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  • Jan 29, 1908
    Piano player Al Stricklin is born in Antioch, Texas. A member of the Texas Playboys from 1935-1941, he appears on such Bob Wills standards as "Right Or Wrong," "Cherokee Maiden," "Take Me Back To Tulsa" and "San Antonio Rose"
    Aug 29, 1935
    Bob Wills sends a letter to piano player Al Stricklin, of The Hi Flyers, offering him $30 weekly to become a member of The Texas Playboys. Stricklin is in the studio with Wills the following month
    Sep 27, 1971
    Merle Haggard arranges a reunion of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys at Haggard's home in Bakersfield, California
    Oct 15, 1986
    Pianist Al Stricklin dies of cancer at a Cleburne, Texas, nursing home. A member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1935-1941, he played on "San Antonio Rose," "Right Or Wrong," "Cherokee Maiden" and "Take Me Back To Tulsa," among others

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