all the songs and Stranger call-outs Merle made over his career. Not listed are callouts the Strangers received by others than Merle, such as when Leona Williams called out Roy Nichols during “Yes Ma’am This One Can” on her 1976 Strangers-backed album “San Quentin’s First Lady,” or when Rose Maddox called Roy Nichols out prior to his “Downtown Modesto” solo on her 1983 Strangers-backed album “Queen of the West.” Awards and recognition Academy of Country Music Band of the Year Awards Music City News (Now named CMT Music Awards) Band of the Year Awards Academy of Country Music Awards Won With Merle Haggard Country Music Association Awards Won With Merle Haggard Academy of Country Music Individual Nominations Strangers in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Merle Haggard’s poem for the Strangers For the back cover of their 1973 album Totally Instrumental...With One Exception'', Merle wrote the following poem for the Strangers: When Hag passes on To the great unknown They'll find written on the front Of my headstone “Here lies a man Who had a hell-of-a-band And who would never had made it alone.” Timeline 1966-1991 Further reading References Country music groups from California Musical backing groups Musical groups established in 1966 Musical groups from Bakersfield, California Capitol Records artists MCA Records artists