Album Review: Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle by Willie Nelson

It's fun to hear Willie Nelson, of all people, sing the famous lyric: "We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee." Not only because the Texas county legend is a famed pothead, but also because his dearly departed pal Merle Haggard co-wrote and recorded the beloved song "Okie from Muskogee" in 1969, and it has since become a staple of satirizing conservatism. Nelson reinterprets "Okie from Muskogee," and some of Haggard's other biggest hits, on the new 11-track LP, Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle. The pair toured and collaborated frequently, most notably on the Billboard Country chart topper "Pancho and Lefty" in 1983.

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