Striking it big in the 1980s and 1990s, Dwight Yoakam is the country star who
broke the mould, defying the conventions of Nashville to win initial acceptance
and popularity from non-country audiences. The son of a gas station owner,
Yoakam was born in Pikeville, Kentucky (October 23, 1956) and raised in
Columbus, Ohio and proved himself a born entertainer, excelling in both music
and drama. Dropping out of college to seek his fortune in Nashville his
modernised hillbilly approach didn't find favour in the country capital and he
moved instead to Los Angeles and initially made his ...