Country Pop Bites: Dwight Yoakam – January 21

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 1987 Dwight Yoakam picked up his first gold album?

It's true! It was for "Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc."

Listen to the song!

Here are 5 little known facts about Dwight Yoakam.

• He began playing guitar at 6 and had composed his first song by the age of 8.
• He moved to Los Angeles after being rejected in Nashville because his honky-tonk style was considered unmarketable.
• He made his big-screen debut with a bit part in 1993 film noir Red Rock West.
• he has appeared in a number of  films with Vince Vaughn, including Wedding Crashers (2005), Four Christmases (2008) and South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000), a Western Yoakam wrote and directed.
•  He lends his name to a line of frozen foods called Dwight Yoakam's Bakersfield Biscuits.