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    • Oct 23, 1956
    Dwight Yoakam is born in Pikeville, Kentucky. With an edgy vocal style and a proclivity for roots music, he becomes one of country's most creative forces, augmenting such iconic hits as "Honky Tonk Man," "Ain't That Lonely Yet" and "Fast As You" with a side career as an actor
    Oct 4, 1983
    Dwight Yoakam opens for Bobby Lee Sorenson at the Palomino in North Hollywood, California. It marks the first time he's billed in club listings in The Los Angeles Times
    Sep 17, 1984
    Dwight Yoakam opens for rocker Nick Lowe at the Palace in Los Angeles, across the street from Capitol Records. The show launches Yoakam to a new level on the city's club scene, propelling him further toward his eventual recording deal
    Jan 31, 1986
    Reprise releases Dwight Yoakam's remake of Johnny Horton's "Honky Tonk Man"
    Mar 3, 1986
    Reprise releases Dwight Yoakam's album "Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc."
    Mar 18, 1986
    Dwight Yoakam headlines at the Roxy Theatre on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip, where his audience includes Byrds founder Chris Hillman
    Mar 30, 1986
    The video for Dwight Yoakam's "Honky Tonk Man" airs on MTV
    Jun 28, 1986
    Dwight Yoakam reaches the #1 position on the Billboard country albums chart with "Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc."
    Jul 4, 1986
    Willie Nelson performs "Smokin' In The Boys Room" with Vince Neil in Farm Aid II at the University of Texas' Memorial Stadium in Austin. Also appearing: George Jones, John Mellencamp, Dwight Yoakam, Exile, Julio Iglesias, Huey Lewis, Alabama, Janie Fricke, Joe Ely and Rosanne Cash
    Jul 12, 1986
    Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer Jam XII at Nashville's Starwood Amphitheatre with Don Henley, J.D. Souther, John Schneider, Bill Monroe, Charlie McCoy, John Conlee, Pat Boone, The Judds, Dwight Yoakam, Marty Stuart and Restless Heart
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