Dwight Yoakam has dabbled in bluegrass now and again over the years—which is yet another aside in a career already filled with flourishes that buck Nashville orthodoxy. Back in the 90s he sang a duet with Ralph Stanley, while on his rock-solid 2015 album Second Hand Heart (Reprise) he included a spirited version of the folk song “Man of Constant Sorrow,” which was popularized by the Stanley Brothers in the 50s.…
Dwight Yoakam has dabbled in bluegrass now and again over the years—which is yet another aside in a career already filled with flourishes that buck Nashville orthodoxy. Back in the 90s he sang a duet with Ralph Stanley, while on his rock-solid 2015 album Second Hand Heart (Reprise) he included a spirited version of the folk song “Man of Constant Sorrow,” which was popularized by the Stanley Brothers in the 50s.…