Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. How Far Is Heaven? 11
5. 2. Readin’, Rightin’, Rt. 23 21
6. 3. South of Cincinnati, West of Columbus 31
7. 4. Corvette Cowboy 41
8. 5. From Kentucky Bourbon to Babylonian Cowboys 49
9. 6. Who You Callin’ Cowpunk? 59
10. 7. Honky-Tonk Man 67
11. 8. “It’s Jes’ Ol’ Hillbilly Stuff ” 79
12. 9. Hillbilly Deluxe 91
13. 10. Streets of Bakersfield 101
14. 11. Bonus Cut 111
15. 12. “Well, I’m Back Again . . .” 115
16. 13. Wild Ride 125
17. 14. Gone, Real Gone 139
18. 15. Act Naturally 151
19. 16. The Same Fool 157
20. 17. Playing Out the String 165
21. 18. South of Heaven, West of Hell (and Off the Charts) 171
22. 19. Splitsville 181
23. 20. Produced by Dwight Yoakam 189
24. 21. The Buck Stops Here 197
25. 22. “I Wanna Love Again, Feel Young Again” 205
26. Appendix. The Dwight Dozen 215
27. Acknowledgments 217