Classic Rock Awards Given in London

Britain's Classic Rock magazine gave out their annual awards on Monday night at London's Park Lane Hotel in celebration of their 10th anniversary as a publication.


The big award of the night, which had been previously announced, went to Ozzy Osbourne as the Living Legend. The award, given by Slash, had previously been presented to Alice Cooper, Lemmy of Motorhead and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin.

One of the night's most touching moments came when Syd Barrett's sister, Rosemary, accepted the Tommy Vance Inspiration Award in his name.

The magazine's editor, Scott Rowley, said “Ten years ago people said a magazine like Classic Rock couldn’t last. A decade later, we outsell the NME and Kerrang! – as well as men’s magazines like Esquire and Arena. Ozzy’s a household name and bands like AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Metallica and Guns N’ Roses are getting more headlines and front covers than ever, breaking box office records and topping the charts. The Roll Of Honour is a celebration of rock music as the most vital and vibrant genre of music.”

The full list of winners:

Album Of The Year: Good To Be Bad - Whitesnake
Band Of The Year: Foo Fighters
Reissue Of The Year:1st Three Albums: Vinyl Reissues - Metallica
DVD Of The Year: Plug Me In - AC/DC
Event Of The Year: Led Zeppelin @ The 02 Arena
Best New Band: Airbourne
Classic Songwriter: Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac)
Showman Award: Paul Stanley (Kiss)
The Armand de Brignac VIP Award: Harvey Goldsmith
The Tommy Vance Inspiration Award: Syd Barrett
Classic Album: Disraeli Gears - Cream
Metal Guru: Wayne Kramer (MC5)
Classic Rock/Childline Award: Bryan Adams
Outstanding Contribution: Jeff Beck
Marshall ‘11’ Award: Slash
Living Legend: Ozzy Osbourne

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