Influential Albums - Guitars Cadillacs Etc, Etc. - Dwight Yoakam & Pete Anderson - Ask Zac 175

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In 1986, Warner/Reprise took an indie-released EP, added 4 newly recorded tunes, and launched Dwight Yoakam into the stratosphere with the revamped version of Guitars Cadillacs Etc, Etc. The album's first single,  a cover of Johnny Horton's "Honky Tonk Man," was a clear message that this was a roots-influenced album, yet the energy and production made it also contemporary. Producer/Guitarist Pete Anderson took Dwight's tunes and added a modern take on the Bakersfield sound, that was the perfect nod to the past, but without becoming a pastiche of California Country styles of the 1960s.  Although Yoakam had 21 great original tunes in the bag, he and Pete agreed to mix 7 of the backlog of original tunes, along with 3 revved-up covers to fill out the album. This winning formula would also serve as the template for his next two releases, Hillbilly Deluxe, and Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room. Besides a history of the album, we will also look at some of Pete's parts, and the gear he used for the album.

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Gear used:

2023 Headstrong Lil' King with 12" Eminence GA-SC64 speaker

https://headstrongamps.com/lil-king-amp

1953 Telecaster built by my old college buddy, B. Paisley, using a mix of old and new parts. Ron Ellis 52T and Standard Plus pickups

https://www.ronellispickups.com/

Strings: D'Addario NYXL 95-44

https://amzn.to/41rnl0V

Pick:Pick Boy Small Jazz, Tortoise Shell, 1.00mm

Effects: Amp reverb

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