- 2002 BMI ICON award
winner; other winners were Little Richard and Bo Diddley
- 1987 Receives a star on Hollywood Boulevard in California
- 1989 Honored with a star on Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri
- 1985 Inducted
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- 1985 Receives Lifetime
Achievement Award at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards
- 1982 Inducted into the
Nashville Songwriters Association International Hall of Fame
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