Okie from Muskogee

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"Okie from Muskogee" is a 1969 country song that became one of Merle Haggard's signature hits, known for its portrayal of small-town conservative values during the Vietnam War era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
albumType live album ⓘ
artist Merle Haggard ⓘ
awarded Country Music Association Single of the Year ⓘ
awardYear 1970 ⓘ
chartPeakDate 1969-11 ⓘ
chartPosition Billboard Hot Country Singles number 1 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalImpact became an anthem for conservative, blue-collar Americans ⓘ
describes Muskogee, Oklahoma ⓘ
firstLine We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee ⓘ
followedBySingle The Fightin' Side of Me ⓘ
genre Bakersfield sound ⓘ
country ⓘ
hasBside If I Had Left It Up to You ⓘ
hasCoverVersionBy Dolly Parton ⓘ
Roy Clark ⓘ
The Grateful Dead ⓘ
linked to: Grateful Dead
hasLiveAlbumNamedAfter Okie from Muskogee ⓘ
hasLiveVersion Okie from Muskogee (live at Muskogee, Oklahoma) ⓘ
linked to: Okie from Muskogee
influenced country music responses to Vietnam War ⓘ
isReferencedIn The Fightin' Side of Me ⓘ
labelCatalogNumber Capitol 2602 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 2:43 ⓘ
mediaType 7-inch single ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person plural ⓘ
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male ⓘ
notableFor portrayal of traditional American values during the Vietnam War era ⓘ
partOfAlbum Okie from Muskogee ⓘ
performer Merle Haggard and The Strangers ⓘ
precededBySingle Workin' Man Blues ⓘ
producer Ken Nelson ⓘ
recorded 1969 ⓘ
recordLabel Capitol Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1969-09-29 ⓘ
setIn Muskogee, Oklahoma ⓘ
signatureSongOf Merle Haggard ⓘ
subjectHasDemographic Okie ⓘ
theme Vietnam War era attitudes ⓘ
opposition to 1960s counterculture ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ
small-town conservative values ⓘ
weeksAtNumberOne 4 ⓘ
writer Merle Haggard ⓘ
Roy Edward Burris ⓘ
yearOfRelease 1969 ⓘ

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Merle Haggard → notableWork → Okie from Muskogee ⓘ
Muskogee → mentionedInSong → Okie from Muskogee ⓘ
Merle Haggard → notableWork → "Okie from Muskogee" ⓘ
subject linked to: Merle
linked to: Okie from Muskogee
The Strangers → performedOn → Okie from Muskogee ⓘ
Okie from Muskogee → partOfAlbum → Okie from Muskogee ⓘ
Okie from Muskogee → hasLiveVersion → Okie from Muskogee (live at Muskogee, Oklahoma) ⓘ
linked to: Okie from Muskogee
Okie from Muskogee → hasLiveAlbumNamedAfter → Okie from Muskogee ⓘ
The Fightin' Side of Me → follows → Okie from Muskogee ⓘ
Muskogee, Oklahoma → songAssociatedWith → "Okie from Muskogee" ⓘ
linked to: Okie from Muskogee
The Strangers → performedOn → Okie from Muskogee (Merle Haggard song) ⓘ
subject linked to: backing band for Merle Haggard
linked to: Okie from Muskogee
Merle Haggard and The Strangers → notableWork → Okie from Muskogee ⓘ
Merle Haggard and The Strangers → notableAlbum → Okie from Muskogee ⓘ
If I Had Left It Up to You → B-sideOf → Okie from Muskogee ⓘ
Capitol 2602 → catalogNumberFor → Okie from Muskogee ⓘ
Capitol 2602 → associatedAlbum → Okie from Muskogee ⓘ
Capitol 2602 → sideA → Okie from Muskogee ⓘ
Merle Haggard discography → notableWork → Okie from Muskogee (1969 live album) ⓘ
linked to: Okie from Muskogee
Merle Haggard discography → includesSingle → Okie from Muskogee (1969 single) ⓘ
linked to: Okie from Muskogee
Roy Edward Burris → notableWork → Okie from Muskogee ⓘ
Roy Edward Burris → coWrote → Okie from Muskogee ⓘ