Most folks today are completely unaware of Dwight Yoakam's original punk rock alliances at the beginning of his career. For when Yoakam started out his music was completely disregarded by the established country music regime who saw him as a honky tonk rebel. Instead, and quite fortuitous, Yoakam was readily embraced by the L.A. punk rock/rockabilly scene including X, and become a member or log in.