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1987 - Honorary Doctorate of Music from Liege University
1987 - Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from the University of Idaho
1987 - The Roy Wilkins Memorial Award from the NAACP
1986 - The One of a Kind Award from Broadcast Music, Inc.
1984 - Jazz Hall of Fame Award from the Institute of Jazz Studies
1984 - Honorary Doctorate of Music from the University of Southern California
1983 - The International Film and Television Festival of New York City Award
1983 - Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the State University of New York
1982 - Hollywood Walk of Fame Star