Dwight Yoakam's Bakersfield Biscuits and Rhino Records have joined forces in a nationwide promotion. Consumers can receive a $5 rebate on Yoakam's current release, Reprise Please Baby: Dwight Yoakam-The Warner Bros. Years. The discount will apply to this four-disc Rhino Records boxed set by submitting a panel sticker from Yoakam's line of food products including Lanky Links, Bakersfield Biscuits, or Chicken Lickin's Chicken Fries. Rebate coupons are also available online at www.dwightyoakam.com; www.bakersfieldbiscuits.com; or www.rhino.com. The rebate will start in January 2003 and will run for the entire year.

In conjunction with the rebate offer, a contest will be held from January 2003 through May 2003, where the grand prize is an autographed Dwight Yoakam signature model Gibson guitar, The Honky Tonk Deuce(information available via www.gibson.com.) Additional prizes include Yoakam boxed sets, cd samplers and posters. A consumer is automatically entered into the contest by submitting the rebate coupon, or entering online at the sites listed above.

Acclaimed actor, director, producer and country superstar Dwight Yoakam is achieving rave reviews in the world of food retailing with the recent introduction of his Lanky Links precooked pork sausage links. "Just heat em' and em'," says Yoakam about the product, which cooks up in a microwave in just 60 seconds. The Lanky Links are currently available in Wal-Mart Supercenter stores nationwide. Dwight Yoakam's Bakersfield Biscuits product line, also includes biscuits with sausage gravy, chicken stew, country style gravy, beef stew and beef chili. The biscuits, based on his Granny Earlene's recipe, are made with high quality ingredients with no preservatives or artificial flavors and are available at supermarkets nationwide.

Chicken Fries are the newest product in the Dwight Yoakam food product line. Chicken Lickin's Chicken Fries are all white meat chicken made in the form of a French fry with a special crunchy breading. They are ready in the microwave in just 75 seconds and will be available soon in all Wal-Mart Supercenters nationwide.

Yoakam is currently enjoying the success of his Bakersfield Biscuits line of products and the recent release of his Reprise/Rhino boxed set "Reprise Please Baby: Dwight Yoakam-The Warner Bros. Years." The four-disc set features songs from throughout his impressive career. Having sold 22 million albums worldwide and charting 17 Top 10 hits, Yoakam proves time and again he is still a force in today's country music. The boxed set is available at all retail outlets as well as www.rhino.com.