HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - On this date in 1956, Eastern Kentucky native Dwight Yoakam was born.

He comes from Pikeville, KY. Although, he admits that the family moved early on and he was really raised in Columbus, Ohio.

In 1977, he moved to Nashville and his music career took off.

However, in 1991, he was a country singer in a television show and his acting career was born.

He’s led a successful career in both music and acting, getting Johnny Cash to once say that Dwight Yoakam was his favorite modern country artist.

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