Merle Haggard Album: “Okie From Muskogee (Sun)”
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With highlights including the redneck anthem title track and a trio of classic drinking songs in "Swinging Doors," "The Bottle Let Me Down," and "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink," OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE displays Merle Haggard at his contrarian and sentimental best. The production is vintage Bakersfield Sound, and Haggard is in fine voice throughout.
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Okie From Muskogee (Sun) |
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UPC:015074601022
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Format:CD
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Type:Performer
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Genre:Country - Bakersfield
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Artist:Merle Haggard
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Label:Sun Record Company
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Distributed:(Independently by Label)
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Release Date:1997/02/20
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Original Release Year:1970
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Discs:1
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Mono / Stereo:Stereo
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Studio / Live:Studio
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
- From Florida , 1983 ..
There are many versions of this live concert floating around . I like this version the best because it's the COMPLETE concert , although I have NO idea what the date was . Merle does some of his best songs here , some of which are from the '70s and he drops the song " I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink " for this concert . Great show indeed ! 2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
- Remakes
A few years ago, Merle Haggard sat down and remade almost all of his biggest hits in a mamoth recording session. Now all of these songs are spreading around to every cheap record company who repackages them.
Be careful, everything here is remakes.
- Doesn't sound like Merle Haggard.
If you're thinking about buying this CD, look it up on Amazon and listen to the samples of the songs. No one who listens to the songs first will buy the CD. "Okie from Muskogee" is the title, the songs listed were Merle's hits, and Merle's picture is on it. All of that is deceiving! Nothing printed on the CD indicates that it's anything except Merle singing some of his best songs; however, the voice doesn't sound like Merle Haggard, and none of the songs are sung with the right tune. I bought it on eBay at a low price, but it's not worth even the few dollars I paid for it. I should have listened to it on Amazon. This CD doesn't even deserve the one star I gave it, but that's the lowest it's possible to rate it. |
