ZZ Top, The Damned and Lynyrd Skynyrd were among thosehonoured at this year's Classic Rock Roll of Honour awards in London.The Damned wererewarded for their outstanding contribution to music, 36 years on from theirrecording debut.
The LivingLegend award went to ZZ Top, while the late Deep Purple keyboard player JonLord received the Tommy Vance Inspiration award.
Ex-VelvetRevolver and Guns N' Roses star Duff McKagan hosted the event.
Scott Rowley,editor-in-chief of Classic Rock magazine, said it had been "great year fornew rock music".
The Damned, whoreleased their debut record New Rose in October 1976, are often celebrated asthe first British punk act to release a single.
The band -whose chart hits include Smash It Up, Love Song and Eloise - have endured repeatedline-up changes and reunions over the last 40 years.
In the mid1980s they adopted a Gothic look to match frontman Dave Vanian's vampire imageand had success with songs such as Grimly Fiendish.
Vanian andguitarist Captain Sensible - who had his own successful if brief solo career -collected the band's honorary award at the Roundhouse in north London.
Other artistsrecognised at the ceremony included Motley Crue rocker Sixx, who was namedShowman of the Year.
Canadian rocktrio Rush were double winners at the event, taking the band of the year prizeand the best album award for Clockwork Angels.
Lynyrd Skynyrd,who reformed in 1987 a decade on from the plane crash that killed three bandmembers, collected the Comeback Award, while Pink Floyd won Reissue of the Yearfor Immersion.
The veteranrock outfit also picked up the Film/DVD award for The Story of Wish You WereHere, a documentary about the making of their classic 1975 album.
Source: BBC
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