"To receive the award in front of all these brilliant drummers was a real rush. There seems to be a kind of 'magical crazy glue' that keeps the drumming community tightly wrapped."

Besides Mountain, drumming veteran Corky Laing has also recorded with a long list of artists including the Allman Brothers, Bo Diddley, Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, and Ozzy Osbourne. He has performed with Gov't Mule, Meat Loaf, plus Voivod among others.