The Stray Gators

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The Stray Gators were Neil Young’s backing band in the early 1970s, best known for playing on his acclaimed album "Harvest" and its subsequent tours.

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The Stray Gators canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf backing band ⓘ
activePeriod early 1970s ⓘ
associatedWith Neil Young ⓘ
backedArtistOnTour Neil Young ⓘ
bestKnownFor backing Neil Young on the album "Harvest" ⓘ
touring with Neil Young in support of "Harvest" ⓘ
collaboratedWith Ben Keith ⓘ
Jack Nitzsche ⓘ
Kenny Buttrey ⓘ
Neil Young ⓘ
Tim Drummond ⓘ
collaborationRole studio backing band ⓘ
touring backing band ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era 1970s rock scene ⓘ
genre country rock ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to the sound of Neil Young’s breakthrough commercial success "Harvest" ⓘ
instrumentationIncludes bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
guitar ⓘ
pedal steel guitar ⓘ
piano ⓘ
member Ben Keith ⓘ
Jack Nitzsche ⓘ
Kenny Buttrey ⓘ
Neil Young ⓘ
Tim Drummond ⓘ
memberOfTour Neil Young "Harvest" tour ⓘ
notableLiveReleases performances featured on Neil Young live recordings from early 1970s ⓘ
notableSongPerformances "Alabama" ⓘ
linked to: Yea, Alabama

"Heart of Gold" ⓘ
linked to: Heart of Gold

"Old Man" ⓘ
linked to: Old Man

"Out on the Weekend" ⓘ
linked to: Out on the Weekend

"Words (Between the Lines of Age)" ⓘ
notableWork Neil Young – "Harvest" ⓘ
partOf Neil Young’s backing ensembles ⓘ
recordedWithLabel Reprise Records ⓘ
styleCharacteristic combination of acoustic and electric arrangements ⓘ
laid-back country-influenced sound ⓘ
use of pedal steel guitar ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harvest → contributor → The Stray Gators ⓘ
Out on the Weekend → featuredMusician → The Stray Gators ⓘ
Ben Keith → associatedWith → The Stray Gators ⓘ