Dwight Yoakam: Hillbilly Hipster

DWIGHT YOAKAM was eight years old when he wrote his first song: an American lament patterned after those of 1940s blue mountain balladeers the Stanley Brothers. The Stanleys dealt in poisoned wine, pining hearts and the sancity of motherhood – topics guaranteed to inspire a young acolyte. But what Dwight Yoakam really dug was their ancient sound.