Dwight Yoakam

Born in Kentucky, Yoakam was raised in Ohio and attended college at Ohio State University. Inspired by music since childhood, Yoakam dropped out of school to move to Nashville in the late '70s. Finding the Nashville scene less than accommodating for his interpretation of country music, Yoakam subsequently headed to Los Angeles. Striking music gold with his first album in 1986, Yoakam became a renowned country-rock singer/songwriter of the '80s and '90s.

Casting an eye on another facet of Los Angeles' entertainment world, Yoakam began acting. After appearing on TV, Yoakam played a truck driver in "John Dahl"'s acclaimed neo-noir "Red Rock West" (1993); he then provided the music score for "Red Rock West" star "Dennis Hopper"'s 1994 comedy "Chasers". Yoakam played a larger... Full Biography