He may not have a stamp (yet), but Merle Haggard’s name is now on a U.S. Post Office. The Bakersfield, Calif., post office was named after the country music legend last Friday. About 300 people attended the ceremony, including his widow, sister and a band member… as well as local politicians.

Haggard is shown on the left in 1971, during the period when he all-but-owned country music’s top awards. He died on April 6, 2016 — his 79th birthday. Haggard was a native of the Bakersfield area.

Another, smaller, Bakersfield post office is named for another native son, Buck Owens. His son, Johnny Owens and the Buck Fever Band played for the ceremony. The band includes one of Haggard’s backup musicians, Norm Hamlet, who played for Haggard for 49 years.

There’s more on this story, including a video, at the Bakersfield Californian newspaper’s website.