Many of Herman's show tunes have become pop standards. "Hello, Dolly!" was a #1 hit in the United States for Louis Armstrong, knocking The Beatles from #1 in 1964 after a 14-week run at the top ("I Want to Hold Your Hand", "She Loves You", and "Can't Buy Me Love."). A French recording by Petula Clark charted in the Top Ten in both Canada and France. "If He Walked into My Life" from "Mame" was recorded by Eydie Gormé, winning her a Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Female in 1967. "I Am What I Am" from "La Cage aux Folles" was recorded by Gloria Gaynor. Other well known Herman showtunes include "Shalom" from "Milk and Honey"; "Before the Parade Passes By", "Put On Your Sunday Clothes", and "It Only Takes a Moment" from "Hello, Dolly!"; "It's Today!", "Open a New Window", "We Need a Little Christmas," and "Bosom Buddies" from "Mame"; and "Tap Your Troubles Away", "I Won't Send Roses" and "Time Heals Everything" from "Mack & Mabel". His "I am what I am," written for "La Cage aux Folles", became a gay pride anthem. According to the Washington Post, Herman's 1983 "La Cage aux Folles", which centered on a gay couple whose son is about to marry the daughter of a conservative family, "arrived during the height of the AIDS epidemic and helped put gay life into the cultural mainstream at a time when many gay men were being stigmatized." Herman is the only composer/lyricist to have had 3 original productions open on Broadway at the same time from February to May 1969: "Hello, Dolly!", "Mame" , and "Dear World". He was the first (of two) composers/lyricists to have three musicals run more than 1500 consecutive performances on Broadway (the other being: Stephen Schwartz): "Hello, Dolly!" (2,844), "Mame" (1,508), and "La Cage aux Folles" (1,761). Herman is honored by a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at the 7000 block of Hollywood Boulevard. Other honors include the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, named after him by the University of Miami. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1982.