Sorry Ladies, Dwight Yoakam Is Off The Market
Dwight Yoakam’s done got hitched. In an extremely rare glimpse into his personal life, the 63-year-old announced in a statement on Monday (5-4) that he has married his long time fiancee Emily Joyce. The two had been dating since 2010. The private ceremony was held at the St. Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica, CA in early March, just before the Coronaviurs shutdown went into effect.
“At a time when there is so much uncertainty in the world, there are still happy moments,” the couple said in a message. “In the face of shutdowns and social-distancing requirements, love prevailed, and the less than 10 attendees were seated at least six feet from one another. This belated announcement was withheld out of respect to so many people affected by and on the front lines of this pandemic.”
With how notoriously private Yoakam has been about his personal life over the years, it’s surprising any statement was released at all. But taking the wording, it might have been a preemptive move to make sure Dwight and those that gathered weren’t publicly criticized for congregating during the Coronavirus by sharing the details before they were misconstrued.
Dwight is rumored to have dated numerous other women over the years, including actresses Sharon Stone and Bridget Fonda, and he dated Wynonna Judd when the two were on tour together earlier in their careers. Otherwise, his personal life has remained mostly a mystery, though we know he’s never been married before, and has no kids.
What a lot of Yoakam fans want to know is if they’ll hear any new music from him in 2020. Dwight dropped two songs back in May of 2018, the old fashioned heartbreaker “Then Here Came Monday” co-written with Chris Stapleton, and the more upbeat “Pretty Horses.” He seemed to be preparing for a new record, but he’s been mum on the subject since then. Dwight is due for a new one since his last original Record Second Hand Heart was released 5 years ago, not counting his bluegrass record of some of his older songs from 2016, Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars…
Corncaster
May 4, 2020 @ 7:28 pm
Cheers to the happy couple!
hoptowntiger94
May 4, 2020 @ 7:46 pm
I thought he was still married to Bridget Fonda and she was his third wife! He doesn’t have any of the credentials to sing the songs he writes!!
I do know Stone called him a “dirt sandwich.”
Dylan Rimbaud
May 5, 2020 @ 9:18 am
more than a few Country artists have been married three times (or more) I’m not saying its right or wrong but to state Dwight ‘doesn’t have the credentials to sing any of the songs he writes’ really makes no sense, people change,and grow (sometimes in different directions), suffice it to say none of us are prefect , in fact the last perfect man to walk the earth ..well lets just say it didn’t end to well for him and despite that he preached forgiveness and leading by example rather than judging others , here are just a few of country artists who were married 3x (or more) -surely you wouldn’t say they all lack the ‘credentials to sing the songs they wrote’ – Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, George Jones,Kris Kirstofferson ,Conway Twitty ,Buck Owens ,Kenny Rogers, Travis Tritt, etc
hoptowntiger94
May 5, 2020 @ 9:30 am
It was a joke.
I believe this is Dwight’s first marriage. The joke was the fact that he wasn’t married 3x at this point in his life.
618creekrat
May 5, 2020 @ 11:35 am
Ha – I expect he and Stone both got their money’s worth out of that relationship.
Di Harris
May 4, 2020 @ 7:55 pm
She is lovely.
Best Wishes to both!
Big Pete
May 4, 2020 @ 9:47 pm
Good on Dwight. Let’s hope Emily will inspire him to put out some new music.
RNFNROL
May 4, 2020 @ 10:13 pm
Congrats, Dwight!! Now please make Slingblade II: “Doyle’s Revenge” (similar plot to T2 where the original villain returns as the helper and he & Carl team up to wreak havoc on God-knows-what, location FARGO, ND, vehicle is a tan Sierra, guest cameo by Forrest Gump).
Jake Cutter
May 4, 2020 @ 11:05 pm
I’m in.
Kate
May 5, 2020 @ 2:22 am
Oh my heart is broken I’ll never be the same. I’ve seen him live in concert twice 30 years apart. So I’m in Hanford California two years ago March. He is as good now as he was when he was younger. Congratulations to them both and I hope they have a long and happy life together!
Hey Arnold
May 5, 2020 @ 4:35 am
Fyi – I guess the “Fun” album is delayed indefinitely…. Got an email from Garth’s team saying so… I just want my money back. It was supposed to be released 2 years ago…
DJ
May 5, 2020 @ 5:04 am
63 and no kids! Dang, Wonder what he’s gonna do with all his money?
glendel
May 5, 2020 @ 6:38 am
what’s he gonna do with all his money? He’s going to buy “Guitars, Cadillacs, etc.,” DJ.
Therhodeo
May 5, 2020 @ 11:26 am
My understanding is that he invested in some movie projects that didn’t have any returns and he’s quite well off but not as wealthy as you might think.
Otherwise happy for the guy. Still one of my favorites of all time.
Kevin Smith
May 5, 2020 @ 10:06 am
Dwight Yoakam is one eccentric guy. And underneath that eccentricity is one of the finest country music songwriters and performers of all time, in my estimation. Hes Dwight, he does things his way. Good for him on this new chapter in his life.
jim bob
May 5, 2020 @ 10:24 am
Drinkin’ water tonight cos I drank all the whiskey this morninh
Last night she went up to the bar
Said she met some big country star
She said he likes to make love when he’s smokin’
And he don’t walk around like he’s broken
And he sings just like Dwight Yoakam
Steve Schmidt
May 5, 2020 @ 12:39 pm
Love me some Dwight and some Sarah Shook!
wayne
May 5, 2020 @ 12:01 pm
Definitely a hall of fame candidate. And he has not lost a step. Hoping for new album soon. He could fart and sound better than most newer country artists today.
Daniele
May 5, 2020 @ 12:50 pm
Congrats! He’s been my entry point in country music. Always a favourite.
Cheyenne williams
May 5, 2020 @ 4:13 pm
Is so weird, cuz i just heard last night.by a reliable source that he is not married for real, that is a musical video they were making.one of his friends said it.i dont bealieave him that he is not married.i know he is.i cant bealieve after he said. She had cheated on him .with a friend of his..
Big Tex
May 5, 2020 @ 7:12 pm
Dwight is a great singer/song stylist. Nearly every time I think of him I think of the vagaries and twists and turns that either “make you” or “break you” in the music business, often without regard to one’s talent. As an example, Dwight is, of course, from Kentucky. How many remember a singer from that state who was touted as an up-and-coming superstar in the early 1990s, only to practically disappear after having only one hit – a great song, by the way – entitled “Every Now and Then?”
FixYourTeethJason
May 7, 2020 @ 12:50 pm
True. Marty was the real deal.
Big Tex
May 7, 2020 @ 1:54 pm
Thanks for remembering Marty, FYTJ!
FixYourTeethJason
May 7, 2020 @ 12:48 pm
When it’s all said and done, ol’ D-wight will be recognized as one of true country music’s saviors.
Michelle
May 24, 2020 @ 6:49 am
Well, I guess she’s 51 (looks 31). I’m surprised. I thought all these old dudes married twenty-year-olds.
GuitarTown
May 24, 2020 @ 9:52 pm
Michelle… you’re right about the second part lol. The 51 year old Emily Joyce is an actress, Dwight’s Emily Joyce was born in ’83. She doesn’t post on her Instagram at all but updated her bio just to include her birthday since everyone was mistaking her for the other lady. https://www.instagram.com/emily.joyce.photography/