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He followed it in 1988 with a US country number 9 hit with his idol Lefty Frizzells classic √lways Late With Your Kisses. Nevertheless, in 1987 Yoakam enjoyed chart success with his cover version of the old Elvis Presley pop hit Little Sister. His driving honky-tonk music made him a popular visitor to Britain and brought him some success in the USA, although his outspoken views denied him the wider fame with the mainstream country audience of his contemporary Randy Travis. ), he registered Top 5 US country chart hits with Johnny Hortons Honky Tonk Man and his own Guitars, Cadillacs. Two years later, following the release of an expanded version of the mini-album (also called Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. In 1984, the release of a self-financed mini-album on the Oak Records label led to him signing for Reprise Records. He relocated to Los Angeles in 1978 and worked the clubs, playing with various bands including Los Lobos, but for several years he worked as a truck driver. After an abortive spell studying philosophy and history at Ohio State University, he briefly sought Nashville success in the mid-70s, but his music was rated too country even for the Grand Ole Opry. Yoakam, the eldest of three children, moved with his family to Columbus, Ohio, when he was two. A singer-songwriter with an early love of the honky-tonk country music of Buck Owens and Lefty Frizzell, he has always shown a distinct antipathy towards the Nashville pop/country scene. Much of Yoakams hip honky tonk music paved the way for rock audiences accepting country music in the 90s. 23 October 1956, Pikeville, Kentucky, USA.