🎤 “We don’t smoke marijuana in Muskogee…” 🎶 September 29th: On this day in 1969 Capitol Records released “Okie from Muskogee” by the legendary Merle Haggard. 🎶 Written shortly after his release from San Quentin Prison, Haggard penned this song in response to the Vietnam War protests and counterculture movement of the ’60s. Feeling disheartened by what he saw as a rejection of traditional American values, he channeled that emotion into a patriotic anthem. The song quickly topped the Billboard