Streets of Bakersfield
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"Streets of Bakersfield" | ||||
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Single by Dwight Yoakam with Buck Owens | ||||
from the album Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room | ||||
B-side | "Please, Please Baby" | |||
Released | June 17, 1988 | |||
Format | 45 record | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:47 | |||
Label | Reprise 27964 | |||
Writer(s) | Homer Joy | |||
Producer(s) | Pete Anderson | |||
Dwight Yoakam chronology | ||||
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"Streets of Bakersfield" is a 1973 song written by Homer Joy and popularized by Buck Owens.
Cover versions
- In 1988, the song was recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens, and was the lead-off single to his 1988 album Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room.[1]
Music video
The music video for the Yoakam/Owens single was directed by Marcus Stevens.
Movies
Actor and comedian Vince Vaughn sang the song live with Dwight Yoakam to a live audience in Bakersfield, California on his Wild West Comedy Tour. [citation needed]
Chart performance
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 403.
- Allmusic
- L.H. O'Connor (May 25, 2011). "What The Buck!". Roothog Radio. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- "California Songs: Homer Joy's 'Streets of Bakersfield'". The California Report. KQED-FM Public Radio. April 6, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
External links
Preceded by "Honky Tonk Moon" by Randy Travis |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single October 15, 1988 |
Succeeded by "Strong Enough to Bend" by Tanya Tucker |
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