Premise: The Strangers is an American country band best known as the back-up band for singer-songwriter Merle Haggard. Formed in 1965 in Bakersfield, California, United States, the band continued to tour with original co-founding member Norman Hamlet, as well as Haggard's children Dana and Ben.
Hypothesis: Merle Haggard started his back up band in 1965 in California.