Aerosmith Guitarist Joe Perry Presented Les Paul Award At NAMM

Joe Perry (credit: Zack Whitford)

AEROSMITH guitarist JOE PERRY was presented with the prestigious LES PAUL AWARD by his HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES bandmate JOHNNY DEEP, who called PERRY "his hero" and "the reason I picked up the guitar in the first place."

The two were joined by AEROSMITH guitarist BRAD WHITFORD, fellow VAMPIRE, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' ROBERT DeLEO, and GLEN SOBEL for a three-song set -- "Boogie Man," "Combination," "Walk This Way" -- before PERRY's other VAMPIRES partner, ALICE COOPER, joined in on "Train Kept A Rollin" and "Sweet Emotion."

The annual LES PAUL AWARD honors individuals that have set the highest standards of excellence in the creative application of recording technology in the spirit of the famed audio pioneer, inventor and musician. PERRY was honored alongside famed AEROSMITH engineer and producer JACK DOUGLAS, who was inducted into the NAMM TEC HALL OF FAME (which was created nearly30 years ago to honor pioneers of audio technology, as well as the music industry's most accomplished producers and audio technicians) earlier in the evening.

« see more Net News