 Burke died at his home in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania in 1950, at the age of 66.He was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.Other artists who have recorded his songs include Dean Martin, Kate Smith, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Ray Charles, Fats Waller, Rudy Vallee, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Ricky Nelson, Twiggy, Chet Atkins, Eydie Gorme, and Tiny Tim.