Merle Haggard & the Strangers - Okie from Muskogee

Title: Okie from Muskogee Artist: Merle Haggard & the Strangers Release Date: 1969 Re-Released On: 10/23/2001 Label: Capitol Records Duration: 40:30 Album Type(s): live UPCs: 077771627729, 077771627743 Genre: Country Styles: Traditional Country, Honky Tonk, Bakersfield Sound Moods: Dramatic, Poignant, Rebellious, Reverent, Uncompromising, Earthy, Freewheeling, Laid-Back/Mellow, Nostalgic, Rambunctious, Rousing, Searching, Swaggering, Warm, Yearning, Autumnal, Bittersweet, Earnest, Intimate, Melancholy, Plaintive, Provocative, Refined/Mannered, Reflective, Restrained, Sad, Sentimental, Street-Smart, Wistful, Gentle, Passionate, Rollicking, Amiable/Good-Natured, Calm/Peaceful, Confrontational, Detached, Smooth Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Introduction by Carlton Haney
2. Mama Tried
3. No Hard Times
4. Silver Wings
5. Merle Receives Key to Muskogee
6. Merle's Introduction to Medley
7. Swinging Doors
8. I'm a Lonesome Fugitive
9. Sing Me Back Home
10. Branded Man
11. In the Arms of Love
12. Workin' Man Blues
13. Merle's Introduction to "Hobo Bill"
14. Hobo Bill's Last Ride
15. Billy Overcame His Size
16. If I Had Left It Up to You
17. White Line Fever
18. Blue Rock
19. Introduction to Okie from Muskogee
20. Okie from Muskogee

Year Type Label Catalog # 2001 CD Capitol Records 16277

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Okie from Muskogee was quickly recorded to cash in on the success of the title song, which became a pop music sensation upon its release in the fall of 1969. Haggard & the Strangers went to Muskogee, OK, where they ran through a number of their hits and working-class anthems. The first side is devoted to classics like "Mama Tried," "Swinging Doors," "Sing Me Back Home," and "Workin' Man Blues," while the first part of the second side is devoted to songs about the mythological "Hobo Bill," before it concludes with rousing versions of "White Line Fever" and "Okie from Muskogee." While the record isn't necessary, it is a hell of a lot of fun and not bad evidence of why Hag was the most popular figure in country music at the end of the '60s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Jim Beavers Reissue Producer, Producer Mark Chalecki Remastering