Top Star
She received the East Bay Express Best of the East Bay, Best Singer or MC (2008), KPFA BAJABA (Bay Area Jazz and Blues Artist) Bay Area Living Legend Award (2003), Top Star Awards as Entertainer of the Year (1994) and Best Vocalist (1968); Cabaret Gold Awards (1978, 1983, 1984); Pittsburg Entertainment and Arts Hall of Fame (2015); Oakland Blues Walk of Fame (2015); Jazz Journalists' Association Jazz Hero Award (2014), and the City of Berkeley Lifetime Achievement Award (2016).