First NameDwightMiddle NameDavidLast NameYoakamFull Name at BirthDwight David YoakamBirthday23rd October, 1956BirthplacePikeville, KY, USAHeight6' 0" (183 cm)BuildSlimEye ColorBlueHair ColorBrown - LightZodiac SignScorpioSexualityStraightReligionChristianEthnicityWhiteNationalityAmericanHigh SchoolNorthland High School, Columbus, OHUniversityOhio State UniversityOccupation TextSinger-songwriter, actor, directorOccupationCountry MusicianClaim to FameThis TimeMusic Genre (Text)Country, Country Rock, Honky Tonk, honky-tonk, bluegrassMusic GenreCountryYear(s) Active1984–present, 1980–presentMusic StylePop/Rock, Contemporary Country, Bakersfield Sound, New Traditionalist, Alt-Country, Alternative/ Indie Rock, Country-Rock, Country-Pop, Neo-Traditionalist CountryMusic MoodBittersweet, Passionate, Plaintive, Melancholy, Earnest, Poignant, Rollicking, Wistful, Intimate, Amiable/Good-Natured, Organic, Playful, Earthy, Fun, Reflective, Energetic, Yearning, ReverentInstrumentGuitar, VocalsInstrument (text)Guitar, VocalsRecord LabelReprise, Audium, New West, Warner Bros. NashvilleAssociated ActsBuck Owens, Roger Miller, The StrangersTalent Agency (e.g. Modelling)William Morris Endeavor, Julie Colbert, Agent, William Morris Endeavor, Jessica Kovacevic, AgentBrand Endorsement(2001) TV commercial: The GAP stores, (Late 1990s) TV commercial: The Gap Blue Jeans (sang the jingle to Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love, McDonald'sOfficial Websites

Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor, known for his pioneering style of country music. First becoming popular in the mid-1980s, Yoakam has recorded more than 20 albums and compilations, charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and sold more than 30 million records. He has recorded five Billboard No. 1 albums, twelve gold albums, and nine platinum albums, including the triple-platinum This Time.