GRAMMY Award-winning country star Dwight Yoakam returns to The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa on March 26.

Tickets start at $45 and go on sale Jan. 15.

Since 1986, Yoakam has released 23 albums and compilations that have sold more than 25 million copies. He has 12 gold albums and nine platinum or multiplatinum albums, including the triple-platinum “This Time.” Five of those albums have topped Billboard’s Country Albums chart, with another 15 landing in the Top 10.

Nearly 40 of Yoakam’s singles have charted, with 14 peaking in the Top 10, including the hits “Honky Tonk Man,” “Please, Please Baby,” “Little Ways,” “I Sang Dixie,” “It Only Hurts When I Cry” and “Fast as You.” Dwight is a 21-time nominated, multiple GRAMMY Award-winner.

Yoakam’s most recent release is 2012’s “3 Pears.” The album includes collaborations with Beck, Kid Rock and Ashley Monroe. The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Country Albums chart, and Rolling Stone named “A Heart Like Mine” one of the best singles of the year.

In addition to penning some of the most popular country songs of the last 25 years, Yoakam has also found success covering songs from a wide spectrum of artists. These recordings include Elvis Presley’s “Suspicious Minds,” Queen’s “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” Cheap Trick’s “I Want You to Want Me,” The Clash’s “Train in Vain” and the Grateful Dead track “Truckin’.”

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa is located off Interstate 44 at exit 240. Ticket prices and information for upcoming shows are available online in The Joint section of www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com or by calling (918) 384-ROCK. The Joint box office is open from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. All guests must be 21 years of age or older.