Rock Legends' Stuff On Block This Weekend - Auction's Proceeds To Go To Group Helping Musicians Victimized By Hurricanes Katrina, Rita
(CBS) Personal items from some of music's legends go on the auction block this weekend -- to benefit less fortunate musicians. The event is being held by Julien's Auctions (
Julien's Auctions : Hollywood & Entertainment Memorabilia | Beatles & Rock Memorabilia) on Saturday night at the Hard Rock Cafe in Manhattan's Times Square. Julien's Executive Director Martin Nolan brought some of the items that will be up for sale to The Early Show Thursday. This is the second year Julien's will put on the "Icon's of Music Auction," which will be hosted by U2's The Edge. Proceeds will benefit Music Rising (
MusicRising.org home), a campaign co-founded by The Edge, producer Bob Ezrin, and Gibson Guitar Chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz in 2005 to aid musicians of the Gulf Coast region regain their livelihood after the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Among the offerings will be The Edge's 1983 Gibson Natural Explorer Electric Guitar used on all U2 tours since the Joshua Tree album; The Edge's rings worn on the album cover of Atchung Baby; a set of four collarless suits worn by The Beatles; Kurt Cobain's early guitar; an MTV Award to Nirvana for "Smells Like Teen Spirit"; handwritten lyrics by Bruce Springsteen; Miles Davis' trumpet; a scarf Jimi Hendrix wore in concert; Bob Dylan handwritten lyrics; and a handwritten poem by Jim Morrison. Four-time Grammy Award winner Aaron Neville, who's joined Music Rising and helped shine a spotlight on some of the charity work being done in New Orleans today, will appear at Icons II and perform at the evening session. Neville, who, with his family, lost everything in Katrina, brings a unique personal experience to Music Rising. Highlights featured on The Early Show included: Bono Stage-Worn Bullet Leather Jacket From the 2005 Vertigo Tour - Black leather and cotton appliqué jacket designed by Sharon Blankson for Bono to wear onstage during the Vertigo tour in 2005-06. "The design of this jacket was inspired by a red jacket of recycled leather and military detailing found in LA. Worn by Bono with black trousers and T-shirt, creepers, colored glasses and a white headband. Bono usually changed into this jacket onstage for the 'Love and Peace' through to 'Bullet the Blue Sky' part of the show. All versions of this jacket differ slightly with varying appliqué, webbing and printed patches owing to the recycled nature of many of its component parts." -- Sharon Blankson, U2 Stylist (est. $6,000-$8,000) - Edge Stage-Played Gibson Explorer Guitar 1976 Limited Edition Reissue Gibson Explorer electric guitar, serial number 00230010. Mahogany body and neck, rosewood fingerboard, 500T and 496R ceramic humbucking pickups with gold hardware in a natural finish, with black leather Allan's Music guitar strap, an extra brown leather Levy's guitar strap and 10 packages of replacement strings. "This guitar has been in my collection for 22 years. I am always on the lookout for these limited edition Gibson Explorer guitars. They are not as rare as the original 1958 edition but still very hard to find. Dallas found this one in Cincinnati and it became of the backup instruments for my main 1976 reissue Explorer during the 1987 Joshua Tree world tour and many U2 tours since. The guitar has the sound that gives U2's early albums their unique timbre. Combined with a Memory Man Deluxe and a Vox AC30, most of the sounds of the Boy, October, and War albums are achievable. It's a classic design and in my mind one of Gibson's most innovative." -- The Edge "It comes with all original parts and the original case. It has a very fine neck, and is overall in very good condition, considering how well-traveled it is." -- Dallas Schoo, U2 Guitar Technician (est. $80,000 and up) - Edge-Worn U2 Rings Silver adjustable rings, one a "U" with a brick wall design behind it, the other a "2," both in bas relief on a square, stamped "STURE" and accompanied by a copy of the Achtung Baby CD. These silver U2 rings were designed by Joe Casely-Hayford and are one of two sets created for The Edge during the early 1990's. A pair is featured and worn by The Edge on the cover of the album Achtung Baby, which was photographed by Anton Corbijn. These were also worn by The Edge for various videos and photo sessions around that time. (est. $2,000-$4,000) - Beatles D.A. Millings suits from Madame Tussaud's Four D.A. Millings suits, each with a D.A. Millings tag noting which Beatle wore each suit. Gray wool and black velvet collar, with blue lining. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Madame Tussaud's. According to Christina Bennett, the Madame Tussaud's archivist at the time, she recalled that The Beatles had donated the items directly after having used them for pre-promotion of A Hard Day's Night. (est. $60,000-$80,000) - John Lennon Self-Portrait and Signature Bag with a self-portrait of John Lennon and Yoko Ono presented as a pair of bags. One bag (presumably the "John" bag) holds a flag reading "PEACE." Inscribed "Love from John Lennon" with a hand-drawn doodle of his face and signed "Yoko Ono Lennon." Black in on paper. Image Size: 12 by 13 inches; PROVENENCE: Lot 427, POP. Christie's, South Kensington, Thursday, August 25, 1998 (est. $4,000-$6,000) - Miles Davis Stage-Played Trumpet Martin Committee trumpet, serial number 203005. Dark green metallic finish, owned and played by miles Davis. This trumpet was given to the son of Davis' friend in 1966, boxing legend Sugar Ray Robinson. Davis was a boxing fan and befriended Sugar Ray and his wife, Edna. It is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Sugar Ray's son, Ray Robinson, who was personally given the trumpet. The bell of the trumpet reads, "The Martin Committee Model / Elkhart / IND / USA" with ornate floral etchings. Keys are made from mother of pearl. As was typical of Davis, the mouth piece is intentionally bent upward and just below the mouthpiece, where Davis' thumb would have rested, shows signs of wear. (est. $10,000-$20,000) - Janis Joplin Handwritten Letter to Boyfriend Three pages of notebook paper with writing on both sides of the page, written in blue ink by Janis Joplin to her boyfriend Peter, dated October 11 and October 12. Framed and housed with a photograph of Joplin. The letter reads in part, "You called last night. Wow that was great. I think that was the best phone call we've had in a long time, don't you? I'm really proud of you being accepted into Mensa. That's really an honor, congratulations." And ends, "Bye I love you - it looks like you'll be down here maybe by your birthday, isn't that about right? Wow, that would be nice. XXXXXX Janis." 11 by 8-1⁄2 inches (est. $1,000 -$2,000) - Elvis-Owned and Worn Hand-Embroidered Shirt - Cream-colored embroidered shirt worn by Elvis. No size or label present. Tag reads, "Suzy Cream Cheese Loves You! Sunnyvale Las Vegas." Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Elvis' girlfriend at the time of his death, Ginger Alden, and a photograph of Elvis wearing the shirt with Alden. The shirt features a large Indian in full headdress on the back, as well as an Indian across each breast of the shirt and at the bicep of each sleeve. Red snap closure. Alden was five years old the first time she met Elvis. The second time, at age 19 in November 1976, she met Elvis again when she accompanied her sister to Graceland. In January 1977, Presley proposed to Alden. The couple were to marry on December 25, 1977. (est. $2,000-$4,000) - Britney Spears Stage-Worn Costume Custom-made chamois and red leather skirt with Velcro and snap closure, microphone body pack pouch with Velcro closure on back, along with two red leather wristbands. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Britney Spears Foundation. Spears is known for her revealing stage costumes and sexy persona, but is also the author of two books and has performed in films and television. (est. $600-$800) - To place proxy bids, register for the auction or explore the history of the more than 400 lots in the Icon's of Music Auction II, go to
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Rock Legends' Stuff On Block This Weekend, Auction's Proceeds To Go To Group Helping Musicians Victimized By Hurricanes Katrina, Rita - CBS News
Music II Auction to Benefit Music Rising at Hard Rock Cafe New York - Event to Include Star-Studded Red Carpet**NEWS & PHOTO TIP SHEET FOR SATURDAY MAY 31, 2008** - NEW YORK, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- WHO: U2's The Edge to host with special performance by Aaron Neville and appearances by Les Paul, Tiki Barber, Christy Turlington, Petra Nemcova, Joan Jett, "Cry-Baby" Broadway star James Snyder, Earl Slick, Jody Porter of Fountains of Wayne, writer May Pang, Donna Karan, legendary producer and Music Rising co-founder Bob Ezrin and many more. Jim Kerr will emcee the auction. Lisa Loeb will be hosting the Auction Network show live from the red carpet. WHAT: U2's The Edge, will host the star-studded Icons of Music II Auction at Hard Rock Cafe New York to benefit Music Rising, a campaign founded in 2005 to support musicians, students and parishioners of the Gulf Coast Region affected by the hurricanes. Music Rising has since aided over 2,700 professional musicians and nearly 50,000 students and parishioners and will soon launch Phase III of the campaign. The event will be conducted by world renowned Julien's Auctions (
Julien's Auctions : Hollywood & Entertainment Memorabilia | Beatles & Rock Memorabilia). The exclusive event will include a performance by legendary musician Aaron Neville and a star-studded red carpet. Auction Network, the first 24/7, multimedia network solely dedicated to auctions, will conduct a live webcast in real-time streaming video of The Icons of Music Auction II hosted by Lisa Loeb. For more information about how to register to bid, etc. please visit
Julien's Auctions : Hollywood & Entertainment Memorabilia | Beatles & Rock Memorabilia or call (310) 816-1818. For tickets, visit
Tickets for Concerts, Sports, Arts, Theater, Family, Events, more. Official Ticketmaster site. WHERE: Hard Rock Cafe New York 1501 Broadway New York, NY 10036 WHEN: 5:30 PM Media Check-In 6:00 PM Red Carpet 6:30 PM Performance 7:00 PM Auction - About Music Rising: Music Rising, a campaign launched in 2005 to replace musical instruments lost or destroyed by hurricanes in the Gulf Region. It has since launched a second phase dedicated to the aid of schools and churches. Music Rising was formed by U2's The Edge, legendary producer Bob Ezrin, Gibson Guitar Chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz. Partners of the campaign represent the most diverse partnership in the entertainment industry and include MusiCares, Guitar Center, Musician's Friend, Live Nation, Kennedy/Marshall, Ticketmaster, Hard Rock International, VH-1, MTV, Real Networks, ABC News Now, The NFL, Rolling Stone, Mr. Hollands Opus, Juliens Auctions, ACT and the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund. Music Rising is the recipient of the prestigious 2005 HALO Award for Cause Marketing and the 2006 Billboard Humanitarian Award, the 2008 PRISM Award and has been recognized around the world by various media organizations. Music Rising is administered by the Gibson Foundation. For more information go to
MusicRising.org home and
Gibson Music Rising Guitar: New Orleans Music Charity T-Shirt, The Edge, Henry Juszkiewicz, Bob Ezrin. source:
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