Seemingly too traditional for Nashville's music establishment at the time, Dwight Yoakam moved to Los Angeles in 1977, whereby the early 80s his captivating performances at the Palomino Club, Club Lingerie, Hong Kong Cafe and other Hollywood venues earned him and his band-the Babylonian Cowboys-a loyal following among California's burgeoning cowpunk scene.

Perhaps more than any other contemporary storyteller, Cameron Crowe is known for the unique and powerful way he weaves music and narrative together in his films. This has never been more true than in Crowe's upcoming Paramount Pictures film 'Elizabethtown,' opening nationwide October 14.