Awards and laurels will not do justice to his achievements or merit his contribution to Indian Cinema and the music industry. With over 40,000 songs under his belt and 6 National Film Awards for the Best Male Playback Singer, he is the undisputed king of playback singing. He is also the proud recipient of the highest civilian honors in India, the Padmashri and Padma Bhushan. His son SPB Charan is also a playback singer who follows in the footsteps of his father.He also does dubbing for artists who are not fluent in Tamil and Telugu, both of which he is an expert orator in. With a huge South Indian crowd in the US, SPB is always welcome in the US, especially in the West Coast/Bay Area where the number of South Indians is large. He often travels with a number of other accomplished singers to treat fans to a musical extravaganza.