Awards
In 1982, Simmons received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), which the highest honor the United States can bestow on a traditional artist. On January 31, 1994, he was inducted into the South Carolina Hall of Fame.
South Carolina Governor David Beasley bestowed the Order of the Palmetto, the state's highest honor on Simmons in 1998. He was later awarded the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Award for “Lifetime Achievement in the Arts“ in May 2001. He was also honored by the South Carolina Legislature for his work.
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