Introduction
This video recounts the romantic journey of Dwight Yoakam and his wife Emily Joyce, tracing both his personal and professional milestones. Dwight Yoakam, born in Kentucky, is now 63 years old and the eldest of three siblings. Although he was primarily raised in Columbus, Ohio, his family frequently visited Kentucky, staying connected to their roots. Early in his music career, Nashville didn’t initially accept his unique rockabilly sound, prompting him to move to California where he found success and matured as an artist.
Dwight began dating Emily Joyce, a photographer from Omaha, Nebraska, in 2010. Over the next decade, their relationship quietly flourished. During that time, Dwight continued to grow his career, earning acclaim both as a country music pioneer and a successful actor, known for blending honky-tonk and rockabilly styles. He has cited influences such as Emmylou Harris and Ricky Skaggs, and he’s proud to be part of the musical lineage from the Highway 23 corridor in Eastern Kentucky, which also produced stars like The Judds and Billy Ray Cyrus.
Emily runs her own photography business, and Dwight also hosts a satellite radio show, The Bakersfield Beat, celebrating the Bakersfield country sound.
In March 2020, after ten years of dating, Dwight and Emily were married in a private ceremony at a church in Santa Monica, California. Just a few months later, in August 2020, they welcomed their first child, a son named Dalton Loren Yoakam.
The video concludes with well-wishes for the couple as they embrace this new chapter in their lives and invites viewers to comment and subscribe for more country music updates.