Classic Rock legends honored in London

Queen guitarist Brian May, Slash, Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top, Jeff Beck and Aerosmith's Joe Perry were among the guests at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour 2009 awards held at Park Lane Hotel, London on Monday, November 2nd, 2009.

Iggy Pop was named as "Living Legend", with Chrissie Hynde of Pretenders fame on hand to present him with his award. Iggy joined rock heroes Alice Cooper, Lemmy, Jimmy Page and Ozzy Osbourne, all of whom are previous "Living Legend" winners.

Recognising his musical achievements with The Jeff Beck Group, The Faces and now The Rolling Stones, and honouring his "ageless presence on the scene", Ronnie Wood was presented with the "Outstanding Contribution" award by fellow guitar legend, The Who's Pete Townshend.

The Tommy Vance Inspiration Award went to the late, great John Bonham - Led Zeppelin's legendary drummer and the "embodiment of all that is rock", who, along with Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones, formed one of the world's greatest rock groups of all time. Bonham's mother and sister collected the award in his honour.

Former Cream drummer Ginger Baker was honoured as the Classic Rock magazine "Innovator" for his pioneering rhythm techniques and indelible influence. A jazz drummer "who embraced and enlivened rock", Baker's 40-year career is testament to his ability to fuse music styles and remain cutting-edge.

AC/DC won the reader-voted award for "Album Of The Year" for Black Ice while Iron Maiden went away with the "Band Of The Year" award.
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