![]() ![]() It also marks his return to Warner Brothers, where he recorded such "between rock and a country place" hits of the 1980s and '90s as "Guitars, Cadillacs," "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love." He turns 56 next month, and his new songs prove to be extraordinarily direct-pulsing, longing, dreaming of what still lies ahead, with lyrics built almost entirely on words of one or two syllables. Tuesday marks the release of "3 Pears," his first album in five years-and the first in seven that's dominated by self-penned songs. Dwight Yoakam is as known for the way he moves on stage and moves people on movie screens (in films ranging from "Sling Blade" and "Hollywood Homicide" to "Wedding Crashers") as for the down-home yet edgy and often sophisticated music he makes.
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