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Roy Nichols: Bakersfield Guitar Legend
Roy Nichols, born in 1932, helped shape Merle Haggard's Bakersfield Sound.
In brief
Roy Nichols, born in 1932, helped shape Merle Haggard's Bakersfield Sound. Roy Nichols, born October 21, 1932, in Arizona, played guitar for Merle Haggard and helped define the Bakersfield Sound. Originally reported by American Songwriter.
Roy Nichols' Early Life
Roy Nichols was born on October 21, 1932, in Chandler, Arizona.
Early Musical Influences
Nichols watched traveling bands at his family's migrant worker camp in Fresno, California.
Career Beginnings
Nichols played with the Maddox Brothers and Rose and toured with Lefty Frizzell.
Bakersfield Sound Formation
Nichols joined Merle Haggard's band in 1965, helping define the Bakersfield Sound.
The essence
Roy Nichols, born October 21, 1932, in Arizona, played guitar for Merle Haggard and helped define the Bakersfield Sound.
