She wrote the song "Papa San" to honor her father, saxophone player Sonny Carrington.

VOA: special.2009.10.02

She wrote "I Must Be Saved" to honor the folk singer Odetta whom Peyroux calls her spiritual grandmother.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

She was ninety-two years old. Her body lay in honor in the United States Capitol building in Washington.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

They organized parties and parades in her honor.

VOA: special.2010.05.26

Nancy Pelosi talked about her background at a street-name-changing ceremony in her honor in Baltimore,Maryland.

VOA: standard.2010.05.11