25 Years Ago: Dwight Yoakam Guest-Stars on Ellen DeGeneres' Sitcom
On April 30, 1997 -- 24 years ago today -- Dwight Yoakam made a memorable guest appearance on Ellen DeGeneres' eponymous ABC sitcom Ellen, and became a part of television history in the process.The specific episode was a watershed moment for primetime TV, one that caused national controversy when it initially aired: It was the now-legendary "coming out episode," during which DeGeneres' character, Ellen Morgan -- and, in the process, the star herself -- […]
