What's your favorite Dwight Yoakam song?

@RWSCOTT

Жыл бұрын

A Thousand Miles From Nowhere, dunno why, it just hits me square in the gut.

@kevindavis9770

Жыл бұрын

So hard to pick one. Dwight and the early Pete Anderson playing still some of my favorites. I was basically into hard Rock and hair metal at that point in the '86 through 90 range. But I still loved Dwight and the entire package. To pick one song I will go with Johnson's Love but a close 2nd is 1000 miles or Reading, Righting, Route 23

@jimmy7376

Жыл бұрын

I love everyone I heard. But "Nothing" is great. Man! Dave Roe has history! Thanks for sharing it with us.

@joshporter08

Жыл бұрын

Too many to pick one. Probably, “Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc” “Back of your Hand” “Thousand Miles From Nowhere” His version of “Traveler’s Latern” with Ralph Stanley is mind blowing good too. Thanks for sharing these interviews. You do amazing work Otis. Greetings from Alabama

@juiceLoosner

Жыл бұрын

"Pocket of a Clown" comes to mind but so many to choose from. Also "Bury Me" w Maria Mckee. "Miners Prayer" i used to sing to my Ma.

I met Dwight’s bus driver at a car wash just outside of Nashville. He said Dwight was one of the nicest people you could meet and he never acted like a superstar or talked down to anyone. I think that is so respectable.

He is simply the last of the greats, yo cannot confuse his voice or his looks with any other. That man is so damn cool always wll be.

I knew Dwight pretty well back in the day. Interestingly, he's never had a drop of booze and he's sharp as a tack. Really bright dude and generous as hell. Respect to the guy.

@elizabethbrown4373

Жыл бұрын

Dwight deserves to be in the County Hall of Fame. He is the best 👌

@ChangingTides777

6 ай бұрын

​@@elizabethbrown4373Which county?

Dwight is one of my absolute musical heroes. You don't have to listen to a single interview of his, just his songs, to know how genuine of a person he is.

The name Dwight Yoakam is a song in itself, Love all his songs. I love him, can't get enough of his voice.

Dwight’s portrayal of Doyle Hargraves in Slingblade was one of the finest performances I’ve ever seen.

@jamestepera3356

Жыл бұрын

Hargraves Construction does great work as well..

@b100ka

Жыл бұрын

@@John-zt6yw how so?

@ryancarroll3961

Жыл бұрын

@@John-zt6yw I have heard the same thing from a friend of mine that knows him

@richardburgie

Жыл бұрын

Watching Yoakam degrade and trash, his band, his girl, gays, and children is what MADE SlingBlade. I give Billy-bob best supporting actor.

@mftepera

Жыл бұрын

@@richardburgie he really brought a unique portrayal of White Trash to the silver screen.

Dave Roe is a Treasure . Bribe him , Trick him, Get him drunk We need more stories ☮💜☕

When a guy mentions Vern Gosdin, my ears immediately perk up!

"Hillbillies riding around in a jet plane" is the perfect country song title or lyric! Awesome interview!

I like the characters that Dwight portrayed in Billy Bob’s movies, he was quite the underrated actor as well as a great musician.

Dwight Yokam surrounds himself with phenomenal musicians.

@louiserawle8999

Жыл бұрын

He is a phenomenal talent and deserves the best.

@planet_of_the_grapes

Жыл бұрын

That's the key to success.

@frankiemae1302

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@b.u.r.n.e.d.

Жыл бұрын

Yes

When you've played with Gosdin and Yoakam, you can call your career an overwhelming success. Awesome video as always.

He took a while to gain success, and those struggles made him humble and empathetic. Love Bakersfield Beat in Sirius XM!

I love how he brings up my Dad's favorite troubadour. Vern. Thanks

Punchy, Loud, and Clean. That's perfection right there.

Dwight and his band puts on a hell of a show me an my wife had the pleasure of seeing him play a few years back. I would definitely like to see him again.

I got an audition to play drums in a country band a couple years ago. They gave me a list of songs to learn, and two of them were Dwight Yoakam songs. So you best believe I got very familiar with those two songs. And every time I would play one, I was thinking, "Man these songs are awesome! Dwight Yoakam is awesome!" And part of it IS the arrangements, yes! I have to agree with Dave, Dwight Yoakam probably IS The Last Great Country Artist.

@curbmassa

Жыл бұрын

Which songs did you play? Just wondering.

@jblcva

Жыл бұрын

Chris Stapleton, Billy Strings, etc etc is good. But imho, on record. Dwight can't be beat. My absolute favorite.

@ptegsotica5895

Жыл бұрын

but but I thought taylor swift was the last great country artist??

@yuckyool

6 ай бұрын

"Late Great Golden State" . . .

The first Dwight album I ever heard was If There Was a Way. I fell in love with it and had to have everything he put out before it. The production quality of If there was a way is so beautiful. I love Dwight.

Years ago I had an opportunity to have a very good bass player work with me but he was used to playing rock, blues or jazz. I sent him the sheet music and recordings of the songs I wanted him to use. There were 3 Dwight songs on the list. Two of the songs were “If there was a way” and “Nothing”. When I saw him at first rehearsal, he laughed and said “country songs are supposed to have only 3 or 4 chords.” He became a fan after that gig.

Big fan of Dwight's hole approach to his craft, he is authentic, lives in the moment. I bet his parents are fine people.

Would love to hear more stories from this guy, especially about singing with Vern Gosdin! Can't pick a favorite Dwight Yoakam song, because his music is the soundtrack of my high school days and younger years. So many great memories of driving around with my friends listening to Dwight's music. Always loved his devotion to Buck Owens, another great memory of mine from childhood between Hee Haw and my dad playing and singing his songs. 🥰❤🥰👍😎👍 Saw him in concert a few years back and it was a Bucket List Moment for me.

I was in a band in 1989 through 1991, and we covered about eight Dwight songs. So great.

George Jones's longtime manager, Reg MacDonald, loved Dwight Yoakum. This man spent his entire life around some of the biggest names in country music and Dwight Yoakum was the one "newer" artist that he loved and the guy was wowed by. His widow relayed that tidbit to me.

Dwight is On My Musical Artists TOP Shelf Respect for the Past as He Shapes His Future !

I saw Dwight when Perez was his guitar player, I can't imagine it being any louder. The video of him at Buck Owens funeral is great, chokes me up everytime I watch it.

As of 10/24/22 The song from Dwight's used records, He and Deana Carter wrote WAITING. My Favorite song...

You worked with everyone! AWESOME❗🎬💥

RIP Keith Gattis and thank you for your slick, twangy picking. 🙏🍻

Awesome. And I'd love to hear more about working with and/or stories about Vern Gosdin. Such a great voice.

I own every Gene Watson and Vern Gosden recording ever made. And Dwight is a favorite. Fun talk.

I’ve been listening to Bakersfield Beat pretty steadily on XM and love it, even being a dyed in the wool metal head…lol

What a great life Dave had, he’s a lucky man. ✌🏻

Verne is the "Voice". He was the greatest!!

I'm so glad I got to see DY at small venues before he was ever signed to a record deal. He was just as talented then. Thanks for sharing this amazing interview

@philipbarrett3151

Жыл бұрын

The Mean Fiddler in Wembley, London. Timbuk 3 opened, magic night of music.

I got to open for Dwight during that Blame The Vain tour. Dave was remarkable. I remember our bass player just being in awe of Dave's playing and singing. For me, Dave was the best harmony singer Dwight ever had. That album was a masterpiece.

@DietRecruit-BootCamp

Жыл бұрын

John Hardy, are you the band that your bass player would do all the visual tricks? One of your songs was… “”If i wanted a mom i would have married my mother” ?

@jdhardy10

Жыл бұрын

@@DietRecruit-BootCamp no. lol

@DietRecruit-BootCamp

Жыл бұрын

John Hardy, ok thanks for the reply. lol I had to ask though… When Dwight was doing the blame the vain tour i seen him in Chattanooga, and that band played there.

The years DY toured with Gattis, Dave Roe and Mitch Marine were amazing. Definitely my favorite lineup through the years....saw them many, many times!

Vern Gosdin and Dwight two of my favorites

this is such a fantastic interview

I love Dave's stories. Thanks for featuring them, Otis.

@craigberry4051

Жыл бұрын

Yes, he’s a terrific storyteller.

@b.u.r.n.e.d.

Жыл бұрын

Yes

Huge Dwight fan here , Now I'm a Dave Roe fan too . Great interview , could listen all day !

Glad to hear he is good to his people. I am more rock heavy metal guy but live in south Dakota so you get to hear lots of country. I can't stand the new bro country stuff, but I do love me some Dwight Yoakum music.

Well Howdy! I enjoyed the "behind the scenes info" you shared with us. I'm an old hillbilly myself from Texas. Anyway, make a long story short. I've played most my life. I'm almost 70. Never went professional. Didn't want the lifestyle. Nonetheless, I LOVE Music. Anyway, I got a couple songs that fit right in with y'alls style. Somebody needs to hear em. I think they're too good to just slip through the cracks. HELP!! If you can, or want to. Thanks, Mike.

I was never a country fan until I heard Dwight Yoakam.

Love Dwight. Love the insight of his music, what it’s like to play with him, and I already knew he is a hell of a guy. When you go to one of his shows now, he gives you an awesome history lesson behind the music and the artists that inspired him.

It's not just the history, it's the way Mr. Roe tells it. Thanks very much Messrs. Roe and Gibbs.

1992 a buddy of mine hh little rock ar to nashville tn and said d.y. picked him up somewhere in tn and gave him a ride to nashville.

Great vid. Thanks for the post!

Thanks for the video!

Loving every video. Thank you gentlemen.

This was fantastic! More stories with Dave please!

Thank you for this interview.

Dave is amazing!!! One of the greats

Great interview. What a story. Good work as always Otis!

Seriously enjoying these videos with Dave! Thanks again.

I’d love to to hear more. I really like your channel! Thanks

Thanks for giving a damn enough to share great videos like this!

Great interview! Thanks so much for sharing this with us! 🙂

I can't even consider Dwight as country. It's completely different than anything. Beautiful words and music and singing. He's just a musician that is different from the rest.

@matthewgabbard6415

Ай бұрын

No, he’s country, but what’s been on country radio for about 40 years isn’t so much. Not anymore. The Bakersfield sound was white hot, and he’s part of that tradition

Great interview thanks for sharing.

Superb!

Thank you, Otis 🙏 Thanks to Dave, also. Great stories, and what a treat! Be good to you 🤍💛

Dude, Dwight took care of you through your touring and your money.... but Dwight took care of ME with his mfkn ability to be fkn Dwight. He IS one of the most talented geniuses... and he was gracious enougj to have balls enough to share that. God bless Dwight. We all love him.

I wanna hear every bit of anything that guy wants to tell! Great one Otis ❤

Dave is your best guest ever! And that’s saying something! Hope the tour is going well, brother Otis! Maybe you’re already home? I’ve been away for a week or so, and need to get caught up! This installment made my day! Dave is the embodiment of “cool”.

I enjoyed this!

This is all GREAT to hear fellas, thank you for sharing. I've loved Dwight's music since the first I heard in '88 I believe...again, thanks for sharing!

Some of the best times I know. Sitting around a campfire with friends and family reminiscing playing music. Thanks for the stories

Readin' Writin' Route 23. Thanks for sharing!

Dave and Mitch created an amazing rhythm section and topped with Dave's back up vocals was just icing!

Thank u sir

On record you can't beat Dwight. Best cover artist in the business. My favorite artist.

Dwight Yoakam is my favorite musician of all time. He’s the greatest.

Saw Dwight last night in Atlanta, great show, super loud, I hope my ears return to normal, dang.

Otis, I’ve been wondering what happened to you since your move and your podcast! So glad you popped up in the feed, as always great stuff! Thanks for keeping it real.

Loved this video. I'm an all time Dwight Yoakam fan , I even got to see him at the casino in Edmonton once , it was great . Anyway happy trails buddy

There is a pretty good video of Dave Roe playing with Dwight. “Dwight sings sunny side of the mountain” on T.V.. I have listened to Dwight for about 30 years…. Around the time Dave played for Dwight is my FAVORITE… First Dwight did this thing called the “Almost alone tour” it was just Dwight, and Keith Gattis. Talk about feeling like Dwight just came by to sing on YOUR back porch! Keith made it almost alone keeping Dwight from being all alone as you can hear him say on one of the videos. Then came The “Almost alone, and then some tour” as Dwight added Dave with the bass, and the rest of the band. The tour after that was the “Blame the Vain tour” and if i remember correctly it still had the stand up bass boom chica boom sound Dave talks about in the interview. I would be curious to ask Dave’s opinion as to why is Dwight’s bass player the most exchanged position.

EVERYTHING this man is is saying is spot on. I got the pleasure to meet Dave and later had a PBR with him at Roberts. He’s a true professional and a master bass god

I went to South Plains College because I grew up there. Right after I left, Keith Gattis showed up... I moved to Dallas and was playing in a smokey old bar called the western place in south ft worth and in walks Gattis. He sat in and tore it up. Big fan ever since!

What a band!!!

Great interview! And master class musician. PLAY LOUD

@ministerofdarkness

Жыл бұрын

Gotta go with Guitars, Cadillacs!

Kick-ass video... Great stories. I had heard from a friend at ProSound who worked sound for a lot of big concerts, that Dwight could be or was an asshole. That he walked up to his monitor/sound man and said "Danny how long have you worked for me now"? Danny said "7 years now Dwight". And Dwight says "that's long enough" and fired him on the spot. But you never know the whole backstory to those situations. So it's good to hear that although he could get in your ass, he was also generous!

@jayritchie851

Жыл бұрын

I believe it. The first time I saw DY live, the audio was the worst I had ever heard at any concert. About half of the songs were 20-30 seconds in before I recognized them. I was shocked.....and embarrased for Dwight. I remember telling my wife that the sound engineer should be fired. Wonder if that was Donny? I saw Dwight again a couple of years later and the sound mix was much better, but still not great.

Thanks so much for this Otis! Thought about this often (probably too much if I'm honest), if you had to take one country artist whose recording career started after 1980 and put them on the Mt. Rushmore of country music it would have to be Dwight for me.

Dave’s one of the coolest guys I’ve ever met. I met him a few years back when he was doing a showcase gig with our mutual friend Wayne Bridge on steel (RIP). Billy Thomas, Kenny Greenberg were also on that gig and that band SMOKED!!! But the highlight of the day was hanging out with Dave and Wayne telling jokes, being silly, and laughing our butts off!

one thing I always notice about Yoakam's vocals is that he has a Sinatra-like way of draping his voice over the melody. Listen to 'Fast As You'- any other singer it'd be a throwaway track, but he crushes it.

@louiserawle8999

Жыл бұрын

I always say Dwight seduces every song he sings.His tone is beyond glorious.

Greta interview. Always been a fan of Dwight.

Had the privilege of seeing Dwight two times in Australia. Both times the shows were extensive expositions to his craft and to the fans. He was my introduction to country back in the eighties and i have travelled many roads since then but DY will always be the originator for me.

Love Dave and his playing what a great cool cat. Better player and person just knowing hem even though I haven't seen him in years.

This was great to hear. Dwight is my second favorite of all time, second only to Elvis and it wouldn't take much convincing to get me to put Dwight in the #1 spot. It's good to know that Dwight took care of his band and didn't treat them as inferior.

@JHargis68

Жыл бұрын

Seems that he and Elvis shared that great generosity.

@danieltaylor4819

Жыл бұрын

Well, Dwight wasn't a drug addict. Does that help convince you?

@giraffesareselfish9563

Жыл бұрын

@@danieltaylor4819yawn....

@JHargis68

Жыл бұрын

DY is a talented artist and I've been a fan for 36 years. But TBH he's not in the same universe as Elvis talent-wise.

@giraffesareselfish9563

Жыл бұрын

@@JHargis68 I can't disagree with you my friend.

dave roe back in the house!

Great interview - thanks! Dwight's a legend and one of my all time favorites but I'll always think of his music as "Before and After Pete Anderson." Not only was Pete a monster guitarist but he also produced the albums and made sure the band was up to par. I always thought Pete was to Dwight as Don was to Buck but apparently Dwight doesn't see it that way!

@louiserawle8999

Жыл бұрын

I think Pete Anderson is a phenomenal guitarist,but I believe he forgot who the actual STAR was,and that was and always will be Dwight imo.

@louiserawle8999

Жыл бұрын

@@DBTdad well,where is Pete now!!!!

@jonblakemore6454

Жыл бұрын

Dwight is one of my favorites, if not my favorite musician. However, his music has dropped off after Pete. Those 15 or so years of albums they made are so incredibly good. I wish they would reunite.

@777bigbird

Жыл бұрын

Believe me, if it wasn't for Pete , there wouldn't be a Dwight. Yes Buck was probably his biggest influence but he would have never made it as Big without Pete.

@louiserawle8999

Жыл бұрын

@@777bigbird oh sure!!! Did Pete write all Dwights songs too.Rubbish,talent will not be denied.Dwight Yoakam is sublime.

Kool video !

Hey Otis, love your stories my friend...I think you should try to interview Dwight yoakam, there's not to many Dwight interviews out there and in my opinion he's one of the greats! Love his live version of good time charlies got the blues with none other than David roe on bass and Eddie Perez on guitar.

Makes me like him even more

as to sling blade, i agree brother Otis ....love those scenes...we dont need to reherase....we quote that and much more and more

Could listen to Otis and these cats talk all day about jamming with heroes!

Loved Vern Gosden too

and yes dave roe tommy lee, like yokam, both of whom ive met a little, tommy lee more but have met Dwight.... both are specific and strong and forces of nature....thanks for more of the great dave roe brother otis - SJOCR

I saw this man play upright bass with Dwight in the early 2000’s he played the bass beautifully, it was just sad to see Pete and Dwight have a falling out, God, they had such a great chemistry together. I did have one of Dwight’s drivers tell me at a show in Charlottesville, Va that Dwight could be an AHole like Doyle in Slingblade, I said I can’t believe it, been a Dwight fan since 1990, I have never left a concert feeling disappointed. He’s still rocking the stage at 66!

Otis Gibbs, thank you for bringing David Rowe back love to here his stories Love all the singers he worked with,Dwight Yocom, Johnny Cash, and all the country stars Thanks to you both love it 😀