Dwight Yoakam ‘Guitars, Cadillacs’ Tracks Removed Amid Lawsuit
At the moment, you can still enjoy most of the songs from Dwight Yoakam’s 1986 debut album Guitars, Cadillacs Etc., Etc., but it may not be that way for long. The song “Miner’s Prayer” has already disappeared from most music subscription and download services, as has “Honky Tonk Man.” More songs might be disappearing soon as well. What’s going on?
In a case filed in the United States District Court of Central California on Monday (2-8), Dwight Yoakam is suing the Warner Music Group for failing to return the copyrights to his songs from the album per Section 203 of the Copyright Act. This is a much-argued provision of United States Copyright law that was originally enacted in the Copyright Act of 1976 that states that after 35 years, original authors can cancel the copyright grants signed away to others, and reclaim them for themselves.
According to the lawsuit (see in full), Dwight Yoakam first notified Warner Music of his intentions to regain his copyrights back in February of 2019, and sent the company termination notices for the copyrights. In December of 2020, Yoakam then submitted his own copyright notices to be officially recorded with the United States Copyright Office. Over the last two years, WMG has not responded to Yoakam’s requests to transfer ownership of the copyrights according to the lawsuit, and on January 29th, Yoakam sent a final notice to Warner threatening to sue if no action was taken.
The reason “Miner’s Prayer” and “Honky Tonk Man” have been affected specifically is due to these songs being released as singles ahead of the release of Guitars, Cadillacs Etc., Etc. proper on March 3rd, 1986. The two songs were bundled as a promotional single, and released on January 31st, 1986, meaning it’s already been 35 years since they were published. Hypothetically, the closer we get to March 3rd, 2021 with no resolution, the more likely the entirety of Guitars, Cadillacs Etc., Etc. will disappear from your favorite streaming and download service, and store shelves.
Warner Music Group appears to be taking the songs down so they do not earn any further profit from them that may come into dispute from the Yoakam lawsuit. However the lawsuit says this is causing injury to Yoakam due to lost revenue, and tying up the songs. “Defendants, by refusing to return Mr. Yoakam’s works while simultaneously refusing to exploit those same works, are essentially holding Mr. Yoakam’s copyrights hostage and paralyzing Mr. Yoakam from financially benefiting from his statutory right to terminate the transfer of his copyrights,” the lawsuit says.
The exercising of Section 203 of the Copyright Act as recordings reach the 35-year threshold has been a long-debated portion of copyright law, and the subject of numerous lawsuits. Multiple class action lawsuits are currently pending in New York affecting Sony and the Universal Music Group, brought by artists such as John Waite and Joe Ely.
The Dwight Yoakam lawsuit goes on to say that Warner subsidiary Rhino Records has proposed new deal terms to Yoakam for the copyrights, but will not acknowledge that ownership has officially reverted back to Yoakam.
Where the lawsuit goes from here, we’ll have to see. But if you don’t own a copy of Guitars, Cadillacs Etc., Etc. you might want to secure one for now, because it might be disappearing indefinitely soon. Produced by guitarist Pete Anderson, it’s considered a landmark album in country music, and put Dwight Yoakam on the national map as a Bakersfield Sound neotraditionalist.
Ray
February 9, 2021 @ 7:24 pm
Thanks for the head’s up, Trigger.
My 30+ year old G&C cd still plays just fine, I think I’ll be ok. 😉
Che
February 10, 2021 @ 12:30 pm
You better give it an extra spin a little later in order to make sure…
These lawyers now a days can be pretty sneaky
Luckyoldsun
February 10, 2021 @ 2:58 pm
Yup. With today’s technology, they could probably make CD’s that they could later alter or erase, remotely, after you’ve bought it. They weren’t quite there yet in 1986.
Quincy B
February 13, 2021 @ 6:44 pm
They can take my Guitars Cadillac’s tape when they pry it from my cold dead hands.
Corncaster
February 9, 2021 @ 7:35 pm
Man, that suit makes interesting reading.
Dwight is seeking a million in actual damages and an as yet unspecified amount in punitive damages. Looks pretty clear like WMG has been dragging its feet for no good reason.
Dwight’s lawyer is a matador taking on an old bull.
Jared
February 11, 2021 @ 1:52 pm
Well the longer they drag it out, the less money Dwight had to fight them. They’re trying to bleed him of the money he’s paying his lawyers to fight them.
Canuck
February 9, 2021 @ 7:42 pm
Glad I have the discs.
Dwight is wonderful on the albums, but a real mixed bag live. Probably the worst concert I’ve been to was his, which was a massive disappointment, as I’m a huge fan.
Bob
February 9, 2021 @ 8:15 pm
What was not good about it?
Bardyn
February 10, 2021 @ 5:59 pm
I’m curious as well, I’ve seen him maybe 15 times ALL FANTASTIC
Canuck
February 10, 2021 @ 9:15 pm
What was bad about it? The sound mix was godawful, way too loud, to the point of almost drowning out Dwight, and Dwight and his band looked less than enthused to be there. His guitar player was also playing behind the beat and cutting riffs short as well.
All in all, it was a very uninspired show. Perhaps I caught him and his band on a bad night, but it was a massive disappointment, as I said.
Kevin Smith
February 11, 2021 @ 7:21 am
Canuck, i have seen Dwight 3 times over the years and always great. But you arent the obly one to make that observation. One of my buddies who runs a music magazine saw Dwight maybe 3 years ago and said the same thing. Too loud, everything was distorting, mandolin, fiddle, acoustic guitar. Normally, the lead guitarist might throw some gain at it, and perhaps a tube screamer or fuzz now and then, but he said all the instruments were distorting. Master volume may have been too high, not sure why. He said it was like Dwight meets Ramones. I tend to believe my friend. Others around that time were conplaining as well, so it wasnt an anomaly. I assume Dwight wanted a more edgy sound perhaps.. like so many of us he too appreciates the rock and roll too.
I understand your frustration. Sound matters to me. Ive been to numerous concerts where the guy on the mix board was clueless. Acoustic instruments in particular require a lighter touch on the mix board. I recall a bad sound guy utterly wrecking a BR5-49 show, and another time a rock guy was on the board destroying Old Crow Medicine Show. Ugh….no fun.
Canuck
February 11, 2021 @ 11:06 pm
Thanks, Kevin! Yeah, I was quite surprised at how poor the show sounded, honestly.
Stellar
February 9, 2021 @ 10:45 pm
Man, I saw him twice last year before the pandemic hit and he was fantastic and played two fairly different sets at the two shows. One of those shows was not really a great audience for country music, kind of a hoity toity audience that didn’t really seem to know what they were doing there, and it was still a show that brought tears to my eyes because they did such a great job on stage.
Super pros. It was so good that I was starting a scan craigslist for tickets for springtime shows several states away when the pandemic showed everything down.
J. Trauner
February 15, 2021 @ 5:13 am
Attendees are often only aware of the final product at live shows and very inoccent of how the process works .
Dwight and his musicians are top flight and a subpar performance can often be traced back to difficulties in fine tuning and application in sound reinforcement . This is an awkward thing for a lot of Musicians who are by nature artists and do not suffer fools gladly .
I have seen many live shows where a production element was completely unbalanced , usually a byproduct of ego unchecked . Sometimes the artist to be sure , but more often some self proclaimed producer or guru who has not a clue of how to run big venue rig . More than once I have received a panicked phone call after a preshow sound check that follows this vein ,
” I go on in 6 hours and we sound like crap, what do I do ?” Painful to be sure but a harsh lesson for all performers as the end product is the responsibility of the musician .
I have many a loyal clients who insist on final control over the end product which is why I have many loyal clients .
I know my job , I explain how , what and why I do what I do and illustrate the same by execution with the artist.
If the musician is unwilling to proceed in tandem with me I simply and clearly make the final result the responsibility for
quality of product something outside of my control .
Once again , painful .
Gordon Jeffrey Giles
February 15, 2021 @ 7:14 pm
Self absorbed egoist… what did any of your response have to do with Dewight Yoakum’s efforts to gain his song titles back?
Matt "Mayday" Saracen
February 10, 2021 @ 6:44 am
I’ve seen him live three times (twice as a main act and once opening for Eric Church) and he is fantastic live. I don’t know what this “mixed bag live” you’re talking about is, but he puts on a great show.
Canuck
February 13, 2021 @ 4:38 pm
See my above comments.
R
February 14, 2021 @ 12:20 pm
What THE F#$K was Dwight doing opening for Eric Church?!?! Should’ve most def been the other way around. 😲
Lisa
February 10, 2021 @ 8:16 am
Sorry to hear this. I’ve seen him 11 times and I’ve never been disappointed. If you get another opportunity, go for it. 😀
John Schwitz
February 10, 2021 @ 12:58 pm
I’ve seen him 13 times and he has never disappointed me. Anytime he is near my area I go see him. He is the most underrated artist out there.
lowcountry
February 10, 2021 @ 10:23 am
That’s interesting to hear — I always refer to him as the best live show I’ve ever seen. I was completely blown away.
Whiskey_Pete
February 10, 2021 @ 1:24 pm
That’s weird, I’ve seen him several time and he always puts on a good show.
Maybe next time you see him you should have a strong cocktail, idk.
Stringbuzz
February 11, 2021 @ 6:25 am
I’ve seen him a couple times and he was amazing
Gordon
February 13, 2021 @ 9:03 am
If you want a lame sounding, boring sit in your seat concert, that is terrible, then you should take your mixed bag and go to a Kenny Roger’s show(yeah I know he’s dead, but I saw him when he was alive and it was so boring), this is dwight, he likes his music loud and exciting. If you can’t handle it then go check yourself into a nursing home.
Canuck
February 13, 2021 @ 4:48 pm
This comment is hilarious to me. I’ve attended dozens of live shows, and I’m a huge heavy metal and punk fan, and been to more of those than I can remember even. I’ve seen everything from classical to rap shows as well, so by no means am I a shrinking violet when it comes to concerts, nor am I a newbie at attending them.
That being said, I’ve been to enough to know when I’m at a shitty show, and I assure you, much to my disappointment and chagrin, this was a shitty show. I would have loved a loud and exciting show from Dwight, but this was neither. I respect and like his music and his musical prowess, but it was not on display when I saw him. I’m also not the only one to have this experience at a Dwight Yoakam show; a cursory Google search will yield quite a few people saying the same thing. Some will have seen him on a good night.
If you can’t handle a differing opinion on Dwight, I suggest you log yourself off of the internet and strictly listen to and attend (when it’s safe to do so) his shows.
Dragin
February 9, 2021 @ 7:44 pm
Exactly why I buy the physical copies of all my music!
Kraner
February 10, 2021 @ 6:40 am
Yes..screw streaming!!! When I buy my music I want to be holding it in my hand not some digital crap !
Bardyn
February 10, 2021 @ 6:01 pm
Hallelujah, I’m still holding vinyl for chrissakes
Still Vanillasludge
February 10, 2021 @ 3:56 pm
Exactly. The ultimate con is to get us all to pay as much to rent electrons as we do to own actual physical reality. Thanks Internet!
NPC
February 9, 2021 @ 8:00 pm
Trigger, how often do these sort of rights issues crop up between country artists, record labels, and streaming services? A random one I stumbled across is Collin Raye’s “Little Red Rodeo”, the third single from his Direct Hits album. While every other song from that album is playable on Spotify, that one is “greyed out”. It will be interesting to see how many more classic albums will end up as Swiss cheese due to rights issues.
Redneck_rainman
February 9, 2021 @ 8:21 pm
“Little Red Rodeo” is also the only Collin Raye song not officially on YouTube. The version from his live album at Billy Bob’s is available but not the studio version . All of his other songs have official audio uploads but the only way to hear it on YouTube is fan made lyric videos. Phil Vassar’s version is available. There’s all sorts of weird holes and ommisions on YouTube. For example most of Eddie Rabbit’s catalog is available except for his I Wanna Dance With You album. Almost all of Shenendoah’s music is on YouTube except for “Rock My Baby”, until a few months ago the only way to hear that song on YouTube was cover versions or low-quality live videos. Until about a year ago the only Sawyer Brown song not officially on YouTube was “Cafe On The Corner”, luckily it was eventually added. And it’s not just older songs. You still can’t officially hear the album version of Brantley Gilbert’s “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do” on YouTube, you’re stuck with either the video which uses the trimmed single version or a lower-quality fan upload of the album version.
SOURCE: I’ve been compiling the annual year-end countdowns (according to Bob Kingsley) as YouTube playlists for a few years now
Jamie
February 9, 2021 @ 9:50 pm
“Somewhere Tonight” by Highway 101 is also mysteriously missing on Spotify, which is too bad because that’s my favorite song of theirs.
As for Shenandoah, there is still a lot of their music missing on Spotify. I really wish the Long Time Comin’ (1992) album was on there. Always loved the title track and the already mentioned “Rock My Baby.”
Holly Dunn (another artist who was on Warner Brothers) is also missing a lot of her albums (Blue Rose Of Texas, Heart Full Of Love, Getting It Dunn). I can understand her earlier 80’s albums missing since they were on the long gone MTM label.
Overall, while Spotify has a pretty good variety of artists and songs to explore right now when it comes to country, there are still quite a few 80’s and 90’s country artists and songs/albums missing, as well.
Redneck_rainman
February 9, 2021 @ 10:07 pm
“Somewhere Tonight” is also absent from YouTube (there are fan uploads of the song but no official upload).
The vast majority of official Lionel Cartwright music was either not available or blocked in the US until recently
Jamie
February 9, 2021 @ 10:16 pm
Yeah, I was wondering why most all of Lionel’s MCA albums were absent besides the I Watched It On The Radio album. Would like to have the songs “What Kind Of Fool” and the original version of “Leap Of Faith” on there.
Also, some 90’s Canadian country artists like Prairie Oyster and George Fox have it even worse with most all of their major label albums missing.
Redneck_rainman
February 9, 2021 @ 10:22 pm
Oh! Update on Shenandoah, the studio version of “I Wanna Be Loved Like That” is also not officially available, a live recording is officially available and there are fan uploads of the studio version. “Rock My Baby” was problematic for me because when I was first compiling my playlists it didn’t even have any fan uploads at the time and I had to settle for a cover version. It was bad enough I had to do that for all Eddie Rabbit singles from I Wanna Dance With You and of course all of Garth’s music
Redneck_rainman
February 9, 2021 @ 10:34 pm
“What Kind Of Fool” and the original version of “Leap Of Faith” are also absent from YouTube in an official capacity. That can’t be a coincidence at this point. Both are available as fan uploads and the video for “What Kind Of Fool” is also available but not the official audio
NPC
February 10, 2021 @ 10:07 am
Thank you, Jamie and Redneck, for your excellent insights! It’s nice to know there are other “missing song” nerds out there that follow this niche!
AT
February 10, 2021 @ 6:22 pm
I interviewed Marty Raybon of Shenandoah a few months ago and asked him about the omission of those albums. He said they can’t get an answer from the label. He said personnel changes so often that ppl will say “that was before my time” But he says they are constantly trying. They hope to buy the masters back because “I Want To Be Loved Like That” is one of their most requested songs.
Jamie
February 10, 2021 @ 7:27 pm
Thanks for that info, AT! Hopefully, Shenandoah will be able to get those masters back. It definitely must be something with RCA/Sony Music Group. If I remember correctly, it also took quite a while for the Road Not Taken and Extra Mile albums to finally be made available digitally.
Another album from RCA that’s glaringly omitted from streaming services is Ty England’s self titled debut album, which includes his only big national hit, “Should’ve Asked Her Faster.”
Redneck_rainman
February 10, 2021 @ 10:07 pm
“Should’ve Asked Her Faster” is… wait for it…also not officially on YouTube. There are fan uploads and the rerecording Ty did for his Highways And Dance Halls album from 2000 (produced by Garth) is officially available
NPC
February 11, 2021 @ 9:00 am
Here’s another one for you sleuths: Joe Stampley’s “Soul Song”, which has no official YouTube release and is greyed out on 2005’s True Country compilation album on Spotify (which is the only place it seems to appear in Spotify, even though it was originally released in 1972 and was his first #1 hit). Even more bizarre is that it appeared on his Good Ol Boy: His Greatest Hits album from 1995 as Track 2, but Spotify completely omits it and several others (it’s not even greyed out; it just doesn’t appear at all).
Discogs listing for the album:
https://www.discogs.com/Joe-Stampley-Good-Ol-Boy-His-Greatest-Hits/release/11038890
Spotify listing for the album:
https://open.spotify.com/album/6vclmo9xGKHQRW738SKRzN
Brian Buchanan
February 18, 2021 @ 7:58 pm
With respect to compilations, often times the label that releases the compilation has to license rights from the original label. When this is the case, streaming and download rights are usually not granted- meaning the compilation has to be sold as a full album. If the releasing label actually has streaming rights for some songs (but not all) a compilation might exist/appear on Spotify but with certain tracks grayed out. Another thing that can happen is that a song might appear to be streamed as part of a compilation but Spotify actually redirects back to the original version.
In regards to Joe Stampley, it looks like Sony has the Greatest Hits album on Spotify- but excluded the early Dot recordings. In 1975 Stampley left Dit and signed with Epic. Epic is now owned by Sony- so they would have streaming rights to those tracks but not the early Dot titles.
Whoever owns the rights to the Dot catalog needs to make those available.
Trigger
February 9, 2021 @ 9:13 pm
I’d say they’re rare, but I have noticed grayed out tracks on older albums previously. Often these disputes do get resolved and tracks come back. It doesn’t benefit anyone to not have the music available, regardless of who is holding the rights. Someone else mentioned some David Allan Coe tracks have also gone missing lately. I think the reason we know about this situation is the lawyer for Dwight Yoakam wanted to make this public. These disputes happen all the time, but we don’t always hear about them.
NPC
February 10, 2021 @ 10:35 am
Because you totally don’t have enough things to write about already, a feature on lost media in country music might be interesting, whether it is songs, albums, TV specials, or other oddities. A quick one I uncovered are two tracks that appeared in the Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing documentary that never had an official release (“Baby Love” and “Whatever It Takes”). Also, since the breakdown of the Jim Owens Entertainment/Luken Communications business relationship (which brought daylight to droves of Jim Owens Entertainment content that hadn’t been seen since its original broadcasts), there’s no telling how much television content will be reburied unless someone buys the Jim Owens catalog.
Brian Buchanan
February 18, 2021 @ 7:39 pm
Richard Busch is among the best litigators in the industry. Possibly THE best. He knows how and when to play things out publicly and his track record of success is phenomenal (see FBT v Afternath, The Bridgeport case and, of course, Blurred Lines). Knowing Busch was on the case, I’m surprised WMG let it go this route. Will be an interesting thing to watch play out. I don’t doubt for a second that the Yoakam side wins with a landmark decision.
Cackalack
February 10, 2021 @ 7:04 am
My biggest issue with streaming is that Doug Kershaw’s best live record is nowhere to be found.
Tex Hex
February 9, 2021 @ 8:12 pm
Oh, man. Good to know. This sort of thing is why I’ll never fully trust or depend on streaming alone. Lawsuits, copyright issues, and some artists even go back and tinker with tracks and swap them out without the fans knowing. Not cool.
glendel
February 9, 2021 @ 8:49 pm
my cassette tape of guitars, cadillacs, etc. etc. shows I’m old or old fashioned.
Cody
February 9, 2021 @ 9:07 pm
35 years! Get this guy into the hall already…
Janice Brooks
February 9, 2021 @ 9:09 pm
Wonder if as a programing station owner dj I will have to watch what I program.
Next artist to watch might be Randy Travis.
Stellar
February 9, 2021 @ 10:49 pm
Looks like I need to figure out how to play CDs again. And buy my fourth or fifth copy of this amazing record. It’s easy to get lazy about your music collection with how easy it is to consume music only via streaming services…
Stellar
February 9, 2021 @ 10:54 pm
Incidentally, there’s a great two-part Truetone Lounge YouTube interview with Dwight’s former musical partner/guitar genius/producer Pete Anderson, recorded a few months ago, in which he mentioned that he’s in the final stages of publishing a book on music production from a musician-turned-producer standpoint. I can’t wait for whenever that’s out, and I hope that’s on your radar somewhere, Trigger.
Kevin Smith
February 10, 2021 @ 5:05 am
I never understood why Dwight cut Pete out of his life. Pete did so much for him. Some call him the architect of the Dwight Yoakam sound. I did read that Dwight had canceled a tour once and the financial loss hurt Anderson, and he may have sued. If anyone has the full story id love to hear.
My vinyl copy of Guitars Cadillacs is always at the ready for a good ol crank up. No scratches either, its nice and clean.
Rob
February 10, 2021 @ 6:45 am
What happened, as I understand it, was that Dwight Yoakam made a movie that bombed so badly he had to go on tour with a group of lower-paid sidemen to try and recoup his losses. He couldn’t, or wouldn’t, afford to pay Pete Anderson to come with, and this pretty much shot down their relationship as it was.
Jimmy
February 10, 2021 @ 4:41 pm
Rob, your information is wrong. The Tour was cancelled because Dwight was making a movie, not because the movie bombed. Pete sued. It’s in Don McCleese’s book A Thousand Miles From Nowhere. Pete acted like a baby, so Dwight cut him loose. Why would Dwight work with him again?
I once had an interesting discussion with Pete on a Facebook thread years ago, and he was so bitter. He shot himself in the foot and lost a great gig. He has no one to blame but himself. Dwight set the record straight in Don McCleese’s book.
Bardyn
February 10, 2021 @ 6:07 pm
That makes me sad but I’d gave to say Pete did shoot himself in the foot. Together they were magic but Dwight has his own and a far as I’m concerned he’s a true renaissance man and genius that put the country back in county music
Jimmy
May 15, 2021 @ 9:18 am
Rob, turns out we’re both right, sort of! I went back and dug out Don McCleese’s book and reread it (it’s a great book). Dwight did lose a lot of money on South Of Heaven, West Of Hell (so much, the movie was actually taken away from him), that he decided to tour with a duo.
Apparently Dwight and Pete were at the end of the line, and instead of telling Pete he was done, Dwight just cut him out of the tour (after saying he wasn’t going to tour). Pete offered to cut his salary, and to pare down the band until Dwight got out of debt, but Dwight passed.
Pete sued, Dwight settled, and the two haven’t spoken since, although neither seems to have a bad word to say about the other. They made some great music together (and some not so great music). What a team. Pete was essential to Dwight’s early success.
Mike Basile
February 10, 2021 @ 12:06 pm
Kevin, Near the end of part one of the Truetone Lounge interview Stellar mentioned, Anderson goes into some depth about their split. Think you’ll find it interesting. It’s probably the most insight any of us outsiders will ever get. He also mentioned that he and Yoakam do not have any contact.
norrie
February 10, 2021 @ 3:38 am
I’m glad I only buy physical copies of albums and not this streaming pish.Sometimee it pays to be old fashioned!
hoptowntiger94
February 10, 2021 @ 9:40 am
What do you play them on?
AKUS_1985
February 10, 2021 @ 6:39 am
This is why physical media will forever be relevant.
Kraner
February 10, 2021 @ 6:46 am
Yes.. I still have all the music I have ever bought.
And my computer crashing hasn’t affected any of my music library! Streaming music is just another way to screw you and get your money
Andrew
February 10, 2021 @ 6:50 am
That’s why I still buy and download rather than stream. Once it’s on my hard drive it’s there permanently.
Banjo King
February 10, 2021 @ 7:22 am
I had tickets to go see Dwight Yoakam, Clint Black, Mark Chesnutt, Whiskey Myers, Midland, Tyler Childers, and Sturgill last year. All cancelled. Huge bummer.
No
February 10, 2021 @ 7:27 am
Bought it on Vinyl a few years back. One of the greatest country albums of all time. ALL TIME. The expanded version which has demos and a live set is well worth it too.
King Honky Of Crackershire
February 10, 2021 @ 7:34 am
This is why I always have, and always will, continue to buy cd’s of any music I want to own.
Mac Sledge's Revenge
February 10, 2021 @ 8:01 am
I assume Dwight will also file a Nudie suit… Or a Manuel suit.
Trigger
February 10, 2021 @ 9:14 am
Alright, I laughed at that one.
Tyler Pappas
February 10, 2021 @ 10:09 am
Sammi Smith and Kay Adams had all their albums released digitally and within a few months were gone :/
Zebb
February 10, 2021 @ 11:13 am
Dwight’s idol/mentor was Buck, and Buck was very serious about business in general and the music business. He always kept his eye on the ball. I wouldn’t be shocked if some of that rubbed off on Dwight.
Saint Savage
February 10, 2021 @ 2:05 pm
This is why I still buy/have physical music. Steaming services can pull music at anytime. I want to be able to listen to my favorite music.
Robert Crabtree
February 10, 2021 @ 2:30 pm
I purchased that cassette/CD many years ago
Daniele
February 11, 2021 @ 8:58 am
got it on vinyl (2 copies) and cd. I stream AND buy.
Arnold
February 14, 2021 @ 7:49 pm
So glad I burned those CDs and others of his into my computer. Now’d be a good time for a listen.
Something Always Told Me They Were Reading Tommy Wrong
February 15, 2021 @ 4:06 am
I like Dwight, but I always thought he looked a proper charlie in that hat, and I still do.
And I wouldn’t feel too secure if you only have the album on cassette. In my experience tape players have a nasty habit of chewing up all the tape and spitting it out. Especially if it is a much-beloved favourite.
Gordon Jeffrey Giles
February 15, 2021 @ 7:07 pm
I hope Dewight wins. He deserves control over his catalog post 35 years. He is my all-time favorite country artist.
I was able to catch him last year at Filmore South before Covid. He was fantastic, though the younger “hip” …ah hemm, younger crowd let forth with some pathetic boos for his epic rendition of “I sang Dixie”, which he delivered with the flawless professionalism that we expect from our musical icons.
The guy is a pop/rock/C&W legend who perfected “cross-over” and helped cement C&W’s invasion into the American musical psyche!
God bless you Dewight. In Houma next time you are in New Orleans…let’s have a beer.