Kravitz given Legion of Honor in France

France has paid tribute to Grammy winner Lenny Kravitz with its highest award, the Legion of Honor.

Thu, 01 Dec, 2011 - 08:41

France has paid tribute to Grammy winner Lenny Kravitz with its highest award, the Legion of Honor.

Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand hailed the 47-year-old singer-songwriter at a Paris ceremony tonight telling him "you freed yourself of the barriers between black and white sound".

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