Claudette

Dwight Yoakam is pretty damn cool, and this 1997 covers record is another proof. He covers Roy Orbison, the Clash, the Kinks, Danny O’Keefe, Sonny & Cher (a duet with Sheryl Crow), the Marvelettes, Jimmy Webb, Them, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Johnny Horton and, as a hidden track, Jimmie Rodgers. It’s a broad swath of musical influences.

Here’s a Roy Orbison cover, with the whole record attached: