The Clash are to be given an honorary award
recognising their contribution to the music industry at the Silver Clef Awards
next week.
Mick Jones, the
guitarist and co-frontman of the group which split up almost 30 years ago, said
it was a "real honour" to receive the award.
Other newly
announced recipients include The Kinks' Ray Davies, who will get an ambassador
of rock award.
New York band
Vampire Weekend will also receive the international award.
As well as
punk, The Clash also embraced reggae, blues and funk on their albums.
The band's Joe
Strummer died in December, 2002 but Jones and bass player Paul Simonon have
gone on to perform together again, touring with Gorillaz.
David Munns,
chairman of music charity Nordoff Robbins, which organises the awards, said:
"The Clash's music has just as much influence today as it did when they
first came onto the music scene in 1976.
"It is no
wonder London Calling has been described as one of the most influential rock
albums of all time. Having been enormously influential in the UK music scene
for over 35 years, I can think of no band more deserving of this award than The
Clash."
Other award
winners to be honoured at the event in London on 28 June include Coldplay,
Labrinth, Alison Moyet and Barry Gibb.
The winner of
the best live act prize will be announced on the day.
Source: BBC
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