Dwight Yoakam spent his formative years acting in theater productions and singing and playing guitar in local garage bands. In 1978, after a brief stint in Nashville, Yoakam relocated to Los Angeles.

One musician who has unexpectedly done so is Dwight Yoakam, and one of his largest influences outside of country music was Ziggy Stardust himself, David Bowie. Nothing about David Bowie relates to ...