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"Workin' Man Blues" is Haggard's tribute to a core group of his fans: The American blue-collared working man. Backed by a strong electric guitar beat that typified Haggard's signature Bakersfield Sound, he fills the role of one of those workers expressing pride in values such as hard work and sacrifice, despite the resulting fatigue and the stress of raising a large family.
"Working Man" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush. In an interview on the Rolling Stone YouTube channel, bassist and lead vocalist Geddy Lee said that "Working Man" is his favorite song to play live. [1] "Working Man" became a favourite among Rush fans; [2] the guitar solo appeared on Guitar World magazine's 100 Greatest Guitar Solos list. [3]
The album was the result of some shrewd marketing on Capitol's part, playing off Haggard's previous #1 hit "Workin' Man Blues" and his reputation as the "Poet of the Common Man" by dressing him up on the cover as a hardhat worker sitting at a bus stop with a lunch box and dangling cigarette.
Songs such as "Uncle John's Band", "High Time", and "Cumberland Blues" were brought to life with soaring harmonies and layered vocal textures that had not previously been a part of the band's sound. According to the 1992 Dead oral history, Aces Back to Back , in the summer of 1968, Stephen Stills vacationed at Mickey Hart's ranch in Novato.
Gregg Allman was 21 years old when the song was first recorded. Its writing dates back to late March 1969, when The Allman Brothers Band was first formed. [11] Gregg had failed to make a name for himself as a musician during a late-1960s stint in Los Angeles, [12] and was on the verge of quitting music altogether when his brother Duane Allman called and said his new band needed a vocalist.
"Hard Workin' Man" is a song written by Ronnie Dunn, and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It peaked at number four on the US Country charts in 1993 and was released in February 1993 as the first single and title track from their second album Hard Workin' Man. It also won the duo a Grammy for the Best Country Performance by ...
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"Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man" is a song written by Kostas and recorded by American country music singer Travis Tritt. It was released in August 1992 as the first of five singles from his third studio album, T-R-O-U-B-L-E .