Workin' Man Blues
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"Workin' Man Blues" is a classic country song by Merle Haggard that pays tribute to the struggles and pride of the American working class.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Workin' Man Blues canonical | 2 |
| "Workin' Man Blues" | 1 |
| Workin Man Blues | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Merle Haggard ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bakersfield country scene
ⓘ
surface form:
Bakersfield, California country scene
|
| bSide | Silver Wings ⓘ |
| chart |
Billboard Country chart
ⓘ
surface form:
Billboard Hot Country Singles
|
| chartPosition | number 1 on Billboard Hot Country Singles ⓘ |
| composer | Merle Haggard ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1960s ⓘ |
| describedAs | tribute to the American working man ⓘ |
| genre |
Bakersfield sound
ⓘ
country music ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | anthem for American working class ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later working-class country anthems ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ fiddle ⓘ steel guitar ⓘ |
| hasLyricLine |
I ain't never been on welfare, and that's one place I won't be
ⓘ
I keep my nose on the grindstone, I work hard every day ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
blue-collar workers
ⓘ
factory workers ⓘ manual laborers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American working class
ⓘ
blue-collar pride ⓘ economic struggle ⓘ hard work ⓘ working class life ⓘ |
| includedIn | Merle Haggard greatest hits compilations ⓘ |
| isClassicOf | country music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Merle Haggard ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of blue-collar identity
ⓘ
lyrics about working long hours ⓘ up-tempo honky-tonk sound ⓘ |
| originallyPerformedBy | Merle Haggard and The Strangers ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | A Portrait of Merle Haggard ⓘ |
| performer | Merle Haggard ⓘ |
| producer | Ken Nelson ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Capitol Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1969-07-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | male lead vocal ⓘ |
| writer | Merle Haggard ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Merle Haggard
this entity surface form:
"Workin' Man Blues"
this entity surface form:
Workin Man Blues