AWARDS

1995 - Texas Tornado designation, Buddy Magazine

2000 - Hero of Western Music, Cowtown Society of Western Music Hall of Fame

2003 - Best Jazz award, Fort Worth Weekly annual Music Awards

2004 - Fort Worth Weekly Music Hall of Fame (inaugural class)

2009 - Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame in San Marcos, Texas

2010 - Best in Jazz / World category, Fort Worth Weekly annual Music Awards

2016 - Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest Hall of Fame in Lawton, Oklahoma

2017 - Finalist at the annual Academy of Western Artists (AWA) awards with nominations in four categories

2020 - D'JAM 2020 Jazz Legend Award, presented by the Dallas Jazz Appreciation Month Committee

2024 - Living Legend Award, presented by the Cowtown Society of Western Music Hall of Fame