Okie From Muskogee

About Okie From Muskogee

"Okie from Muskogee" is a song recorded by country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers, which Haggard co-wrote with drummer Roy Edward Burris. "Okie" is a slang name for someone from Oklahoma, and Muskogee (population 40,000) is the 13th largest city in the state. The song was released in September 1969 as first single and title track from the album Okie from Muskogee, and was one of the most famous songs of Haggard's career. Haggard told .

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About this song

Credited to

Merle Haggard

Album

American Country Legend · Track 2 of 12

Released

May 3, 2024

Duration

2:44

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131,832 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: American Country Legend