Silent auctions at Yoakam’s first two concerts have already raised $7,000 — but Gilliss is always hoping for that one big spender who really sees the benefits of supporting Guitars for Vets.

Yoakam's "cowpunk" sound would be classified as alt-country just five years later, but he remained focused on country radio when he made his 1986 debut full-length album, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc ...

Yoakam hits the ground running with his old time honky tonk and fiddle foot-stompin’ music, and he doesn’t look back. Both Hillbilly Deluxe and Buenas Noches just capitalize on the template he ...

Country singer-songwriter Dwight Yoakam made his debut in 1986 with the release of his first album “Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc..” His first three albums reached the No.1 spot on the ...

Dwight Yoakam recorded Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. Etc., his debut record for Reprise Records, back in the late 1980s, when radio country music was awash in self-parody and music-by-numbers arrangements.

'80s Country Legend, 68, Blows Fans Away With Powerful Vocals at Recent Concert: 'Still Has It!' When it comes to recognizable voices in country music, one of the most instantly identifiable is Dwight ...

Alvin and Yoakam were already close friends by the time Yoakam released an expanded version of his first album, “Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.,” on a major label in 1986.

chris rollins Wed, Jun 17, 2015, 8:37 PM·1 min read Dwight Yoakam goes acoustic. The country music legend performed an acoustic set for DIRECTV's "Guitar Center Sessions" season 10.