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Norm Hamlet is an American steel guitarist and a member of Merle Haggard's The Strangers band for the past 49 years. [1] [2] [3]Hamlet was born on February 27, 1935, in Woodville, California.
The Strangers were an American country band that formed in 1966 in Bakersfield, California. They mainly served as the backup band for singer-songwriter Merle Haggard , who named them after his first hit single " (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers ". [ 1 ]
Roy Ernest Nichols (October 21, 1932 – July 3, 2001) was an American country music guitarist best known as the lead guitarist for Merle Haggard's band The Strangers for more than two decades. He was known for his guitar technique, a mix of fingerpicking and pedal steel -like bends, usually played on a Fender Telecaster electric guitar.
Pages in category "The Strangers (American band) members" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Eldon Shamblin (April 24, 1916 – August 5, 1998) was an American guitarist and arranger, particularly important to the development of Western swing music as one of the first electric guitarists in a popular dance band. He was a member of the Strangers during the 1970s and 1980s and was the last surviving member of Bob Wills' band the Texas ...
By the mid-1960s, Wynn Stewart's drinking had left his band at loose ends, and Mooney went on tour with Haggard. Mooney's stint as a full-time Stranger was short-lived. In 1967, the band was caught in a snow storm in Minneapolis; Mooney, tired of the hotel, tried to steal the Strangers' tour bus and drive it home himself. He was stopped and ...
The Strangers were an Australian rock band formed in 1961 and existed until 1975. The band started out playing instrumental songs in a style similar to The Shadows, with influences from Cliff Richard. The original line-up was Laurie Arthur (lead guitar), Peter Robinson (bass), Graeme "Garth" Thompson (drums) and Fred Wieland (rhythm guitar).
Peter Thorp – lead guitar, rhythm guitar (born 25 May 1944, Wimbledon, South West London), died 2 January 2021 from COVID (original band member when still named the Strangers) Brian Parker – lead guitar (born Brian William Parker, 1940, Cheshunt , Hertfordshire , died 17 February 2001) ( was brought in with the intention to replace Thorp ...