Roy NicholsBirth Chart

Roy Ernest Nichols

21/10/1932 00:40

AA - Birth record in hand

Astro-Databank

Chandler (AZ)

USA

33°18' ↑ North - 111°50' ← West

07:00 West

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Roy Ernest Nichols was an American guitarist whose career was inseparable from Merle Haggard’s band, The Strangers, for which he served as lead guitarist for more than two decades. Known for a personal technique that blended fingerpicking with bends reminiscent of the pedal steel, Nichols typically played a Fender Telecaster and made a decisive contribution to the tone of modern country. Regarded as one of the architects of the Bakersfield Sound — a movement that contrasted with Nashville’s orchestral country — Nichols worked with figures such as Buck Owens and Don Rich and helped shape the raw, electric sound that became a genre benchmark. His reputation among peers was for virtuosity and versatility: he played on local radio and TV, accompanied artists including Lefty Frizzell and Johnny Cash, and recorded on dozens of tracks while still young. With Haggard, Nichols took part in a run of hits — The Strangers charted dozens of singles — and wrote 19 songs of his own, including “Street Singer,” which was nominated for a Grammy in 1970. He received awards and frequent nominations for his performances and was later inducted into the Western Swing Society Hall of Fame. His live work took him to venues such as Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, and the White House. A stroke in 1996 impaired use of his left hand and ended Nichols’s career as an instrumentalist; he died in 2001 while receiving hospital treatment. His legacy endures in his technical influence and the central role he played in solidifying the Bakersfield sound.

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Influences in signs

↣ Sun in Libra - 27°42' - in house 4

↣ Moon in Cancer - 11°45' - in house 12

↣ Mercury in Scorpio - 11°53' - in house 4

↣ Venus in Virgo - 16°04' - in house 2

↣ Mars in Leo - 17°43' - in house 1

↣ Jupiter in Virgo - 14°52' - in house 2

↣ Saturn in Capricorn - 28°24' - in house 6

↣ Uranus in Aries - 21°08' - in house 9 - retrograde

↣ Neptune in Virgo - 09°26' - in house 2

↣ Pluto in Cancer - 23°27' - in house 12

↣ North Node in Pisces - 16°11' - in house 8 - retrograde

↣ Ascendant in Leo - 11°59' - in house 1

↣ Midheaven in Taurus - 04°59' - in house 10

↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Leo - 00°30'

Influences in houses

↣ Sun in house 4

↣ Moon in house 12

↣ Mercury in house 4

↣ Venus in house 2

↣ Mars in house 1

↣ Jupiter in house 2

↣ Saturn in house 6

↣ Uranus in house 9

↣ Neptune in house 2

↣ Pluto in house 12

↣ North Node in house 8

↣ Ascendant in house 1

↣ Midheaven in house 10

Aspects

↣ Sun and Saturn square (0°42' applying)

↣ Sun and Uranus opposition (6°34' separating)

↣ Sun and Pluto square (4°15' separating)

↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant square (2°48' separating)

↣ Sun and Midheaven opposition (7°17' separating)

↣ Moon and Mercury trine (0°08' applying)

↣ Moon and Venus sextile (4°19' applying)

↣ Moon and Jupiter sextile (3°07' applying)

↣ Moon and Neptune sextile (2°18' separating)

↣ Moon and North Node trine (4°26' applying)

↣ Mercury and Venus sextile (4°11' applying)

↣ Mercury and Mars square (5°50' applying) antiparallel

↣ Mercury and Jupiter sextile (2°59' applying)

↣ Mercury and Neptune sextile (2°27' separating)

↣ Mercury and North Node trine (4°18' applying)

↣ Mercury and Ascendant square (0°06' separating) antiparallel

↣ Mercury and Midheaven opposition (6°54' applying)

↣ Venus and Jupiter conjunction (1°12' separating) parallel

↣ Venus and Neptune conjunction (6°38' separating)

↣ Venus and North Node opposition (0°07' applying) antiparallel

↣ Mars and Uranus trine (3°25' applying)

↣ Mars and Ascendant conjunction (5°44' applying) parallel

↣ Jupiter and Uranus parallel

↣ Jupiter and Neptune conjunction (5°25' separating)

↣ Jupiter and North Node opposition (1°19' applying)

↣ Saturn and Pluto opposition (4°57' separating)

↣ Saturn and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (2°06' separating)

↣ Uranus and Pluto square (2°19' separating)

↣ Neptune and North Node opposition (6°44' applying)

↣ Neptune and Midheaven trine (4°27' applying)

↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (7°03' separating)

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