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.

Dwight Yoakam said he gets it. Speaking to a full house at the Miller High Life Theatre in Milwaukee Friday — the latest stop of his "Cosmic Roundup & Rodeo Tour" with the Mavericks — the 68 ...