Merle Haggard’s Longtime Drummer Biff Adam Dies At 83

• Adam Biff dies at age 83.
• He had been struggling with health issues in the last few months, including congestive heart failure.
• Biff was the longtime drummer for Merle Haggard and his band The Strangers.

It has been reported that Biff Adam, the longtime drummer for Merle Haggard, has died at age 83. Biff would join Haggard’s band The Strangers in 1970 and also serve as the legend’s bus driver and publicist. It was in a Facebook post that Biff’s daughters, Connie and Debbie, would confirm their father’s passing.

“It is with a heavy heart that I inform all of you on behalf of Connie Ishman and Debi Stalder Biff’s daughters that our beloved father passed away peacefully in his sleep this evening,” the post read. “You all were very special in many ways to him! Cherish the memories you had with him and remember him with a smile!”

Friends and fans share memories with Biff Adam