Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl Take Home Grammys

The Grammy Awards were broadcast live on CBS last night — and we actually spotted a guitar or two, which was a nice surprise.

Early on, Keith Urban and Gary Clark Jr. took turns soloing during a pithy jam session on "Cop Car." Along the way, Metallica's Kirk Hammett rocked his new White Zombie signature model from ESP Guitars. A bit later, Nile Rodgers — backing Stevie Wonder — funked it up with this Strat. And let's not forget Merle Haggard and his signature model Fender Telecaster!

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Speaking of former Beatles, Paul McCartney walked away with several golden gongs; he (with Starr) received a lifetime achievement award as part of the Beatles; he and Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl won Best Rock Song for "Cut Me Some Slack," a recording featuring McCartney and three surviving members of Nirvana. As an added bonus, McCartney and Starr performed a new McCartney track, "Queenie Eye," during the broadcast.

Best Rock Performance went to Imagine Dragons for "Radioactive."

Anthrax - 'T.N.T.'
Black Sabbath - 'God Is Dead?' - WINNER
Dream Theater - 'The Enemy Inside'
Killswitch Engage - 'In Due Time'
Volbeat featuring King Diamond - 'Room 24'

Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.