Anyone with ears and a taste for good country music knows that Dwight Yoakam learned much of what he knows from Buck Owens and other prominent Bakersfield Sound artists. However, by the time he was ...

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Dwight Yoakam first met Buck Owens when he visited Owens' Bakersfield, Calif., radio station KUZZ before appearing at a local fair in 1987. Sign up here. Now, Yoakam is paying ...

If imitation is the sincerest form of ?attery, then Dwight Yoakam’s new album honoring country-music legend Buck Owens, who died at 76 in March 2006, is pretty dang ?attering: Yoakam’s renditions ...

It's guitars, Cadillacs and hillbilly music once again for Dwight Yoakam on "Tomorrow's Sounds Today" (Reprise), the 12th studio disc of his 16-year recording career. The singer mostly avoids the edgy ...

They stood for decades as Bakersfield's two greatest country music stars, and long after their deaths, they still wear those crowns. Merle Haggard and Buck Owens each came from hardscrabble beginnings ...

"This publication was created by the staff of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum"--Title page verso. "Published on the occasion of the exhibition The Bakersfield sound : Buck Owens, Merle ...

RED WING — Dwight Yoakam, one of the most distinctive artists of the past 25 years of country music, will perform at 8 p.m. Jan. 11 at Treasure Island Casino near Red Wing. Yoakam is a Kentucky native ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dwight Yoakam performs at the 42nd Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards in New York on June 16, 2011. Associated Press file To ...

When it comes to great, toe-tapping, honky tonk, country music there are few better artists than Dwight Yoakam. His musical style blends several threads from the expansive quilt of American music ...

The Crystal Palace, a music and dining joint in Bakersfield launched by Buck Owens — which hosted just about every country music star in America over the years — has abruptly shut its doors. The ...

Dust off your boots for a night out at the honky tonk! Dwight Yoakam and The Mavericks will perform on July 12 at Acrisure Arena. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at ticketmaster.com Dwight Yoakam ...