Dwight Yoakam
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"Dwight David Yoakam" is an United States/American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music. Popular since the early 1980s, he has recorded more than 21 albums and compilations, charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and sold more than 25 million records. Yoakam has recorded 5 Billboard #1 Albums, 12 Gold Albums, and 9 Platinum Albums, including the Triple Platinum This Time (Dwight Yoakam album)/This Time.

In addition to his many achievements in the performing arts, Yoakam is also the most frequent musical guest in the history of The Tonight Show.

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She truly is one of the legendary icons behind the scenes of country music. She didn't take the curtain calls, but a lot of us would never have heard Flatt & Scruggs if it hadn't been for Louise Scruggs.

A Thousand Miles From Nowhere.

Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

The Newton Boys.

I originally developed the Chicken Fries for my fans. They have been so popular we made Buffalo Bites to add to the excitement.

I'd rather be in some dark holler where the sun don't ever shine, than to be alone just knowin' that you're gone as I slowly lose my mind. So blow your whistle freight train, take me far on down the track. I'm goin' away, I'm leavin' today. I'm goin' and I ain't comin back.

They're both very fragmented, ... You'll start out with a master take, the whole band plays it, and then we start doing coverage of each instrument, and it's very similar to filmmaking in terms of the process, time involved and the repetition of performance.