are Terry Chimes, Vladimír Godár, Herbert Knaup, Jean-François Lamour, Sarojini Sahoo, and Ștefan Rusu. After her are Rob Pike, Stephanie Zimbalist, Péter Besenyei, Patti Hansen, Joy Mangano, and Javier Navarrete.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dwight Yoakam ranks 11,216 out of 20,380. Before her are Eddie Money (1949), Michael Burry (1971), Joey Belladonna (1960), Enrique Peñalosa (1954), Chyler Leigh (1982), and George Murphy (1902). After her are Debbi Peterson (1961), Meredith Colket (1878), John M. Fabian (1939), Gloria DeHaven (1925), Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870), and Barney Bigard (1906).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Dwight Yoakam ranks 833. Before her are Lena Raine (1984), Les Claypool (1963), Joe South (1940), Jimmy Van Heusen (1913), Chino Moreno (1973), and Don Williams (1939). After her are Debbi Peterson (1961), Barney Bigard (1906), Larry Young (1940), Phil Lesh (1940), Vicki Peterson (1958), and James Williamson (1949).

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