Dwight Yoakam: A Thousand Miles from Nowhere (American Music Series)

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&“[A] compulsively readable biography . . . Essential for fans of Yoakam and lovers of good music writing.&” ―Library Journal From his formative years playing pure hardcore honky-tonk for mid-&’80s Los Angeles punk rockers through his subsequent surge to the top of the country charts, Dwight Yoakam has enjoyed a singular career. An electrifying live performer, superb writer, and virtuosic vocalist, he&’s successfully bridged two musical worlds that usually have little use for each other: commercial country and its alternative/Americana/roots-rocking counterpart. Defying the label &“too country for rock, too rock for country,&” Yoakam has triumphed while many of his peers have had to settle for cult acceptance. Four decades into his career, he&’s sold more than twenty-five million records and continues to tour regularly. Now award-winning music journalist Don McLeese offers the first musical biography of this acclaimed artist. Tracing the seemingly disparate influences in Yoakam&’s music, McLeese shows how he&’s combined rock and roll, rockabilly, country, blues, and gospel into a seamless whole. In particular, McLeese explores the essential issue of &“authenticity&” and how it applies to Yoakam, as well as to country music and popular culture in general. Drawing on wide-ranging interviews with Yoakam and his management, while also benefiting from the perspectives of others closely associated with his success (including producer-guitarist Pete Anderson, partner throughout Yoakam&’s most popular and creative decades), Dwight Yoakam pays tribute to the musician who has established himself as a visionary beyond time, an artist who could title an album Tomorrow&’s Sounds Today and deliver it.
Copyright:
2012

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
232 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780292737815
Related ISBNs:
9780292723818
Publisher:
University of Texas Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Don McLeese
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Music
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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