In the song by Merle Haggard the singer was proud to be a what from Muskogee?
Okie from Muskogee (song) Okie from Muskogee (song) "Okie from Muskogee" is a song recorded by American 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 is the 11th 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 "The Boot" that he wrote the song after he became disheartened watching Vietnam War protests and incorporated that emotion and
Big City (Merle Haggard song) Big City (Merle Haggard song) "Big City" is a song recorded by American country music singer Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers. Co-written by Haggard and Dean Holloway, the song was released in January 1982 as the second single and title track from his album "Big City". In April, the song was his 27th number-one single on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart. The song was inspired by a remark by Dean Holloway, Haggard's lifelong friend and tour bus driver. At the end of a packed two-day recording session at Britannia Studios in Los Angeles, Haggard went to the bus