His Steel Guitar Hall of Fame plaque reads:
MAJOR STYLIST, TUNING INNOVATOR AND ORIGINATOR. CREATOR OF ENDURING LICKS, RIFFS AND UNIQUE JAZZ IMPROVISATIONS, COMPOSER, AND FOR A QUARTER CENTURY, "THE WORLDS FOREMOST STEEL GUITARIST."
BORN: JANUARY 27, 1937 MISHAWAKA, INDIANA
INDUCTED: 1981
