Dwight Yoakam's Come On Christmas, nestled in the Horn family tree. Courtesy of Olivia Horn hide caption
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"I dismissed it as an emotional release, and I didn't listen to it for three weeks. I was not planning on doing anything with the song," Yoakam says of his cover of Prince's "Purple Rain." Emily Joyce/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Dwight Yoakam's new album, Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars..., comes out Sept. 23. Emily Joyce/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Dwight Yoakam, 'These Arms'
Dwight Yoakam's new album, Second Hand Heart, comes out April 14. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Dwight Yoakam and Lenny Waronker. Rich McKie/WXPN hide caption
Dwight Yoakam And Lenny Waronker On World Cafe
"ILLuminate (featuring Kendrick Lamar)"
Dwight Yoakam performs on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic. Larry Hirshowitz/KCRW hide caption
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Dwight Yoakam On World Cafe
Dwight Yoakam recently released his new record, titled 3 Pears. Courtesy of the artist hide caption