Sold Date: July 20, 2022
Start Date: February 14, 2022
Final Price: $19.97 (USD)
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This Dwight song and Miners Prayer are quickly disappearing from the market and streaming services due to legal issues as outlined below.

Feb, 2021:
Fans who try to stream Dwight Yoakam’s “Honky Tonk Man” and “Miner’s Prayer” on AppIe Music found the songs removed from the service, with Warner Music Group (WMG) allegedly taking down the music to, according to a legal complaint filed in Feburary.
Section 203 of the Copyright Act — which went into effect in the 1970s — rules that artists may be able to terminate a label’s rights to their music 35 years following the work’s initial release. Yoakam’s first album released through a Warner Music Group label, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc, turns 35 this March and the singer-songwriter has been preparing for that day for approximately two years.

Yoakam first notified WMG of his intentions to regain his rights back in February 2019, when he sent the company initial termination notices. In December 2020, he then submitted those notices to be recorded with the United States Copyright Office. Monday’s legal complaint explains that Yoakam’s managers and legal team members have had numerous phone calls with label representatives over the last two years — and instead of recognizing these termination notices, the label tried to negotiate deal terms for an ongoing relationship with Yoakam. On January 20th of this year, Yoakam sent a letter requesting, once again, that the label acknowledge the notices. According to the legal complaint, the label ignored the requests and tried to schedule another call to discuss alternative options.
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Country music and rockabilly singer Dwight Yoakam released his version of the song as his debut single in 1986. Yoakam's version peaked at number 3 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart; it appears on his debut album, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc..

Dwight Yoakam – Guitars, Cadillacs / Honky Tonk Man
Label: Reprise Records – 7-21957
Series: Back To Back Hits
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Country: US
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country Sleeve: No picture sleeve included

Tracklist:

A1        Guitars, Cadillacs
Written-By – Dwight Yoakam
    3:02

B1        Honky Tonk Man
Written-By – Howard Hausey, Johnny Horton, Tillman Franks
    2:45


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Untested, may have minor marks or imperfections.  Record and white jacket only. No picture sleeve included Packaging and surfaces may show wear.  See photos.
Will be shipped via USPS Media Mail.

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