US-based Care Taiwan, Inc., which in 2000 presented him with an outstanding personal achievement award, described him as "the most important and influential Taiwanese songwriter of the century." At this year's Golden Melody Awards, the Formosa Singers received the best album, best lyricist and best vocalist awards for an album of his songs; and in 2002 he has received the Kaohsiung Art and Culture Award.
千禧年頒發「個人傑出奉獻獎」給他的美國「關懷台灣基金會」稱他是「本世紀最重要的、影響深遠的台灣歌謠作家」；今年的金曲獎，福爾摩沙合唱團以演唱他歌曲的紀錄專輯獲得最佳專輯、最佳作詞人、最佳演唱人三項入圍；九十一年度的高雄文藝獎頒給他。