Awards

Awards, honors, etc.

• Cashbox Triple Crown Award for Long Tall Sally - 1956
• Georgia Music Hall of Fame - 1984
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 1986
• Hollywood Walk of Fame - 1990
• Little Richard Penniman Boulevard unveiled in Macon - 1990
• National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) - Lifetime Achievement Award - 1993
• Rhythm & Blues Foundation Pioneer Award - 1994
• Atlanta Celebrity Walk of Fame - 1995
• American Music Awards - Award of Merit - 1997
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Hall of Fame - 2002
• BMI Icon Award - 2002
• Songwriters Hall of Fame - 2003
• Apollo Theater Legends Hall of Fame - 2006
• Music City Walk of Fame - 2008
• Louisiana Music Hall of Fame - 2009
• Tutti Frutti added to the Library of Congress - 2009
• Hit Parade Hall of Fame - 2009
• GQ Man of the Year - 2010
• Doctor of Humanities, Mercer University, Macon - 2013
• Tennessee General Assembly - honorary Tennessee resident - 2014
• Rhythtm and Blues Hall of Fame - 2015
• National Museum of African American Music - 2015
• Blues Hall of Fame - 2015