Awards and Recognition
- A Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980.
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
Grammy Awards:
- Best Traditional Blues Recording, 1990 for I'm in the Mood (with Bonnie Raitt).
- Best Traditional Blues Recording, 1998 for Don't Look Back.
- Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, 1998, "Don't Look Back" (with Van Morrison).
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.
- Two of his songs, "Boogie Chillen" and "Boom Boom" were named to the list of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. "Boogie Chillen" was included as one of the Songs of the Century.
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