Merle haggard band pictures

American country band

The Strangers were an American country band that formed in 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] In addition to serving as his backing band, members of the Strangers also produced many of Haggard's records, sang lead vocals on select tracks, and co-wrote many of Haggard's songs with him, including the No.

1 singles, "Okie From Muskogee" and "I Always Get Lucky with You".

From to , they issued several records independent of Haggard, released on Capitol Records, and even had their own Top 10 hit single called "Street Singer" on the BillboardHot Country Songs Chart.

Three members of the Strangers would go on to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Between and , the Strangers were voted Band of the Year by the Academy of Country Music eight times—more than any