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 Award for Single of the Year
surface form: Country Music Association Single of the Year
awardYear 1970
chartPeakDate 1969-11
chartPosition Billboard Hot Country Singles number 1
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: 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
Grateful Dead
surface form: The Grateful Dead
hasLiveAlbumNamedAfter Okie from Muskogee self-link
hasLiveVersion Okie from Muskogee self-linksurface differs
surface form: Okie from Muskogee (live at Muskogee, Oklahoma)
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 Male Country Vocal Performance
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
notableFor portrayal of traditional American values during the Vietnam War era
partOfAlbum Okie from Muskogee self-link
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 notableWork Okie from Muskogee
subject surface form: Merle Haggard
this entity surface form: "Okie from Muskogee"
The Strangers performedOn Okie from Muskogee
Okie from Muskogee partOfAlbum Okie from Muskogee self-link
Okie from Muskogee hasLiveVersion Okie from Muskogee self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Okie from Muskogee (live at Muskogee, Oklahoma)
Okie from Muskogee hasLiveAlbumNamedAfter Okie from Muskogee self-link
The Fightin' Side of Me follows Okie from Muskogee
Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States songAssociatedWith Okie from Muskogee
subject surface form: Muskogee, Oklahoma
this entity surface form: "Okie from Muskogee"