Every place he's invited to play, whether it's on TV's Johnny Cash Show or in a jam packed country club in Burly Idaho, Merle Haggard takes his Strangers. The group is named after his first smash hit Strangers, probably for luck, if not sentiment. There are five of them, Bobby Wayne, Dennis Hromek, Roy Nichols, Norm Hamlet, and Biff Adam. Eight months a year, these Strangers live and travel together, touring on the road. So as they say themselves, they are more brothers than strangers. This is the third album The Strangers have recorded on their own. Each of the fellows, from Bobby Biff has his own following of fans. Here then by personal request from all those friends of The Strangers is a personal close up on each of them.

THE STRANGERS
GETTING TO KNOW MERLE HAGGARD'S STRANGERS
(Capitol ST-590)
October 5/1970
Produced by Ken Nelson

Roy Nichols - lead guitar
Bobby Wayne - guitar
Norm Hamlet - steel
Dennis Hromek - bass
Biff Adam - drums

01. CARAVAN - (D.Ellington-J.Tizol-I.Mills) 3:16 guitar Roy Nichols
02. HAM BOOGIE - (R.Nichols-N.Hamlet) 2:24 steel Norman Hamlet
03. STORY WITH A HAPPY INDIAN - (B.George-V.Stovall) 2:08 vocal Dennis Hromek
04. WALKIN' THROUGH MY HEART - (B.Wayne) 2:07 guitar Bobby Wayne
05. DAY HAPPY - (D.Hromek) 2:04 guitar Roy Nichols
06. SCRAMBLE - (B.Adam) 2:08 drums Biff Adam
07. EVERY FOOL HAS A RAINBOW - (M.Haggard) 2:46
08. CALIFORNIA ON MY MIND - (M.Haggard) 2:44 vocal Bobby Wayne
09. COMIN' HOME - (R.Nichols-N.Hamlet) 2:11 steel Norman Hamlet
10. SKIPPIN' - (R.Nichols-N.Hamlet) 1:36 guitar Roy Nichols