Jeff Beck - Jeff Beck And Foo Fighters Lead Classic Rock Awards

10 November 2011
Noel Coward, Million Dollar Quartet, Jeff Beck

Picture: Jeff Beck , at the Million Dollar Quartet - press night held at the Noel Coward Theatre - Departures. London, England - 28.02.11

Jeff Beck And Foo Fighters Lead Classic Rock Awards

Guitar great Jeff Beck, the Foo Fighters and the Manic Street Preachers were among the big winners at the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards in London on Wednesday night (09Nov11).

Dave Grohl's group walked away with the Band of the Year trophy, while the Manic Street Preachers were handed the Classic Songwriters prize at the ceremony, held at the English capital's Roundhouse venue.

Jeff Beck's lifetime achievements were recognised as he collected the Living Legend Award, following in the footsteps of previous recipients like Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper and Iggy Pop.

Elsewhere at the prizegiving, which was hosted by Kiss frontman Gene Simmons, The Who were honoured with the Classic Album prize for Quadrophenia, and former Pink Floyd star Roger Waters took home the Event Of The Year trophy for his live shows performing the group's album The Wall.

The main list of winners is as follows:

- Living Legend Award - Jeff Beck

- Event Of The Year - Roger Waters, The Wall Live Tour

- Innovator Award - Deep Purple

- Classic Songwriter - Manic Street Preachers

- Outstanding Contribution - Bob Ezrin

- Metal Guru Award - The Scorpions

- Classic Album Award - The Who, Quadrophenia

- Album Of The Year - Michael Monroe, Sensory Overdrive

- Reissue Of The Year - Queen (for five repackaged albums)

- Film/Dvd Award - Lemmy, Lemmy

- Band Of The Year - Foo Fighters


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