In 2006, just months before Myers died, the Governor of Mississippi presented him with the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, and he was named the state's Blues Ambassador by the Mississippi Arts Commission.
År 2006, bara några månader före Myers död, tilldelade guvernören i Mississippi Myers den prestigefyllda Governor's Award för "excellence in the Arts" och Myers utsågs till statlig Bluesambassadör av Mississippi Arts Commission.