Merle Haggard and the Strangers
Band · Active 1966–2016
Classic Country
Outlaw Country
Merle Haggard and the Strangers was the band of the country star Merle Haggard.
- The Strangers took their name from Haggard's hit “(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers.”
- The band was central to the Bakersfield Sound, the hard-edged California country style.
- Its longtime members included the lead guitarist Roy Nichols and the steel guitarist Norm Hamlet.
- The band backed Haggard on a long run of number-one country recordings.
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Merle HaggardPlayed on recordings with Merle Haggard and the Strangers
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Merle HaggardPlayed on recording with Merle Haggard and the Strangers