Music
Zeppelin receive prestigious music award
Published Wednesday, May 24 2006, 16:17 BST | By Matthew Houghton
The surviving members of legendary rock band Led Zeppelin have been awarded the prestigious Polar Music Prize, recognising them as "great pioneers" of rock music.
The king of Sweden presented the award to the band in Stockholm, where their final studio album In Through the Out Door was recorded in 1979.
Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were joined on stage by the daughter of deceased drummer John Bonham to accept the prize.
Previous winners of the prize include Sir Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and producer Quincy Jones.
The king of Sweden presented the award to the band in Stockholm, where their final studio album In Through the Out Door was recorded in 1979.
Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones were joined on stage by the daughter of deceased drummer John Bonham to accept the prize.
Previous winners of the prize include Sir Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and producer Quincy Jones.
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