Legacy
Since the end of the twentieth century, there has been a resurgence of interest in his music. Some of his recordings are being reissued and he has been honored posthumously:
- 1994 Inducted into the W.C. Handy Blues Hall of Fame by the Blues Foundation in Memphis, Tennessee.
- 1998 Inducted into the Nebraska Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Lincoln.
- 2000 Inducted into the High School Hall of Fame at Central High School in Omaha, Nebraska.
- 2005 Inducted into the Omaha Black Music Hall of Fame
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)