Video footage of Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Slash (Velvet Revolver, Guns N’ Roses), Duff McKagan (Velvet Revolver, Guns N’ Roses), Matt Sorum (Velvet Revolver, Guns N’ Roses), Billy Morrison (The Cult, Circus Diablo) and Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains) performing Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” (sans McKagan) and Aerosmith’s “Mama Kin” (sans Cantrell) at the fourth annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert, which was held last Friday night at The Music Box @ Fonda in Hollywood, California can be viewed….

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“No one ever called Steven Tyler a mama’s boy judging by taking the time to promote Guitar Hero over visiting mom.”

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Put variations of Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Alice Cooper, Linkin Park and Guns N’ Roses on the same bill and you’ve got a serious rock show. Last Friday night, about a thousand lucky fans got to see just that as Slash and Cooper were honored for their sobriety by MusiCares.

Steven Tyler, who was on hand to present the From the Heart honor to Slash, talked to Spinner about their friendship before the show. “They opened up for us one night,” he recalled. “We were backstage and I said, ‘Listen you guys, we got like five years sober, so if you guys got anything on you and you bring it in my dressing room, I’m gonna have to leave. I’m gonna get real pissed off and kick your a–.’ But they found their own road.” Asked then how proud he was of Slash, Tyler responded, “Forget it, beyond belief. He’s been through hell and high water, and he’s come out the other side.”

During his acceptance speech, Slash, who, in true rock star fashion left his sunglasses and top hat on, thanked his “awesome” wife and two little boys, as well as “music in general since it’s been my underlying motivation for survival.” Letting his guitar do most of the talking though, he jammed with his mates in Camp Freddy for a ridiculous all-star celebration that started with Cheap Trick vocalist Robin Zander killing versions of the classic ‘Surrender’ and ‘Gonna Rase Hell,’ continued with Chester Bennington crooning Cooper’s ‘Eighteen’ to the icon. The jam ended with Tyler coming out for two songs, including a standing o-inducing version of ‘Whole Lotta Love,’ that also featured Jerry Cantrell.

After accepting his award for 26 years sobriety, Cooper quipped, “The last thing in this business you wanna do is follow Steven Tyler on vocals.” But modesty aside, Cooper takes a back seat to noone onstage, as he proved with a rollicking set that started off with ‘No More Mr. Nice Guy,’ and included a joyous ‘Billion Dollar Babies.’ And then what else could the night end with but Cooper being joined on stage by Slash for a sing-along version of ‘School’s Out’?

Did you miss Joey on CN8 last night (Sunday, May 11th)? Well, here’s your chance to see another segment with Joey…

The rock drummer talks about the future of the band and how he’s using his past to help others.

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“…Finally I have to say that the MAP Awards show we played was amazing. A HUGE thanks to Patrick Cornell, who came down with me and shot a few killer photos for me during the soundcheck. Thanks Patrick - you rock!! We played five songs - Surrender (with Robin Zander), Gonna Raise Hell (with Robin Zander and Wayne Kramer), I’m Eighteen (with Chester Bennington and Billy Duffy), Mama Kin (with Steven Tyler and Duff McKagan) and Whole Lotta Love (with Steven Tyler and Jerry Cantrell). Dave was unable to be at the show, so Slash stepped in and played lead with us on all the songs. Alice Cooper and Slash were honored with Awards and the whole night was fantastic. Thank you to Harold, Chris, Wynnie and all at MAP for making the evening such a huge success, and thank you for inviting us to be a part of it all…”

Footage of Velvet Revolver/ex-Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash receiving the MusiCares From the Heart Award from Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler and taking part in an all-star jam with Tyler and other members of Velvet Revolver at the fourth annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert last night (Friday, May 9) at The Music Box @ Fonda in Hollywood, California can be viewed below.

Slash was the recipient of the award for his unconditional friendship and dedication to the mission and goals of the organization. Also honored was the legendary rock artist Alice Cooper, who was the recipient of the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award for his dedication to and support of the MusiCares MAP Fund and his devotion to helping other addicts with the recovery process.

Wayne Kramer, Duff McKagan and Chad Smith performed with Camp Freddy (Billy Morrison, Chris Chaney, Donovan Leitch, Matt Sorum and Slash) along with Steven Tyler, Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) and Robin Zander (Cheap Trick). The evening also featured an appearance by Blind Melon and a very special performance by Alice Cooper and Slash….

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Singer Steven Tyler arrives at the 4th Annual MusiCares Map Fund Benefit Concert at The Music Box at Fonda Theater on May 9, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by GettyImages)

Singer Steven Tyler arrives at the 4th Annual MusiCares Map Fund Benefit Concert at The Music Box at Fonda Theater on May 9, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by GettyImages)

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Musician Steven Tyler performs at the 4th Annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert at The Music Box at Fonda Theater on May 9, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by FilmMagic)

br /> Rock guitarist Slash (L) performs with Steven Tyler of Aerosmith at the MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert in Hollywood, California May 9, 2008. Slash was honored with the From the Heart Award for his support of MusiCares which provides access to addiction recovery treatment for members of the music community. (Photo by Reuters Pictures) 

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