Polar Music Prize laureate Chuck Berry has been honored at an awards ceremony in Sweden. Poor health prevented the rock ‘n’ roll legend, now 87, from leaving his home outside of St. Louis to attend the event in Stockholm. But the ‘Johnny B. Goode’ singer had Welsh musician Dave Edmunds read his acceptance speech at the ceremony. “My heart is in Sweden,” he said.

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