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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.
"Workingman's Blues #2" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released as the sixth track on his 2006 album Modern Times. As with much of Dylan's 21st-century output, he produced the song himself under the pseudonym Jack Frost .
The album contains two number-one country hits, "Hungry Eyes" (sometimes referred to as "Mama's Hungry Eyes") and "Workin' Man Blues".According to The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Country Music, Haggard wrote "Hungry Eyes" as a tribute to his mother and the sacrifices she made for her family as a single mother (Haggard's father having died when he was 9), but it also stands as a tribute ...
Sep. 1—While many songs in music are about the ups and downs of love — either in the 'ain't love grand' or the 'woe is me' modes — there are plenty of other subjects for songwriters ...
Sep. 4—When it comes to songs about working, some musicians and singers seem to empathize more than others when it comes to toiling for our daily bread. Country music artists perform a number of ...
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.
All songs written by Eddie Macdonald and Mike Peters, except where noted. "Sold Me Down the River" – 5:25 "The Rock" (The Alarm) – 4:39 "Devolution Workin' Man Blues" – 4:11
"Workin' Man Blues" (1969) "Okie from Muskogee" (1969) "The Fightin' Side of Me" (1970) ... released in 1969 and "I Love Dixie Blues", released in 1973. However ...