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Just Lookin' For A Hit
''Just Lookin' for a Hit'' is the first compilation album by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It includes eight singles from his 1980s albums for Reprise Records, as well as two newly recorded cover songs: "Long White Cadillac", originally recorded by The Blasters, and "Sin City", originally recorded by the Flying Burrito Brothers. Recording The collection is best known for containing the Dave Alvin composition “Long White Cadillac,” a song about the death of Hank Williams, who died in the backseat of a Cadillac on his way to a show in Canton, Ohio on New Year’s Day, 1953. Yoakam played gigs alongside Alvin's band The Blasters, Los Lobos, X, and others in the rock and punk clubs of Los Angeles, and, beginning in 1986, Yoakam scored a run of three consecutive number one country albums. According to Don McLeese’s book ''A Thousand Miles from Nowhere'', Alvin was overjoyed when Yoakam, one of the hottest stars in country music at the time, told him he was go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwight Yoakam
Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and film director. He first achieved mainstream attention in 1986 with the release of his debut album '' Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.''. Yoakam had considerable success throughout the late 1980s onward, with a total of ten studio albums for Reprise Records. Later projects have been released on Audium (now MNRK Music Group), New West, Warner, and Sugar Hill Records. His first three albums''Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.'', '' Hillbilly Deluxe'', and ''Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room''all reached number one on the '' Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart. Yoakam also has two number-one singles on Hot Country Songs with "Streets of Bakersfield" (a duet with Buck Owens) and " I Sang Dixie", and twelve additional top-ten hits. He has won two Grammy Awards and one Academy of Country Music award. 1993's '' This Time'' is his most commercially successful album, having been certified triple-platinum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Hillman
Christopher Hillman (born December 4, 1944) is an American musician. He was the original bassist of and one of the original members of the Byrds, which in 1965 included Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby and Michael Clarke. With frequent collaborator Gram Parsons, Hillman was a key figure in the development of country rock, defining the genre through his work with The Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas and the country-rock group the Desert Rose Band. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 as a member of the Byrds. Early years Hillman was born in Los Angeles, California, the third of four children. He spent his early years at his family's ranch home in rural northern San Diego County, approximately from Los Angeles. He has credited his older sister with exciting his interest in country and folk music, when she returned from college during the late 1950s with folk music records by The New Lost City Ramblers and others. Hillman soon began wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Please, Please Baby
"Please, Please Baby" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in November 1987 as the third single from his album '' Hillbilly Deluxe''. It peaked at number 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart and number 2 on the Canadian ''RPM Revolutions per minute (abbreviated rpm, RPM, rev/min, r/min, or with the notation min−1) is a unit of rotational speed or rotational frequency for rotating machines. Standards ISO 80000-3:2019 defines a unit of rotation as the dimensionl ...'' country singles chart. This song was reprised by Dwight on his live album, '' Dwight Live'' and on the acoustic album '' dwightyoakamacoustic.net''. Music video The live performance music video, taken from the 1995 album '' Dwight Live'', was directed by Bud Schaetzle, and premiered in mid-1995. Chart performance Year-end charts References {{Dwight Yoakam singles 1987 singles 1987 songs Dwight Yoakam songs Songs written by Dwight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guitars, Cadillacs
"Guitars, Cadillacs" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in June 1986 as the second single and partial title track from his debut album '' Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.''. It peaked at number 4 in the United States, and number 2 in Canada. Music video The music video was directed and produced by Sherman Halsey, and features Dwight Yoakam at a concert. Critical reception Larry Flick, of ''Billboard'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that "walking bass, twangy guitar, fiddle, and Yoakam's voice make it a pure hillbilly delight." In June 2014, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine ranked "Guitars, Cadillacs" #94 in their list of the 100 greatest country songs. In popular culture The song plays during the bar scene in the 1991 science fiction action film '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' when the Terminator walks into a biker bar looking for clothes to wear; this scene has been omitted from some television airings. It was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Sang Dixie
"I Sang Dixie" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in October 1988 as the second single from his album ''Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room''. In 1989, the song went to number one on the US Country chart. Rolling Stone ranked "I Sang Dixie" No. 26 on its list of the 40 Saddest Country Songs of All time in 2019. Content The song's narrator describes meeting a man from the Southern United States dying on a street in Los Angeles. The narrator, while crying, holds the man and sings 'Dixie' to comfort him as he dies. He goes on to describe how others "walk on by" ignoring the man's suffering. The dying man warns the narrator with his final words to "run back home to that southern land" and escape "what life here has done to im. Chart performance Year-end charts Demo version Yoakam originally recorded a demo version of the song in 1981. It can be found on his 2002 boxed set A box set or (its original name) boxed set is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mort Shuman
Mortimer Shuman (12 November 1938 – 2 November 1991) was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas". He also wrote and sang many songs in French, such as "Le Lac Majeur", "Papa-Tango-Charly", "Sha Mi Sha", "Un Été de Porcelaine", and "Brooklyn by the Sea" which became hits in France. Life and career Shuman was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, of Polish Jewish immigrants and went to Abraham Lincoln High School, subsequently studying music at the New York Conservatory. He became a fan of R&B music and after he met Doc Pomus the two teamed up to compose for Aldon Music at offices in New York City's Brill Building. Their songwriting collaboration saw Pomus write the lyrics and Shuman the melody, although occasionally each worked on both. Their compositions would be recorded by artists such as Dion, The Flamingos, Andy Williams, Bobby Darin, Fabian, Ajda Pekkan, The Drifters, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doc Pomus
Jerome Solon Felder (June 27, 1925 – March 14, 1991), known professionally as Doc Pomus, was an American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the co-writer of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer in 1992, the Songwriters Hall of Fame (1992), and the Blues Hall of Fame (2012). Early life Born Jerome Solon Felder in 1925 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of Jewish immigrants. He attended Brooklyn College from 1943 to 1945. Felder became a fan of the blues after hearing a Big Joe Turner record, "Piney Brown Blues". Having contracted polio as a boy, he walked with the aid of crutches. Later, due to post-polio syndrome exacerbated by an accident, Felder relied on a wheelchair. His brother is New York attorney Raoul Felder. Career Using the stage name Doc Pomus, teenager Felder began performing as a blues singer. His stage name was not inspired by anyone in particular; he just thought it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Sister (Elvis Presley Song)
"Little Sister" is a rock and roll song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. It was originally released as a single in 1961 by American singer Elvis Presley, who enjoyed a No. 5 hit with it on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The single (as a double A-side with " (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame") also reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart. Lead guitar was played by Hank Garland and the rhythm guitar was played by Scotty Moore with backing vocals by the Jordanaires featuring the distinctive bass voice of Ray Walker. Presley performs it as part of a medley with "Get Back" in the 1970 rockumentary film '' Elvis: That's the Way It Is''. "Little Sister" would later be covered by such artists as Dwight Yoakam, Robert Plant, The Nighthawks, and Pearl Jam. A version by Ry Cooder, from his album '' Bop Till You Drop'', was a number-one hit in New Zealand. The lyric makes mention of "Jim Dandy" which was the title of a 1956 tune" Jim Dandy" by LaVern Baker. An answer song to "Little Sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Got You (Dwight Yoakam Song)
"I Got You" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in February 1989 as the third single from his album ''Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room ''Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room'' is the third studio album by American country music singer Dwight Yoakam, released on August 2, 1988. The album contains Yoakam's first two No. 1 Hot Country Singles singles. The first was "Streets of Bakers ...''. It peaked at #5 in both the United States and Canada. Chart performance Year-end charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:I Got You (Dwight Yoakam Song) Dwight Yoakam songs 1989 singles Songs written by Dwight Yoakam Reprise Records singles 1989 songs Song recordings produced by Pete Anderson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Horton
John LaGale Horton (April 30, 1925 – November 5, 1960) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Initially performing traditional country, Horton later performed rockabilly songs. He is best known for a series of history-inspired narrative country saga songs that became international hits. His 1959 single "The Battle of New Orleans" was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. The song was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award and in 2001 ranked No. 333 of the Recording Industry Association of America's "Songs of the Century". His first No. 1 country song was in 1959, "When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)". He had two successes in 1960 with both " Sink the Bismarck" and "North to Alaska," the latter used over the opening credits to the John Wayne film of the same name. Horton died in November 1960 at the peak of his fame in a traffic collision, less than two years after his breakthrough. Horton is a member of the Rockabilly Hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honky-Tonk Man
"Honky-Tonk Man" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer Johnny Horton. It was released in March 1956 as his debut single on Columbia Records, and the album of the same name reaching number 9 on the U.S. country singles charts. Horton re-released the song six years later, taking it to number 11 on the same chart. Background Song-writing credits for "Honky-Tonk Man" have been attributed to Johnny Horton, Howard Hausey and Tillman Franks. In late-1955 Hausey, an aspiring songwriter, went to Shreveport, Louisiana (from where the Louisiana Hayride was broadcast) to pitch three of his songs to Johnny Horton. Horton and his manager, Tillman Franks, liked the up-tempo "Honky-Tonk Man", but before it was recorded a deal was negotiated to include Horton and Franks in the publishing royalties (both of whom may have assisted in re-fashioning the melody). "Honky-Tonk Man" was recorded on 11 January 1956 at the Bradley Barn Studio in Nashville. Session musicians on the reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Ways
"Little Ways" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in June 1987 as the second single from his album '' Hillbilly Deluxe''. It peaked at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart and reached number 1 on the Canadian ''RPM Revolutions per minute (abbreviated rpm, RPM, rev/min, r/min, or with the notation min−1) is a unit of rotational speed or rotational frequency for rotating machines. Standards ISO 80000-3:2019 defines a unit of rotation as the dimensionl ...'' country singles chart. This song was reprised by Dwight on his live album, '' Dwight Live'' and on the acoustic album '' dwightyoakamacoustic.net''. Chart performance References {{authority control 1987 singles 1987 songs Dwight Yoakam songs Songs written by Dwight Yoakam Reprise Records singles Song recordings produced by Pete Anderson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
