Nashville Anthems: Dissecting 80s & 90s Country Music

Dissecting "Honky Tonk Man" by Dwight Yoakam

September 18, 2023
Dissecting "Honky Tonk Man" by Dwight Yoakam
Nashville Anthems: Dissecting 80s & 90s Country Music
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Nashville Anthems: Dissecting 80s & 90s Country Music
Dissecting "Honky Tonk Man" by Dwight Yoakam
Sep 18, 2023

Dwight Yoakam's influences are readily apparent in this early neotraditionalist cover of Johnny Horton's "Honky Tonk Man".  Hank, Cash, Elvis, and of course Buck Owens are all in there, but what thematic material has Yoakam also imported from the mid-20th century?

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Dwight Yoakam's influences are readily apparent in this early neotraditionalist cover of Johnny Horton's "Honky Tonk Man".  Hank, Cash, Elvis, and of course Buck Owens are all in there, but what thematic material has Yoakam also imported from the mid-20th century?